Business Economics
Develop core skills and learn to effectively analyze economics.
The business economics major develops core skills to analyze business economics phenomenon and relationships. The major also studies the collective behavior of businesses and industries, and governments and countries. The major emphasizes logical thought used in problem-solving, observation and inference from data, and presenting ideas in writing and speech. The major includes the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics, classes in economic fields such as labor economics, managerial economics or energy economics, and the study of statistical analysis.
Students that major in business economics will graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA).
Internships and Job Placement
100% of our 2022 business economics graduates experienced positive outcomes such as employment or continuing education within six months after commencement. Many students have even accepted offers during their senior year.
Our Career & Student Success Center is onsite in Copeland Hall, ready to help you understand how to use good career marketing strategies, from your freshman year. We’re ready to help you find the perfect internship or job. In addition to career fairs, and College Placement Champions, you’ll have access to BOBCAT CareerLink, a web-based system where employers post positions, review resumes, and connect with candidates. Plus, participate in workshops, seminars, and even one-on-one coaching to make sure you’re presenting yourself the right way and achieving your career goals.
Top Employers
Our graduates are highly sought after by top national and international organizations.
- JPMorgan Chase
- Sherwin Williams
- Coyote Logistics
Potential Careers
- Economic Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Public Policy Researcher
The study of business economics is diverse and analytical. The discipline of economics coupled with a foundation in business provides a solid background for many career paths. Whether you pursue an advanced degree in business, law, or economics, or combine the major with another to prepare you for a different career path, you’ll have an understanding of how business, industries, governments, and countries interrelate to prepare you for an entry-level position as a business analyst, financial analyst, market researcher, or public policy researcher. With an advanced degree, you would be prepared to become an economist.
Business Economics Major Courses
View the Business Economics Major page in OHIO's Undergraduate Catalog to see a complete list of requirements.
Required Business Economics Courses
- ECON 3040 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECON 4850 - Economic Methodology
Economics Electives
Choose two of the following courses:
- ECON 2130 - Current Economic Problems
- ECON 3000 - Mathematics for Economists
- ECON 3020 - Games and Economic Behavior
- ECON 3080 - Behavioral Economics
- ECON 3120 - Economics of Poverty
- ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment
- ECON 3140 - Natural Resource Economics
- ECON 3150 - Economics of Health Care
- ECON 3160 - Economics and the Law
- ECON 3200 - Labor Economics
- ECON 3220 - Economics of Human Resources
- ECON 3320 - Industrial Organization
- ECON 3340 - Economics of Antitrust
- ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy
- ECON 3370 - Economics of Regulation
- ECON 3400 - International Trade
- ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems
- ECON 3430 - Financial Economics
- ECON 3500 - Development Economics
- ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development
- ECON 3520 - Economic History of the United States
- ECON 3530 - European Economic History
- ECON 3600 - Money and Banking
- ECON 3710 - Cost Benefit Analysis
- ECON 4060 - Monetary Theory and Policy
- ECON 4250 - Government and Economic Policy
- ECON 4300 - Public Finance
Economics Option
Choose one of the following:
- ECON 3030 - Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 3050 - Managerial Economics