School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Economics and Finance (Double Major) (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major)
Degree Requirements (129 semester credit hours)
EPPS Faculty
Professors: Daniel G. Arce, Dong Li, Donggyu Sul
Associate Professors: Seth Giertz, Darwin (Trey) Miller, Irina Panovska, Kevin Siqueira, Victor Valcarcel
Assistant Professors: Anne Burton, Joan Camilo Grandos Castro, Jonas Hedlund, Maria (Camila) Morales
Professor Emeritus: Kurt J. Beron, James Murdoch, Todd Sandler
Associate Professor of Instruction: Luba Ketsler
Assistant Professor of Instructiion: William Grover
JSOM Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, William M. Cready, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Vikram Nanda, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Harold Zhang
Associate Professors: Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Christopher Mace, Jean-Marie Meier, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Xiaoxiao Tang, Pingle Wang, Steven Xiao
Associate Professor Emeritus: David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Randall S. Guttery, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi
Clinical Associate Professor: Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Revansiddha Khanapure, Liping Ma
Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Hirofumi Nishi, Daniel Sibley
Assistant Professor of Instruction: Joseph Mauriello
Professor of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz
Associate Professors of Practice: Julie Lynch, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Steven Haynes
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours
Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor and degree requirements)
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses
Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics1, 2
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses2
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II1, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics1, 2
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses
II. Major Requirements: 87 semester credit hours
Students must always meet all course prerequisites.
Major Preparatory Courses: 16 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
EPPS 1110 Critical Issues in the Social Sciences
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting1
ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting1
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law1
OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis1, 4
OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty4
Complete the following courses if not already completed as part of the Core Curriculum requirements
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics1
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics1
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I5, 3 (Required for all JSOM undergraduate students. May elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325.)
MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II1, 3
Major Core Courses: 49 semester credit hours
BA 1105 Professional Development (JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BA 1105 in their first semester)
or BA 3105 Professional Development (Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BA 3105 in their first semester)
BCOM 3300 Business Communication
BUAN 3301 AI in Business
ECON 3310 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory1
ECON 3311 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory1
ECON 4351 Mathematical Economics
ECON 4355 Econometrics
FIN 3320 Business Finance
FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling
FIN 4310 Intermediate Financial Management
FIN 4300 Investment Management
IMS 3310 International Business
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
or OBHR 3330 Human Resource Management in Business
OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management
Experiential Learning
A capstone course is required for all undergraduate JSOM students.
FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance
or BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business
or FIN 4328 Real Estate Valuation
or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
or FIN 4381 Fund Management II
A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the courses below. Depending on the internship and preference for additional electives, the student may qualify for a zero to 3 semester credit hours course. Credit cannot be received for both FIN 4V80 and FIN 4380.
Students are required to complete 100 hours of community engagement experience with registration in the course below.
BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum7
Major Related Courses: 22 semester credit hours
Economics Electives: 12 semester credit hours
Choose four courses from the following:
ECON 3312 Money and Banking
ECON 3332 Economic Geography
ECON 4301 Game Theory
ECON 4310 Managerial Economics
ECON 4342 Public Policies Toward Business
ECON 4345 Industrial Organization
ECON 4360 International Trade
ECON 4382 International Finance
ECON 4385 Business and Economic Forecasting
ECON 4396 Selected Topics in Economics
Finance Electives: 10 semester credit hours
Choose 10 semester credit hours from the following:
Students may also substitute up to 6 semester credit hours with ACCT, ITSS, MATH, or STAT courses that are not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. A student's request will be formally reviewed for approval or denial.
FIN 3300 Personal Finance
FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles
FIN 3340 Regulation of Business and Financial Markets
FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 3358 Real Estate Markets and Investments
FIN 3360 Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 3365 Real Estate Finance and Principles
FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 3375 Life and Estate Planning
FIN 3380 International Financial Management
FIN 3395 Financial Modeling and Valuation
FIN 4305 Fixed Income Securities Analysis
FIN 4307 Private Equity
FIN 4315 Behavioral Economics and Finance
FIN 4321 Real Estate Law and Contracts
FIN 4322 FinTech Markets
FIN 4328 Real Estate Valuation8
FIN 4331 Business Liability Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4334 Insurance Law and Contracts
FIN 4335 Financial Aspects of Retirement, Compensation, and Employee Benefits
FIN 4336 Risk Systems and Theories
FIN 4337 Business Valuation
FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications
FIN 4340 Options and Futures Markets
FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
FIN 4346 Applied Machine Learning in Finance
FIN 4347 Applied Machine Learning using Excel
FIN 4351 Operational Risk Management
FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management
FIN 4353 Principles of Information Security
FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management
FIN 4390 Seminar for Professional Program in Finance
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
1. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes in Economics and Finance.
2. ECON 2301 and ECON 2302 are required for the FIN/ECON prescribed double major.
3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
4. ENGR 2300, TE 2305, MATH 2418, or MATH 2333 as a substitute for OPRE 3333. Students may use CS 3341, ENGR 3341, SE 3341, STAT 3341, STAT 2332, STAT 3355, STAT 3360, or STAT 4351 as a substitute for OPRE 3360.
5. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
6. Students may fulfill the internship requirement with FIN 4080, FIN 4V80 (1-3 semester credit hours), or FIN 4380. The zero-semester credit hour course FIN 4080 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement. If the variable credit internship or community engagement option is taken, semester credit hours apply as free elective credit towards degree requirements.
7. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BA 4095 or ENTP 4340. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement. If the variable credit community engagement option is taken, semester credit hours apply as free elective credit towards degree requirements.
8. Can be used to fulfill elective hours if not counted as a Major Core Course.