Program Overview
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Duration
1 Year (Self-Paced) Program
Can be done in 6 months
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Total Courses
14
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Total Credit Hours
84 Hours
The Economics program at Southeastern Michigan University is dedicated to the study of economic systems, market dynamics, and financial analysis. Students explore economic theory, policy analysis, and quantitative methods. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in economics, finance, research, and government. They play a vital role in analyzing economic trends, influencing policy decisions, and contributing to the economic well-being of individuals and society.
Social Science Foundations And Analytical Skills:
The program typically begins with a solid foundation in core business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, management, and organizational behavior. This equips students with a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.
Fieldwork And Community Engagement:
Beyond the theoretical framework, the College of Social Sciences places a significant emphasis on fieldwork and community engagement. Students have opportunities to participate in research projects, engage with local communities, and apply social science concepts to real-world situations. These experiences not only enhance their analytical and research skills but also provide valuable insights into the social sciences field.
Cultural Diversity And Social Issues Across The Globe:
The College of Social Sciences at Southeastern Michigan University is committed to Nurturing cultural diversity and addressing social issues from around the world. Our curriculum integrates social sciences from various cultures and encourages students to explore different societal traditions. Additionally, we offer study abroad programs, international research opportunities, and collaborations with social scientists from diverse backgrounds, enabling students to gain a global perspective on social sciences.
Political Science course offers an unbiased and thorough introduction to basic concepts and theories of political science. Major theories expose you to many ways of thinking. Emphasizing both U.S. and comparative politics, will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and the analytical skills necessary to understand modern politics in historical context.
This course explores system-wide view of the interacting social, historical, economic, and technological forces at work in today's rapidly evolving mass media. The course combines concrete practice of journalism with empirical research, enabling you to comprehend the impact of dynamic media that are an integral part of our lives today.
With classic and contemporary selections from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, World literature course will introduce you to important literary works and help you explore critical themes of our times, such as gender and identity, the effects of war and violence, race and culture, and more.
Foundation of sociology course helps you explore how you learn and use learning strategies for more effective study. It covers topics: perspective and method, social inequality, social institutions, and working for change. Focus on deviance and crime includes an extensive discussion of crime, crime rates, and criminal justice system.
English Rhetoric course concentrates on using processes and skills common to all good academic writing. Course comprises of five major parts: discussion of writing process; guidelines for writing essays in each rhetorical mode; a look at writing with sources; anthology of reading selections; and complete introduction of grammar and usage.
Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.
This psychology course focuses on development of critical thinking skills crucial to your success. This course provides details of tradition integrating gender, culture, and ethnicity throughout, biology and behavior, learning and conditioning, Social Forces, Culture, and Behavior, thinking and intelligence, memory, emotion. motivation, theories of personality, health and disorder.
This World’s history course provides an engaging overview of human civilization. It provides you with most help available in reading, thinking about, and applying the material they learn about world’s history. In-depth information presented in such a way that you will have a feeling that course made history come alive.
This is a course on money, banking and financial markets. By the end of this course, you will understand the basic principles of financial system. The course provides details of banking concepts like: what is money, interest rates, stock market, Federal Reserve System, monetary and fiscal policy, supply/demand of money.
This course presents engineering economy in the content context of the entire decision-making framework. It introduces and integrates the concept of cash flows, how companies handle risk, analyze risks and implement and evaluate solutions with respect to the situations.
The purpose of the course is to give you a thorough understanding of principles of economics that are applied to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic system. Provides an in-depth study of demand and supply, market structure, competition, with a global perspective.
Course provides a sound theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. Course covers population, agriculture, and international trade. It emphasizes global interdependence; flexible manufacturing; the globalization of business, culture, environmental problems, and telecommunications; and the transnational corporation.
This course will motivate you to learn economics through real business examples. You all can relate to businesses they encounter in their everyday lives. Course provides an introduction to methodology and analytical tools used by economists. Economic theory, policy and history are examined with major emphasis on macroeconomics and microeconomics.
Econometrics course is the application of statistical techniques to economic models. The objective of this course is to provide a very thorough presentation of important econometric concepts. It’s based on ordinary least squares regression models and covers topics related to simple and multiple regression methods using cross-sectional data.
Cost of Attendance
| Tuition Fee Breakdown | Cost |
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| ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE | $18,480 |
| Medical Insurance | $0.00 |
| Personal Expenses | $0.00 |
| Study Materials | $0.00 |
| Food Cost | $0.00 |
| Total Tuition Fee | $18,480 |
WHERE AFFORDABILITY
Meets Opportunity
At Southeastern Michigan University, we believe in where affordability meets opportunity. Our commitment to accessible education ensures that quality learning doesn't come with a hefty price tag. We open the doors to knowledge, offering students the chance to thrive without the burden of overwhelming tuition fees, empowering them for a brighter future.
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Eligibility Criteria
High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education
Credit Hours
84 Hours
Course Duration
1 Year (Self-Paced) Program
Courses Offered
14