Business Economics

The Business Economics program will provide you with thegeneral business knowledge you need to compete in today’sjob market with the knowledge and understanding of theeconomics of our society. If you want a wide range of careeroptions in economics and want to start a career in businessimmediately after graduation, then this program might be theright fit for you!

Contact Info:College of BusinessSchneider Social Science Hall 1101702 Park Avenue715-836-5509 | cob@uwec.edu

“The economicsfaculty create such apositive and warmlearningenvironment; I haveyet to find such awonderful group offaculty and staffanywhere else. ”— Brandon Magliocco |Business Economics '15

MajorComprehensive major (no minorrequired)• Economics - Business Economics

Where you'll findour grads• Credit Risk Manager, The Swiss

Colony, Monroe, WI• Corporate Bond Representative,

Piper Jaffray, Minneapolis, MN• Technology Analyst, Andersen

Consulting, Minneapolis, MN• Policy Analyst, Wisconsin

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• President, Northwestern Bank,Chippewa Falls, WI

Prepared forSuccessOur faculty are proud of the individualattention they give their students.You’ll learn in small class settings andget lots of one-on-one attention fromprofessors who go out of their way toget to know you.Business economists work in finance,manufacturing, mining,transportation, communications,banking, insurance, retailing,investment, and other types oforganizations. They also work in tradeassociations and consultingorganizations.Students can add value to theirdegrees by earning certificates incommunication, leadership,information systems, sales and

international business, making themmore marketable job candidates.Certificate programs offer anopportunity for an individual to earncollege credit and advance toward acredential that certifies a significantlevel of achievement within aprescribed area. The followingcertificate programs are availablethrough the College of Business.• International Business• Leadership Studies• Advanced Business Communication• Information Systems• Sales

Why UW-Eau ClaireAccreditationOur business programs are accreditedby The Association to AdvanceCollegiate Schools of Business (AACSBInternational). This mark of quality is

Business Economics (continued)achieved by fewer than 5 percent of allbusiness schools in the world.

Hands-On ExperienceStudents have worked in groups onissues like the economics of globalwarming, regional economic trends,public health initiatives, local and stateeconomic policy reform and economicimpacts and market evaluation.Students who plan to pursue graduatework in economics have completedcapstone projects in mathematicaleconomics, and international studentshave studied economic policy issues intheir home countries. Other studentswith a deep interest in finance haveexplored the economics of derivativesmarkets or foreign exchange markets.

Study AbroadThrough our international businesseducation program, students canstudy business and economics in 19different countries.

Research OpportunitiesAll business economics students havethe opportunity to work one-on-onewith professors on fascinatingresearch projects, gaining in-depthknowledge for their careers orgraduate school. Our students gainreal-world experience with work onprojects through the economicsdepartment’s Chippewa Valley Centerfor Economic Research andDevelopment, which provides expertanalysis to businesses, governmentagencies and non-profits in the EauClaire region.The economics faculty has in-depthexperience in international economics.(For example, during a recent summer,six faculty members pursued researchinterests abroad — two in Europe,three in Asia and one in Africa.) Basedon this faculty experience, we offerseveral courses with an internationalfocus. In addition, our facultymembers have led students in coursesand research projects in Argentina,

Nicaragua, Germany and China.

First-YearSuggestedCurriculum• University writing requirement—

depending on placement exam• Principles of Microeconomics and

Macroeconomics• Principles of Accounting• Foreign language and/or math• Introduction to Psychology or

Sociology• Physical Education/Wellness• General electives

Special AdmissionGuidelinesYou must be formally admitted to theCollege of Business before you cantake junior- and senior-levelmanagement and business courses.Most students apply for admission atthe end of their sophomore year. SeeCollege of Business admissionrequirements on the departmentwebsite.