The Business Economics & Public Policy department offers a majors in Economic Consulting and Public Policy Analysis, as well as co-majors in Business Analytics and Sustainable Business.  View here for all Business Economics & Public Policy courses and view here for more about the Department of Business Economics & Public Policy.

Economic Consulting Major Requirements (21 credits):

Required GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Economic Consulting major. 

Required Courses (21 credits):

• BUS-G 303: Game Theory for Business Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-G 304: Managerial Economics (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-G 345: Money, Banking and Capital Markets (3 credits) P: ECON-B251/E201 & ECON-B 252/E 202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-G 350: Business Econometrics (3 credits) P: ECON-E 370 (or STAT-S 301 or STAT-S 350) & current Kelley student
• BUS-G 400: Capstone in Economic Consulting (3 credits) P: BUS-G 304
• BUS-G 456: Non-Market Risk Consulting (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-G 492: Predictive Analytics and Business Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 350

Public Policy Analysis Major Requirements (18 credits):

Required GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Public Policy Analysis major. 

Required courses (18 credits):

• BUS-G 303: Game Theory for Business Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-G 304: Managerial Economics (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-G 345: Money, Banking and Capital Markets (3 credits) P: ECON-B251/E201 & ECON-B 252/E 202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-G 350: Business Econometrics (3 credits) P: ECON-E 370 (or STAT-S 301 or STAT-S 350) & current Kelley student
• BUS-G 406: Business Enterprise and Public Policy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-G 494: Public Policy and the International Economy (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher

Sustainable Business Co-Major Requirements (15 credits):

Required Grades and GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the co-major. 

Note: Sustainable Business is a co-major only. It must be declared in conjunction with a primary Kelley major.

Required courses (6 credits):

• BUS-G 316: Sustainable Enterprise (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-G 456: Non-Market Risk Consulting (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing

Elective courses (9 credits; a maximum of one non-BUS course may be counted):

 Business Elective Options (6-9 credits):

• BUS-G 390: Sustainable Business Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-G 390 toward the Sustainable Business co-major
• BUS-G 406: Business Enterprise and Public Policy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-L 302: Sustainability Law and Policy (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-L 318: Business and Poverty Alleviation (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
  • Previous course number--BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Business and Global Poverty Alleviation
• BUS-L 319: Climate Change Law and Policy (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
  • Previous course number--BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Renewable Energy Law & Policy
• BUS-M 360: Sales for Social Impact (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing & current Kelley student)
  • An application is required for this course. See Kelley International Programs for more information.
• BUS-P 316: Sustainable Operations (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201/204 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-Z 355: TOPIC: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing

Non-Business Elective Options (0-3 credits) (for enrollment prerequisites and other course information, see the bulletin for the relevant IUB school that offers the course):

• GEOG-G 315: Environmental Conservation (3 credits)
• GEOG-G 448: Capitalism and Nature (3 credits)
• SOAD-D 203: Green Building Concepts and Technologies (3 credits)
• SOAD-M 416: Sustainability in Product (3 credits)
• SPEA-E 363: Environmental Management (3 credits)
• SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Environmental Law (3 credits)
• SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Justice and Politics (3 credits)
• SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Environmental Law & Regulation (3 credits)
• SPH-O 360: Human Health and Natural Environments (3 credits)

Business Analytics Co-Major Requirements (15 credits):

Required grades and GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 or higher - GPA includes all courses counting toward the major. 

Note: Business Analytics is a co-major only. It must be declared in conjunction with a primary Kelley major.

Required courses (12 credit hours):

• BUS-G 350: Business Econometrics (3 credits) P: ECON-E 370 (or STAT-S 301 or STAT-S 350) with grade of C or higher & current Kelley student
• BUS-G 492: Predictive Analytics and Business Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 350
• BUS-K 353: Business Analytics and Modeling (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher
• Choose one of the following:
  • BUS-K 327: Modeling Business Data (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-S 364: Business Data Programming (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201/204 with grade of C or higher

Elective courses (3 credit hours):

• BUS-A 437: Advanced Management Accounting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 325 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 335: Security Trading and Market Making (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 420: Equity and Fixed Income (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 421: Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-G 303: Game Theory for Business Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher
  • Cannot be used as an elective by Public Policy Analysis and/or Economic Consulting majors
• BUS-G 393: Business Analytics Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-G 392 toward the Business Analytics co-major
• BUS-K 327: Modeling Business Data (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher
  
  • Cannot count as an elective if used as a requirement, as listed above
• BUS-K 390: Business Analytics Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-K 390 toward the Business Analytics co-major
• BUS-M 303: Marketing Research (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-M 346: Analysis of Marketing Data (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370/304 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS-P 481: Supply Chain Planning & Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-S 326: Web & Social Media Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-S 364: Business Data Programming (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201/204 with grade of C or higher
  • Cannot count as an elective if used as a requirement, as listed above
• BUS-S/F 432: Applied Data Programming & Financial Data Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • Students enroll in BUS-BE 432 
  • Previous course number: BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics