Business Economics A concentration in Business Economics provides a student with a solid foundation in all of the fundamental areas of business and combines this with additional work in economic analysis. Students acquire the ability to analyze forces that affect interest rates, incomes, foreign exchange rates, wage rates, employment and unemployment levels, inflation, recession, and the structure and competitiveness of firms and industries. Students also learn how to analyze the effects of public policy changes such as increases or decreases in government spending, taxes, and the money supply. They have also gone on to Graduate Schools to study Economics, Business, Labor and Industrial Relations and Law. The world is in the Information Age.
Businesses prosper or fail depending on the information they have available to make decisions.
The Information Professional is a key player in providing current, pertinent information to help businesses succeed and prosper. Mesa State College is currently implementing a new baccalaureate degree in Computer Information Systems. This new degree is designed to meet all of the curriculum specifications of the Association for Information Technology Professionals curriculum guidelines. Students complete courses in systems, communications, and application of concepts. The student who completes the prescribed coursework will be prepared for an entry-level job as a systems analyst, a communication analyst, a database programmer, or a database analyst.