Bachelor of Arts in Economics - Political Economy

Ball State University

The economics major at Ball State will prepare you for demanding and wide-ranging roles across sectors in business, government, nonprofit, education, law, banking, and more. You will understand how economic systems work and how they shift in changing circumstances. Our intensive program features small class sizes taught by full-time professors, a thriving student economics club, internships, hands-on learning opportunities through such endeavors as the Federal Reserve Challenge Competition, and other key learning opportunities through the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute and the Center for Business and Economic Research.The political economy option is designed to appeal to liberal arts students in the College of Science and Humanities as well as Economics majors looking for a concentration outside of business. It is modeled after a number of successful Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics programs (PP&E) that are offered at a growing number of universities around the world. Students are required to take a basic core of economics but are not required or directed to take other business or mathematics courses.