The BEO concentration requires that a student successfully complete 15-16 courses (out of 30 total undergraduate credits). Whether a student is required to complete 15 or 16 courses depends upon which of the three tracks they choose to pursue: BEO Economics, BEO Organizational Studies, and BEO Entrepreneurship & Technology Management.
The foundation of the BEO concentration requires students to complete two courses in Economics, two courses in Sociology, two courses in Engineering, a Math course, and a Statistics course. In addition to completing the eight BEO Foundation courses specific to the student’s chosen BEO track, students must complete an additional 7-8 course in one of the three BEO concentration tracks and a Senior Capstone.
| BEO Foundation Course Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
BEO Foundation Courses in Economics |
2 |
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| ECON 0110 | Principles of Economics | |
| ECON 1110 | Intermediate Microeconomics | |
| BEO Foundation Courses in Sociology, any 2 of these: |
2 |
|
| SOC 1311 | Micro-organizational Theory (discontinued Fall 2019) | |
| SOC 1315 | Macro-organizational Theory | |
| SOC 0300 | Organizations and Society | |
| BEO Foundation Courses in Engineering |
2 |
|
|
ENGN 0020 (Spring) |
Transforming Society-Technology & Choices for the Future | |
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| ENGN 0030 (Fall) | Introduction to Engineering (required for ETCM track) | |
| ENGN 1010 | The Entrepreneurial Process: Innovation in Practice | |
| BEO Foundation Math |
1 |
|
| *MATH 0090, or | Introductory Calculus, Part I | |
| **MATH 0100, or | Introductory Calculus, Part II | |
| MATH 0170, or | Advanced Placement Calculus | |
| ECON 0170, or | Essential Mathematics for Economics | |
| ^MATH 0200, or | Intermediate Calculus (Physics/Engineering) | |
| APMA 0330, or | Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II | |
| ^^AP BC Calculus, 4 or higher, or | High School Advanced Placement Multi-Variable Calculus | |
| ^^IB Higher Level Math, 5 or higher | International Baccalaureate High School Higher Level Math | |
| BEO Foundation Courses in Statistics |
1 |
|
| SOC 1100, or | Introductory Statistics for Social Research | |
| APMA 0650, or | Essential Statistics | |
| +ECON 1620 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| Total BEO Foundation Courses | All 8 courses must be completed prior to Senior Capstone | 8 |
* MATH 0090 is acceptable as the math requirement for BEO students graduating in 2018-2020
** MATH 0100 is a new requirement for BEO students beginning with the graduating class of 2021
^MATH 0200 or higher is the math requirement for students in the BEO Entrepreneurship & Technology Track
^^ AP and IB HL course credit do not apply to students in the BEO Entrepreneurship & Technology Track. Students must request their scores to be sent to Brown from the College Board for AP tests.
+ECON 1620 is required to fulfill the statistics requirement for students in the BEO Economics Track