MyDepartmentJong Rhim, Ph.D., Chair Department: Degree Programs: Student Organizations: Honor Societies:
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Economics & Finance Department
The Economics and Finance Department offers undergraduate majors and minors in business education, economics, and finance.
Business Education
Students desiring to prepare for a career in teaching business
subjects in grades 6 - 12 may complete a business education major program
offered by the College of Business in cooperation with the Bower-Suhrheinrich
College of Education and Human Services. The business education major is
accredited by the Indiana State Department of Instruction and the National
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Economics
The study of economics prepares students to use the tools of analytical
reasoning in the discussion of the basic problems of modern societies.
Problems such as stability, fluctuations, affluence, poverty, inflation,
unemployment, growth, and decay are presented and discussed within the
framework of existing institutions of the advanced and underdeveloped
worlds.Major and minor programs in economics are designed to prepare students
for careers in law, private business, government and to provide a solid
foundation for graduate work in the social sciences. The current
available curriculum offers a balanced blending of analytical reasoning,
critical discussion of current problems, and quantitative methods to be
applied in the evaluation and stimulation of social change.Students interested in economics may elect a major program leading to the Bachelor of
Arts or Bachelor of Science degree or options combining teaching certification and a
Bachelor of Science degree. Students majoring in economics receive their degrees
from the College of Liberal Arts. The minor in economics is a good complement to a
major in business, humanities, and the physical and social sciences. Students
majoring in business need only three additional economics courses to get a minor in
economics.
Finance
The study of Finance is a growing field in the business
curriculum. Because of revolutionary changes in the legal
environment and in technology, nation wide there is a great demand for
students trained in finance. This is especially true in Evansville
and the Tri-State economy that boasts of a strong financial services
industry. Two of the largest bank holding companies in Indiana are
headquartered here. The message we get from our constituents, both
employers and students, is that finance is a fast-changing dynamic
industry with increasing opportunities for young people.The finance major is designed to prepare graduates for careers in a
variety of financial fields including banking, consumer finance, insurance,
investments, and real estate.
The finance minor is designed to help those students with other business majors who strongly feel the need to take additional courses in finance to prepare them either for finance related jobs or to strengthen their training in accounting, marketing, economics, management, or computer information systems.
