Energy Economics and Finance
Bachelor of Science with a Major in Energy Economics and Finance (128 CR)
The Energy Economics and Finance major is designed to provide a foundation in geological sciences and a rigorous selection of economics and finance courses focused on energy topics to enable students to perform business analyses as members of asset-project teams for a range of business analysis positions in the energy industry, from business and financial analyst or project analyst for an energy company or a utility, to energy loan specialist for a financial institution, to energy economist, to a corporate planner leading eventually to CFO or CEO positions and to positions as energy-audit consultants to public service commissions. The special strengths of the program include its capability to link economic and financial analysis processes and practices with energy-related issues, its ability to offer students the opportunity to enhance this link through "options" that provide specialization, and its uniqueness within the region.
The Energy Economics and Finance program is designed to prepare students to be financial analysts capable of providing value to energy organizations. To meet this objective, the curriculum builds upon a strong business core by further blending knowledge in three areas: geology, economics, and finance. The curriculum has four components: General Education, College of Business Core Requirements, required major courses, and elective options.
* Six credits of approved Diversity courses are required for graduation.
General Education (38 cr)
College of Business Core Requirements (40 cr)
- ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II (3)
- ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business (3)
- BIT 220 Management Information Systems (3)
- BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management (3)
- BADM 321 Marketing (3)
- BADM 226 Quantitative Methods for Business (3)
- BIT 318 Business Communication (3)
- BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications (3)
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics* (3)
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics* (3)
- FIN 353 Corporation Finance (3)
- MATH 240 Applied Statistics* (4)
*These courses may be taken as part of the General Education Requirement.
Energy Economics and Finance Required Courses (46 cr)
- ACCT 321 Managerial Accounting (3)
- ACCT 415 Energy Law (3)
- BADM 416 Operations Management (3)
- GEOL 101 Environmental Geology (4)
- GEOL 105 Physical Geology (4)
- GEOL 260 Energy Resources (3)
- ECON 312 Price Theory (3)
- ECON 314 National Income Analysis (3)
- ECON 320 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics(3)
- ECON 410 Managerial Economics (3)
- FIN 357 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 458 Cases In Finance (3)
- FIN 421 International Energy Markets (3)
- FIN 459 Advanced Project Evaluation and Risk Analysis (3)
- FIN 491 Seminar in Energy Topics (2)
Options (9-12 cr)
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A. Geology (10 cr.)
- GEOL 106 Historical Geology (4)
- GEOL 299 Geology of North Dakota (3)
- BIT 312 Database Theory and Application (3)
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B. MIS (12 cr.)
- BIT 312 Database Theory and Application (3)
- BIT 452 Database Program Development (3)
- BIT 453 System Analysis and Design (3)
- BIT 472 IT Project Management (3)
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C. Computer Science (12 cr.)
- CSCI 160 Computer Science I (4)
- CSCI 161 Computer Science II (4)
- CSCI 112 Visual Basic and VBA (4)
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D. International Business (12 cr.)
- BADM 307 International Business (3)
- BADM 437 International Culture and Management (3)
- FIN 457 International Corporate Finance (3)
- ECON 414 International Economics (3)
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E. Entrepreneurship (9 cr.)
- BADM 303 Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management (3)
- BADM 489 Entrepreneurship/New Venture Creation (3)
- FIN 360 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
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F. General Finance Electives (9 cr.)
- BADM 307 International Business (3)
- BIT 453 Systems Analysis (3)
- ECON 318 Money and Banking (3)
- FIN 355 Investments (3)
- FIN 443 Real Estate Finance (3)
- FIN 454 Portfolio Theory (3)
- FIN 457 International Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 497 Internship (3 maximum)
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G. Engineering Studies (12 cr.)
- Pre-engineering majors are encouraged to apply.