The major in Managerial Economics and Strategic Analysis (MESA) is designed for students who wish to apply advanced economic analysis to the problems and realities of the business world. MESA focuses on issues at the level of the firm and the individual, as well as issues of pricing, bringing products to market, and law. The major allows students to focus on the economic issues of firms and corporations and to relate these principles, tools, and concepts to the relevant aspects of business.
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In addition to the core curriculum, managerial economics majors take the following courses
- ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
- ACCT 201 Financial Accounting
- STAT 230 Applied Statistics
- ECON 302 Intermediate Microeconomics
- BUSN 303 Management and Ethics
- BUSN 340 Business Law I
- ECON 403 Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 332 Strategic Thinking and Game Theory
Elective Options (2 Required)
- MKTG 200 Marketing
- One Additional Elective in Economics
See the Academic Catalogue for course descriptions
Mary Hunt, Ph.D. (candidate)
Assistant Professor of Business & Psychology, Internship Coordinator
Education: B.A., Political Science & Spanish, Wellesley College; M.B.A., Marketing, Washington University; M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D. (candidate), Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology
Office: Henkels 2030
Email: mary.hunt@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7128
Gabriel Martinez, Ph.D.
Chair of the Economics Department, Associate Professor of Economics, Director of Online Education
Education: B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of South Carolina; M.A., Economics, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Economics, University of Notre Dame
Office: AB 2021
Phone: (239) 280-1611
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Frank Shepard, D.P.S.
Associate Professor of Finance
Education: B.S., Accounting, Bentley College; M.B.A, Finance, Columbia University Graduate School of Business; D.P.S., Finance & International Economics, Pace University
Office: Henkels 2020
Email: frank.shepard@avemaria.edu
Phone: (239) 304-7345
