Economics

Department of Economics, Accounting, and Business

• AMY E. COX, chair
• DAWN DINGWELL
• TANYA G. GREENLEE
• CAZEMBE MONDS
• WYNTON STEPHENS
• MADELYN V. YOUNG

Mission

The mission of the Economics, Accounting and Business department is to offer students the high quality of education they need to succeed in a continuously changing business environment. All programs in the department allow students to apply their knowledge in a variety of projects and activities. The faculty is committed to excellence in teaching. Internships are required in some majors and concentrations and strongly encouraged in all.

The Department of Economics, Accounting and Business has four separate majors: economics, accounting, business administration and healthcare administration. Within the business administration major the department offers three concentrations: international business, marketing, and sports management. The department prepares students who wish to pursue graduate education for entrance to and successful completion of graduate school.

The General Education Program is a requirement for all degrees. The requirements listed below are approved for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Graduation requirements but not a separate course:

• First Year Seminar
• Writing Intensive course
• Non-European/non-Anglophone course Capstone experience
  • For more information see GEP requirements in this catalog.

Major and Minor GPA Calculation for Economics, Accounting and Business Department

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to earn the following in the department of Economics, Accounting
and Business:

Bachelor of Arts with an Economics major, Bachelor of Science with an Economics major, Economics minor, Bachelor of Science with an Accounting major, Accounting minor, Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration major, Bachelor of Science with a Business Administration major, Business Administration minor, Marketing minor, Bachelor of Arts with a Healthcare Administration major, and Healthcare Administration minor. This includes all required courses including any major or minor requirements from outside this department. Transfer credits from other institutions do not figure into the required calculation for minor or major GPA.

Note: Majors in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business will also minor or double major in one of the foreign languages. The courses required for the minor or major in the foreign language will not count as part of the 2.0 GPA requirement in the Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration major.

Economics

The mission of the Economics program at Converse is to prepare students for employment or graduate school in economics by helping them develop communication skills, and an understanding of economic markets, institutions, linkages and basic research methodologies.

Past economics majors are currently working for a wide variety of businesses or in local, state or the federal government. Some are also in graduate school or law school, as it is widely recognized that economics provides one of the best backgrounds for the study of law.

Department offers either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with an Economics major. Students earning the Bachelor of Arts with an Economics major will achieve the following program level-student learning outcomes:

1. Communicate clearly, concisely and professionally, both orally and in writing.
2. Gain a basic understanding of the working of markets, the nature of market structures, and the linkages in the world economy.
3. Understand basic research methodology including literature surveys, data gathering, statistical analyses of economic data and policy implications of economic theory and empirical research in economics.
4. Understand economic institutions such as the Federal Reserve.

In addition to achieving the above student learning outcomes, the student earning the Bachelor of Science with an Economics major will:

• Understand the mathematical underpinnings of key economic principles and models.