Economics and Business

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The Department of Economics and Business seeks to prepare students with the professional skills and academic breadth necessary for leadership and service in the dynamic world of business, economics and accounting. Both theoretical and applied concepts of economics, business and accounting are stressed.

About The Program

Economic theory and quantitative skills serve as the cornerstone for advanced work in economics and business. Knowledge of mathematics, strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer literacy are required, but we also expect our students to appreciate and draw from their knowledge of history, psychology, sociology, philosophy, ethics, politics, the natural sciences, other cultures and languages and the arts. The demands placed upon professional managers, accountants and economists require that they be competent in the use of the analytical tools of their trades and are well-informed about the complex socio-economic environment in which they work.

Students majoring in the department are strongly encouraged to actively participate in co-curricular off-campus experiences in cities such as Philadelphia and Washington, D.C; international programs around the world; internships with local business firms; and independent research projects.

A few distinctive programs within our department include:

• London May Term. A three-week international interdisciplinary experience in which the city of London and surrounding areas provide opportunities for robust experiential learning.
• Asia and Eastern Europe May Terms. Our focus on these May Terms change, but has included China, The Baltics and Vietnam.
• Baker Scholars Program. Hope College is the only college in the State of Michigan, and one of 33 in the country, to have received a George F. Baker Foundation Grant. This program provides leadership development experiences for students pursuing careers in Economics, Business and Accounting.
• Hope College Business Club. The Business Club focuses on providing students with hands-on experiences, such as networking events, guest speakers, company visits, trips, and service opportunities.
• Upper level programs in finance, marketing and entrepreneurship that provide exposure, hands-on experience and skill development.

Courses

• ACCT 221 - Financial Accounting
• ACCT 222 - Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 322 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 333 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 375 - Cost Accounting
• ACCT 423 - Auditing
• ACCT 425 - Individual Taxation
• ACCT 426 - Corporate Tax and Research
• ACCT 427 - Advanced Accounting
• ACCT 428 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
• ACCT 430 - Ethics in Accounting

• BUS 150 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 195 - Introductory Studies in Business
• BUS 222 - Management Perspectives and Theory
• BUS 223 - Vocation and Professional Development
• BUS 331 - Marketing Management
• BUS 341 - Business Law
• BUS 351 - Organizational Behavior
• BUS 352 - Human Resource Management
• BUS 356 - Managing for Environmental Sustainability
• BUS 358 - Management in the British Economy
• BUS 361 - Operations Management
• BUS 371 - Financial Management
• BUS 381 - Strategic Management
• BUS 382 - Investment Fundamentals
• BUS 384 - Business Analytics
• BUS 386 - Applied Investment Management
• BUS 390 - Internships in Vocation
• BUS 401 - Management Seminar

• ECON 200 - Economic Themes and Topics
• ECON 201V - Economic and Business Issues in Europe
• ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 223 - Vocational and Professional Development
• ECON 302 - Monetary Economics
• ECON 304 - Economic Growth and Development
• ECON 306 - Econometrics
• ECON 307 - Quantitative Methods
• ECON 309 - Environmental Economics and Sustainability
• ECON 310 - Environmental Public Policy
• ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 312 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 318 - International Economics
• ECON 320 - Financial Economics
• ECON 358 - Management in the British Economy
• ECON 401 - History of Economic Thought
• ECON 402 - Industrial Organization/Economics of Strategy
• ECON 403 - Labor Economics
• ECON 410 - Economics of the Public Sector
• ECON 480 - Senior Research Project

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