Markets and Culture Degree Requirements

Requires 36 hours, consisting of 24 hours of core courses and 12 hours of electives. Enrollment in the introductory course, SOCI 2377, requires a cumulative GPA of 2.70. A grade of C- or better must be earned in all courses fulfilling the major requirements, and Markets and Culture majors must attain a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00 among all courses attempted for the major. A Co-curricular requirement for a degree in Markets and Culture is one year of college-level study of a foreign language or equivalent. Majors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of opportunities for study abroad and internships to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom and develop their experience.

Core Courses

• ACCT 2301 Introduction to Accounting Fundamentals
• ECO 3355  Money and Banking  (Prerequisites: ECO 1311 and ECO 1312, or FINA 3330)
• ENGL 2302 Business Writing   (Prerequisite: SOCI 2377)
• SOCI 2377 Introduction to Markets and Culture
• SOCI 3312 Data Analysis (ITOM 2308 may substitute)
• SOCI 3377 Organizations and Their Environments  (Prerequisite: SOCI 2377)
• SOCI 4377 Contemporary Markets and Culture  (Prerequisites: SOCI 2377 and SOCI 3377)
• STAT 2301 Statistics for Modern Business Decisions (STAT 2331 or ITOM 2305 may substitute)

Elective Courses

12 advanced (3000 level or above) hours required. Students are required to take courses from at least three departments with no more than 6 hours in any one discipline. Please see the latest SMU Undergraduate Catalog for the courses that are acceptable electives (http://www.smu.edu/catalogs).

Students may wish to concentrate on one subject or region of the world through their choice of electives. The list below is organized into topics to help students think about their course plan during their academic career. This list is not exhaustive of courses acceptable to meet the electives requirement. Check the university course catalog and Access.smu.edu for the most up-to-date list and course schedule. There is no guarantee that courses will be offered on a regular basis.