Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis

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Faculty

Steven T. Jones, Chair, John W. Gay Professor of Banking and Finance
William (Art) Carden, Professor, Economics
J. Howard Finch, Professor, Finance
J. Michael Hardin, Professor, Quantitative Analysis
Jennings B. Marshall, Professor, Economics
Sara Helms McCarty, Professor, Economics
Jeremy P. Thornton, Professor, Economics, Dwight Moody Beeson Chair in Business
Rustin (Rusty) Yerkes, Associate Professor, Finance
Joy A. Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Quantitative Analysis and Economics
Anna-Leigh Stone Hankins, Assistant Professor, Finance
Kevin Pan, Assistant Professor, Quantitative Analysis

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Majors
Economics Major (B.A.) 
Economics Major (B.S.B.A.) 
Economics Major (B.S.B.A.) with an optional concentration in:

Data Analytics 
Professional Sales  
Social Entrepreneurship  
Sports Marketing  

Finance Major (B.S.B.A.) 
Finance Major with an optional concentration in:

Data Analytics 
Professional Sales  
Social Entrepreneurship  
Sports Marketing  

Minors
Data Analytics Minor 
Economics Minor  

The Department of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis offers majors in economics and finance, each leading to a bachelor of science in business administration (B.S.B.A.) degree. In addition, students can earn a concentration in data analytics, professional sales, social entrepreneurship, or sports marketing. For students whose primary focus is not business, a bachelor of arts (B.A.) in economics is also available.

The department also offers a minor in data analytics and a minor in economics.  However, neither minor is available for School of Business majors.

Student Objectives

B.S.B.A. in Economics: Graduates will be prepared to enter a variety of fields and careers in business and public policy. The economics major is easily paired as a double-major with other programs within the School of Business so that students focusing on accounting, management, marketing, finance, or entrepreneurship will be equipped with both specific skills and a broad general knowledge of economic forces that impact industry and government.

B.S.B.A. in Finance: The finance major provides students with the analytic and theoretical tools necessary for mastering practical issues in financial management of private businesses and other financial institutions. Graduates will be prepared to enter a variety of areas in finance-related fields. Such positions include investment banking firms, securities sales, financial planning, commercial banking, securities research, and corporate treasurer functions.

B.A. in Economics: Graduates will be able to identify and discuss the importance of key macroeconomic indicators; describe the policy tools which influence economic growth, prices, and employment; identify and explain the major types of market structures; and identify those conditions where market failure is most likely to occur.

Programs

• Economics Major (B.A.)
• Economics Major (B.S.B.A.)
• Finance Major (B.S.B.A.)

• Data Analytics Concentration (any Business major)

• Data Analytics Minor
• Economics Minor

Courses

• DATA 200 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications (1)
• DATA 201 - Introduction to Data Analytics (3)
• DATA 301 - Intermediate Data Analytics (3)
• DATA 401 - Advanced Data Analytics (3)
• DATA 402 - Data Management for Business Analytics (3)
• DATA 403 - Introduction to Data Mining (3)
• DATA 444 - Topics in Data Analytics (3)
• DATA 499 - Data Analytics Internship (3)

• ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
• ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 394 - Development Economics (3)
• ECON 401 - Money and Banking (3)
• ECON 410 - Game Theory (3)
• ECON 415 - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (3)
• ECON 420 - International Economics (3)
• ECON 421 - Behavioral Economics (3)
• ECON 425 - Econometrics (3)
• ECON 426 - Topics in Economics (3)
• ECON 430 - Law and Economics (3)
• ECON 435 - Public Finance and Public Policy (3)
• ECON 450 - Labor Economics (3)
• ECON 493 - Business Internship: Economics (3)

• FINC 321 - Financial Management (3)
• FINC 421 - Behavioral Finance (3)
• FINC 422 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)
• FINC 423 - History of Capitalism (3)
• FINC 424 - Investments (3)
• FINC 426 - Topics in Finance (3)
• FINC 427 - Financial Risk Management (3)
• FINC 428 - Financial Institutions (3)
• FINC 429 - Intermediate Financial Management (3)
• FINC 430 - Principles of Risk Management & Insurance (3)
• FINC 434 - Fixed Income Securities (3)
• FINC 444 - Security Analysis (3)
• FINC 450 - Bulldog Investment Fund (1-3)
• FINC 460 - Treasury Management (3)
• FINC 492 - Business Internship: Finance (3)

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