Business and Economics — Economics Business and Economics — Economics Logistics 461 Quality Control Concepts and Techniques Logistics 464 Quality Control Management Logistics 473 Supply Management Logistics 474 Introduction to Transportation Political Science 473 Public Personnel Administration DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Elden E. Liechty, Chairman Professors, Reed D. Durtschi, Kiyotoshi Iwamoto, Elden E. Liechty; Associate Professors, Richard M. Alston, Wan Fu Chi, Dix W. Cloward; Assistant Professors, James Van Erden, Dale VanMetre. Business Economics—Students majoring in Business Economics will complete the School of Business and Economics core requirement and the department core plus a minimum of 12 credit hours of work in any of the approved areas of concentration. These courses will be selected after consultation between student and adviser. Suggested areas of concentration are: Decision Theory; Economics and Public Service; International Trade and Business; Manpower and Industrial Relations; and Natural Resources Economics. Other concentrations may be tailored to satisfy a student's interest after having consulted with his departmental adviser and department chairman. The Economics departmental core will consist of the following courses: Economics SS274, 301 and 302 (one of which meets the School of Business and Economics core requirement), 309, 320, 350, and 480 (2 credit hours in their selected area of concentration). Courses can be selected from a variety of related areas to satisfy the 12 hour requirement for each area of concentration. The classes suggested for each area of concentration are not intended to be exhaustive. They are merely guides. The actual program of study will be an individual program worked out between the student and his advisor. A student who is considering a career in business or corporate law should seriously consider an undergraduate program which emphasizes classes oriented toward business and economics. 248 Decision Theory Economics 351, 455; classes may also be selected from related areas such as Management, Data Processing, Mathematics, etc. Economiics and Public Service Economics 330, 430, 432; classes may also be selected from related areas such as Management, Political Science, etc. International Trade and Business Economics 311, 312, 313; classes may also be selected from related areas such as Marketing, Finance, Political Science, History, Foreign Language, etc. Manpower and Industrial Relations Economics 340; classes may also be selected from related areas such as Management, Marketing, Finance, Sociology, etc. Natural Resource Economics Economics 361, 364, 332; classes may also be selected from related areas such as Sociology, Environmental Sciences, History, etc. The intent of the Economics Department is to give the student a voice in shaping his major field of study while at Weber State College. General Economics—The core in General Economics leads to a bachelor of arts degree and affords the student a broad interdisciplinary program in the related fields of history, languages, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology as preparation for graduate study. General Economics majors are not subject to the business and economics core requirements but must complete a minor field. In addition to the general education core required by the School of Business and Economics, the student must complete 24 credits in foreign language and any other basic requirements for the bachelor of arts degree. The following courses are also required: Accounting 102, 202, and 254; one class selected from Management 330, 325 or Marketing 301; Economics 274 or 375; 250, 251, 301, 302, 309, 320, 350, 480 (2 credit hours) and eight hours of electives in Economics. 249