With a bachelor’s in economics from Georgia Southern University, you’ll learn what it takes to make the decisions that drive businesses close to home and across the world.
Locations
- Statesboro Campus (In Person)
- Armstrong Campus (In Person)
Why Major in Economics at Georgia Southern?
- Build skills that businesses need.
- Pursue internship opportunities that deliver real-world experience.
- Study in an AACSB-accredited BBA program.
- 124 credit hours to completion.
Where should a business operate? What products and services should it sell? How much should they cost? How much risk is too much?
Every business contemplates questions like these. Economics majors acquire the skills to not only answer them today but to also predict and anticipate future responses.
A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Economics from Georgia Southern equips you with the kind of decision-making know-how that employers need. You’ll learn to analyze data, monitor trends, recognize how individuals and organizations allocate limited resources and develop strategies to help them make their own informed choices.
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What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in Economics?
Economics teaches students to analyze situations, predict the future and make decisions. Not surprisingly, organizations in almost every industry seek employees with these skills. Economics majors find jobs in a staggeringly wide range of places — from finance and manufacturing to government, marketing and journalism.
Where our graduates work:
- AFLAC
- Atlas Air
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Colony Bank
- Florida Atlantic Securities Corporation
- Georgia Department of Economic Development
- Georgia Ports Authority
- Gulfstream
- Illinois Commerce Commission
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- The Parker Companies
What our graduates do:
- Actuary
- Banking and Financial Services Employee
- Economic Forecaster
- Lawyer
- Management
- Market Analyst
- Stock Broker
What You’ll Learn
This versatile major allows you to focus on learning the material you must know to pursue the career path you want. Through the BBA structure, you’ll take classes covering topics such as economic theory, accounting, business analytics, management, finance and marketing. Then, you can drill deeper into money and banking, health economics and more specialized applications.
When you graduate, you’ll have an understanding of what motivates individuals, households and organizations to act. You’ll also be ready to make decisions that lead to the results you’re projecting.
See the CurriculumInternational Business Specialization
Our international business specialization gives you the economic and cultural insights to help companies navigate challenges wherever they operate and analyze global markets. Courses include International Trade, International Macroeconomics and Economic Development.
Build Your Experience
Georgia Southern’s economics program places you in front of the people and organizations who make a difference in our community. You’ll meet CEOs, get on-the-job experience and put your knowledge to work.
Conduct Research
You’ll have the chance to join projects that may lead to conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications, co-authorship with professors, on- and off-campus recognition, and awards for research and writing.
Land an Internship
Internships let you see how classroom lessons unfold in the business world. In recent years, students have found placements with Make-A-Wish Georgia, Advice Media, World Trade Center Savannah and more organizations.
Get Involved
Build your network, participate in service and meet other students in campus organizations such as the Eagles Economics Society, Delta Sigma Pi, the Economics Honor Society and Enactus.
“The faculty in the economics department at Georgia Southern played such a big role in my career. Going to office hours allowed me to build connections with professors, who pushed me to aim big in my goals. Without them, I would have never even applied to graduate school.”
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Explore essential information about our BBA in Economics program, including application details, accreditation status, and licensing disclosures. Gain insight into the program’s credibility and requirements to help you start your journey toward success with the knowledge you need.
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Once complete, pay the $30 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
You can check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Apply as a First-Year Student Transfer to Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern’s economics program is accredited by the AACSB.
Outcomes
There are four student learning outcomes (SLOs) in the BBA in Economics program.
SLO 1: Maximize objective functions
Graduates of the BBA – Economics program will be able to explain how economic agents (individuals, households and firms) maximize their various objective functions, given the constraints they face.
SLO 2: Impacts of market structure and policy choice
Graduates of the BBA – Economics program will be able to evaluate how market structure and policy choices (taxation, regulation) impact the decisions made by maximizing economic agents (individuals, households and firms).
SLO 3: Monetary and fiscal policy
Graduates of the BBA – Economics program will be able to analyze how economic theory impacts economic policy and explain how monetary, fiscal and development policy is implemented.
SLO 4: Short-run versus long-run analysis
Graduates of the BBA – Economics program will be able to demonstrate the difference between short-run and long-run macroeconomic analysis and how this difference affects macroeconomic policymaking.
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Economists help organizations make solid decisions. Make your own by choosing Georgia Southern. Learn more about the BBA in Economics today.
Contact Us
Department of Economics
Georgia Southern University
Armstrong Campus
Hawes Hall, Room 208
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419-1997
For general questions,
Phone: 912-344-2539
Fax: 912-344-3485
Email: econ@georgiasouthern.edu