University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics

The B.B.A. in economics links a broad grasp of business knowledge and skills with a robust understanding of the economic environment of business. The economics major trains students to have strong technical skills and be well-versed in policy analysis and implementation. Throughout the curriculum, students will learn how to manage and allocate scarce natural, human, and financial resources. Students will also analyze environmental policies and determinants of sustainable economic growth. Students may choose to focus their major with one of the following concentrations: environmental economics and policy, international economics, or public policy and social justice. Students may also choose no concentration.

UP Core Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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Two of the three core requirements in the Science & Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by ECN 120 and the mathematics requirements within the major.

BUS 250 and ECN 425 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.B.A. in Economics.

Business Requirements — 60 credit hours

Non-Business Courses - 12 credit hours

CST 107Public Speaking for Change

3

ENG 107College Writing

3

MTH 121Calculus for Business and Social Science

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours

BUS 202Professional Development

1

BUS 302Internship Preparation

1

BUS 397Professional Development Internship

1

Global Acumen Requirements - 7 credit hours

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 496Meaningful International Experience

1

Any 300-400 level course with international focus

3

Business Foundation Lower Division - 31 credit hours

BUS 100Introduction to Leadership Skills

3

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

BUS 104Math for Business and Analytics I

2

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 204Math for Business and Analytics II

1

BUS 205Foundations of Finance

3

BUS 209Financial Accounting

3

BUS 210Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 250Legal and Social Responsibility in Business

3

BUS 255Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

Business Foundation Upper Division - 7 credit hours

BUS 304Math for Business Analytics III

1

BUS 355Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 364Innovation

3

Major Requirements — 24 credit hours

Required Courses — 12 credit hours

ECN 310Econometrics

3

ECN 319Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECN 320Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

ECN 425Applied Economic Research

3

Major Electives (with no concentration) - 12 credit hours

 Select four courses from the following. Two of the four must be in Economics.
Any 300 or 400 level ECN course

3

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 330Managerial Finance

3

BUS 356Database Management

3

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 431Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 433Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 436Financial Analytics

3

BUS 449Python Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 461R Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 481Simulation for Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics

3

Major Electives (with a concentration)

Select one of the following electives and three concentration electives as listed in the concentrations below.
Any 300 or 400 level ECN course

3

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 330Managerial Finance

3

BUS 356Database Management

3

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 431Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 433Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 436Financial Analytics

3

BUS 449Python Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 461R Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 481Simulation for Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics

3

Students may choose one concentration from the following

Environmental Economics and Policy Concentration

This concentration provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in how societies affect environmental outcomes and how to improve those outcomes. The concentration is excellent for those pursuing careers in the growing environmental sector of the economy, including in business, government, nonprofits, and environmental consulting.

Select one course from the following:

ECN 322Environmental Economics and Policy

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability: Managing for Change in the 21st Century

3

ECN 326Climate Change and Clean Energy Economics: A Global Perspective

3

Select two courses from the following:
ECN 322Environmental Economics and Policy

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability: Managing for Change in the 21st Century

3

ECN 326Climate Change and Clean Energy Economics: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 430Psychology & Economics

3

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

ENV 314Resilience and Policy

3

ENV 348/POL 348Geopolitics of Energy and the Environment

3

ENV 349Environmental Policy

3

ENV 367Climate Change Negotiations: The Road to the Conference of the Parties (COP)

3

HST 357Environmental History of the Americas and the World

3

PHL 324Environmental Ethics

3

POL 335American Public Policy

3

International Economics Concentration

This concentration provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in the economic institutions and practices associated with international trade, finance, and development. The concentration is particularly appropriate for those pursuing careers in global business, as well as for those seeking international work in government or non-governmental organizations.

Select one course from the following:

ECN 426Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

Select two courses from the following:
ECN 326Climate Change and Clean Energy Economics: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 426Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

POL 372Politics of the EU and Contemporary Europe

3

POL 376Politics of Africa

3

POL 377Politics of the Middle East

3

POL 457The Rise of China

3

POL 462Globalization and its Discontents

3

POL 470Global Migration and Displacement

3

Public Policy and Social Justice Concentration

For students who choose courses that emphasize public policy, this provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in positively influencing the laws and regulations that constitute the rules of the game for organizations, cities, states, and the nation. Students are well positioned for excellent analyst positions in government, public policy research firms, public health, and other organizations. For students who choose courses that emphasize social justice, the concentration instills an understanding of how economics in an interdisciplinary context can promote social integrity, sustainability, and universal human rights. It is excellent preparation for careers in the nonprofit, non-governmental, and governmental sectors, particularly careers centering on environmental justice and sustainability, marginalized populations, and labor rights.

Select one course from the following:

ECN 327Market Power: Origins, Structures and Consequences

3

ECN 424Income Inequality

3

ECN 426Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

Select two courses from the following:
ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability: Managing for Change in the 21st Century

3

ECN 326Climate Change and Clean Energy Economics: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 327Market Power: Origins, Structures and Consequences

3

ECN 424Income Inequality

3

ECN 426Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 430Psychology & Economics

3

CST 432The Global Commons: Gendered Storytelling, Feminist Futures, and Liberation

3

HST 316US in Depression and War, 1920-1945

3

HST 322American Protest and Reform

3

PHL 313Socio-Political Philosophy

3

POL 302Perspectives on Social Justice

3

POL 335American Public Policy

3

POL 462Globalization and its Discontents

3

SOC 333Social Class and Inequality

3

SW 313Social Policy, Action, and Advocacy

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120