1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog


College of Administration and Economics - Economics and International Business

NMSU

Professor Kenneth Nowotny, department head

Professors Ellis, Nordyke (emeritus), Nowotny, Orton (emeritus), Peach, D. B. Smith, Willman; Associate Professors Cabe, Clason, Enomoto, Gegax, Ghosh, McGuckin, Murray, Popp, D. W. Smith, Tanski; Assistant Professors Adkisson, Daniel, Erickson, Gould, Mora, Remmenga, Steiner; College Professor Ortega; College Associate Professors Benakis, V. Bullock

(505) 646-2113

DEGREE: Bachelor of Business Administration
MAJOR: Economics
MAJOR: International Business
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts in Economics
MAJOR: Economics

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DEGREE: Bachelor of Business Administration
MAJOR: Economics

This program is especially suitable for students who find economics interesting and who intend, perhaps without additional formal education beyond the bachelor's degree, to take jobs in business or government. This degree prepares students for a wide variety of jobs including those leading eventually to positions of executive responsibility. It is also appropriate for those who may choose to seek a Master of Business Administration degree after graduation.

Every candidate for this degree must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for admission to the major (see above).

Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Related Professional Courses (Total credits 26)

ACCT 350, Managerial Accounting3
B A 328, Introduction to International Business1
BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business, or BLAW 317, Business Law I3
BCS 338, Business Information Systems3
FIN 306, Principles of Finance3
MGT 309, Human Relations in Business3
MGT 340, Business and Society1
MGT 344, Production and Operations Management3
MGT 449, Business Policies*3
MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing3

*Open only to seniors. Recommended for final semester.

Major and Elective Courses (Total credits 36)

ECON 304, Money and Banking3
ECON 371, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 372, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory3
Electives in economics, upper-division12
Electives in this college, upper-division9
General electives (must be upper-division credits from two colleges other than CBA&E, from courses listed in General Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World)6

MAJOR: International Business

This program is intended for those who plan to work for government agencies or firms with operations abroad or between the United States and foreign countries. The program is preparation for positions requiring knowledge of international payments, foreign exchange markets, world marketing techniques for products, export and import procedures, and international investments.

Every candidate for this degree must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for admission to the major (see above).

Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Related Professional Courses (Total credits 25)

ACCT 350, Managerial Accounting3
BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business3
BCS 338, Business Information Systems3
FIN 306, Principles of Finance3
MGT 309, Human Relations in Business3
MGT 340, Business and Society1
MGT 344, Production and Operations Management3
MGT 449, Business Policies*3
MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing3

*Open only to seniors. Recommended for final semester.

Major and Elective Courses (Total credits 36)

B A 351, International Business3
ECON 450G, International Economics3
FIN 475, International Finance3
MGT 458, Comparative International Management3
MKTG 317, International Marketing3
Choice of one from ECON 304 and FIN 3803
Choice of one from ECON 324G, ECON 325G, ECON 330, and HON 380G3
Foreign lanuguage, upper division3
Elective in this college, upper-division3
General Electives (Must include 6 upper-division credits from two colleges other than CBA&E from courses listed in General Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World)6

DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts in Economics
MAJOR: Economics

This program is suitable for, among others, students who plan to go onto graduate school in economics, law, business, or other areas. It has the advantage of including a large number of general electives. This feature provides great flexibility to the student who, in addition to completing the courses for a major in economics, may wish to take courses from a wide variety of other subjects of his or her own choosing.

General Degree Requirements (Total credits 59)

ACCT 200, A Survey of Accounting, or ACCT 201, Fundamentals of Accounting3
Behavioral sciences: 6 credits from among anthropology, psychology,and sociology; at least 3 credits from Part II (C), General EducationRequirements6
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition, or ENGL 111H, Rhetoric and Composition--Honors4
ECON 251G-252G, Principles of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics6
Humanities: 3 credits from Part II(E), General Education Requirements3
MATH 115, Intermediate Algebra, MATH 142G, Applied Mathematics for the Biological and Social Sciences, and either MATH 185, CollegeAlgebra, or MATH 230, Matrices and Linear Programming*9
Quantitative economics or foreign language choice (choose "a"or "b"): (a)ECON 457, Mathematical Economics, and either ECON 405,Economic Statistics or ECON 425, Applied Econometrics, or (b) two foreign language courses numbered 200 or above6
Natural sciences: 4 credits from Part II (B), of General Education4
History and government: 6 credits from among history, geography, and government; at least 3 credits from Part II (A), General Education Requirements6
STAT 251, Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I, or E ST 311G, Statistical Applications3
Electives from humanities, natural sciences, and history and government: must include 3 credits from Part I (A), General Education Requirements and 6 credits from Part I D9

*Students planning to do graduate work in mathematical economics or statistics are urged to take MATH 191, 192, Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I, II.

NOTE: All students who enter as beginning freshmen in Fall 1991 must satisfy the university general education program.

Departmental Core Courses (Total credits 21)

ECON 304, Money and Banking3
ECON 371, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 372, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory3
Electives in economics, upper-division (not to include economics courses used to satisfy the quantitative economics requirement in A)12

Minimum of 12 Credits (including any required introductory courses) in an area of concentration other than the major

The courses may be taken in any area approved by the head of the department, but the following are recommended: accounting, anthropology, business administration, business computer systems, finance, management, marketing, computer science, geography, government, history, mathematics, philosophy, or sociology. At least 6 of the 12 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above unless exception is granted by the department head. Courses taken as part of group A above may be counted in meeting this requirement.

Electives (Total credits 36)

Including 8 credits of first year foreign language if necessary for prerequisite to required language courses, and sufficient upper-division courses to bring the total upper-division credits to 55 and total credits to 128. Upper-division credits must include 6 credits from Part III, General Education Requirements, from two colleges other than CBA & E. Lower division credits must include 3 credits from ENGL203G, ENGL218G, or CS110G, to satisfy Part ID, General Education Requirements.

Statistics Courses

The staff of the University Statistics Center provide undergraduate service courses in applied statistics for students from all colleges. These courses are presented at an introductory level to acquaint the student with basic statistical concepts. This service instruction extends to intermediate and advanced graduate-level courses.

Graduate Work

The Department of Economics and International Business offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Science in Experimental Statistics. Interested students should consult the Graduate Catalog, which is available from the Graduate School. For more information call (505) 646-2936.


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