Economics provides students with an understanding of both the economic principles that underlie business decisions and the environment in which all businesses operate. Business Economics at Bentley is a unique, blended degree that delivers a strong economics foundation with the flexibility to explore another business discipline.
Building on the foundation provided by the General Education and Business Core curriculum, the Business Economics major consists of core economics courses and a business concentration. The core and elective economics courses provide students with a deep understanding of how markets operate at the micro and macro levels, and introduce different areas of study within economics. Students complement their study of economics by either taking additional economics courses through the Economic Analysis Concentration or by taking additional courses in one of many other business concentrations (see below). Culminating the experience of the Business Economics major is the capstone course, EC 431 Research in Business Economics, where students research and test an economic theory around their business concentration.
The major is designed to prepare well-rounded students with an in-depth knowledge and practical skills for a variety of careers, including consulting, banking, market research, data analysis, credit analysis and sales.
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
EC 224 | Intermediate Price Theory | 3 |
EC 225 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
EC 282 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
EC 431 | Research in Business Economics | 3 |
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Economic Analysis Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
EC 382 | Time Series Analysis | 3 |
| 6 |
Entrepreneurship Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
MG 335 | Entrepreneurial Thinking | 3 |
MG 336 | New Venture Planning and Financing | 3 |
| 3 |
| Launching Your Business | |
| Negotiating | |
| Effective Selling | |
Information Technology Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
CS 150 | Introduction to Data and Information Management | 3 |
| 6 |
International Business Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| International Economics | |
| The Economics of Multinational Corporations | |
| International Economic Growth and Development | |
| Economics of the European Union | |
| 6 |
| International Accounting | |
| International Finance | |
| International Project Finance |
| International Business Law | |
| Management of International Operations | |
| Managing in the Global Business Environment |
| International Management Behavior |
| International Marketing | |
Law Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
| 6 |
| 3 |
Management Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
MG 240 | Interpersonal Relations in Management | 3 |
MG 345 | Organizations, Society and Responsible Management | 3 |
| 3 |
Marketing Concentration
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
| 9 |
Special Topics (custom designed concentration)
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
| 9 |