Managerial Economics Option
This option is available within the Economics major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
- OSU-Cascades (hybrid)
The Managerial Economics option is an interdisciplinary program which allows students to use business classes toward the requirements of the economics degree. The Managerial Economics option is suited for students interested in pursuing jobs or graduate study in business with a strong economics background.
Option Code: 886
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Communicate economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
- Analyze consumer, firm, market, and macroeconomic behavior using microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
- Examine issues in fields of economics using economic theory.
- Derive basic estimators and prove their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| MTH 241 | +*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 1 | 4 |
| or MTH 251Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| ECON 462 | MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS | 4 |
| or ECON 460 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY AND POLICY | |
| BA 211Z | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| or BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | |
| BA 360 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| or ECON 350 | FINANCIAL ECONOMICS | |
| Electives | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 8 | |
| OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| MONEY AND BANKING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | ||
| FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (if not used above) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEORY AND POLICY | ||
| INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY AND POLICY (if not used above) | ||
| ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| LABOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY | ||
| Total Credits | 23-24 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
Students also completing the General Economics Option may substitute a minimum 3-credit upper-division economics course for MTH 241 or MTH 251Z for a total of 23 credits in the Managerial Economics Option
Option Code: 886