It is key to note that the BEO Concentration as it exists today with 15-16 credits (depending upon the track) and the culminating senior year capstone project will continue through the academic year 2022-2023. For currently enrolled students and for those students entering in the fall of 2019 the BEO Concentration will continue alongside the new curricular pathways. Please see the New Curricular Pathways FAQs page for comparison tables and links to the new offerings.
Economics: Business Economics
The Economics Business Economics (ECON-BUSE) requires 12 courses, all of which are in the discipline of Economics. This track will provide greater depth in upper-level economics classes and because it requires 12 total courses, students will have more opportunity to explore research projects, an honors thesis and Brown’s open curriculum. The table below illustrates the course requirements for the BEO Business Economics Track and the new curricular pathway Economics Business Economics Track which was approved by the College Curriculum Council in the spring of 2019.
BEO Concentration: Business Economics Track | Economics Concentration: Business Economics Track |
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ECON 0110: Principles of Economics | ECON 0110: Principles of Economics |
ECON 1110: Intermediate Microeconomics | ECON 1110: Intermediate Microeconomics |
Math 0100: Introductory Calculus | Math 0100: Introductory Calculus |
OR | OR |
Math 0170: Math for Economics | Math 0170: Math for Economics |
ECON 1620: Introduction to Econometrics | ECON 1620: Introduction to Econometrics |
ECON 0710: Financial Accounting | ECON 0710: Financial Accounting |
ECON 1210: Intermediate Macroeconomics | ECON 1210: Intermediate Macroeconomics |
ECON 1710: Investments | ECON 1710: Investments |
ECON 1720: Corporate Finance | ECON 1720: Corporate Finance |
ECON 1629: Applied Research Methods for Economists | ECON 1629: Applied Research Methods for Economists |
OR | |
ECON 1630: Econometrics I | |
(1) 1000-Level Economics Elective | ECON 1460: Industrial Organization |
ENGN 1010: The Entrepreneurial Process | Business Economics Elective 1 |
SOC 1311 Micro Organizational Theory | Business Economics Elective 2 |
SOC 1315 Macro Organizational Theory | |
ENGN 0020: Transforming Society Technology for the Future | |
BEO 1930C Fall Senior Year BEO Capstone | |
15 Total Credits | 12 Total Credits |
Sociology: Organizational Studies
The new concentration in Sociology with a track in Organizational Studies (S-OS) requires students to complete 10 courses which will ensure a firm grasp of the conceptual frameworks at the core of sociological analysis, a proficiency in the methodological techniques at the core of sociological research and an understanding of organizational theory. This new Organizational Studies track will take the same foundation sequence of social theory and research methods courses as general Sociology concentrators. A senior seminar course is required which will prepare students for independent research projects or an honors thesis. The table below illustrates the course requirements for the BEO Organizational Studies Track and the new curricular pathway Sociology Organization Studies which was approved by the College Curriculum Council in the spring of 2019.
BEO Concentration: Organizational studies track | Sociology: Organizational Studies Track |
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SOC 1311 Micro Organizational Theory | SOC 0100 Intro to Sociology: Perspectives on Society |
SOC 1315 Macro Organizational Theory | SOC 1010 Classical Sociological Theory |
SOC 1020 Methods of Social Research | SOC 1020 Methods of Social Research |
SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research | SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research |
OR | OR |
APMA 0650, ECON 1620, CLPS 0900 | APMA 0650, ECON 1620, CLPS 0900 |
Organization Relevant Elective #1 | Organizational Studies Foundation Course #1 |
Organization Relevant Elective #2 | Organizational Studies Foundation Course #2 |
(1) Advanced Organization Studies Course | (1) Advanced Organization Studies Course |
(1) Advanced Research Methods Course | Concentration Elective #1 |
MATH 0100 Introductory Calclus | Concentration Elective #2 |
OR | SOC 1950 Senior Seminar |
MATH 0170 Math for Economics | |
ECON 0110 Principles of Economics | |
ECON 1110 Intermediate Microeconomics | |
ENGN 0020 Transforming Society: Technology for the Future | |
ENGN 1010 The Entrepreneurial Process | |
BEO 1930A Fall Senior Year Capstone | |
BEO 1940A Spring Senior Year Capstone | |
15 Total Courses | 10 Total Courses |
AB in Engineering
An AB in Engineering at Brown requires 11 total courses. This course of study allows students to take full advantage of the open curriculum by having 21 elective courses. It should be noted that the AB in Engineering is not accredited by the ABET and requires careful course planning and approval by an Engineering Concentration Advisor and the Chair of the Engineering Concentration Committee. The table below illustrates the course requirements for the BEO BEntrepreneurship & Technology ManagementTrack and the existing curricular pathway for an AB in Engineering.
BEO Concentration: ENtrepreneurship & Technology Management | AB Engineering |
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(This program is not accredited by ABET and requires approval by an engineering cocnetration advisor and the Chair of the Engineering Concentration Committee) |
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Math 0200: Introductory Calculus | Math 0200: Introductory Calculus |
OR | APMA 0330 or higher |
APMA 0330 or higher | 1 course in either chemistry, life-sciences, physics or geological sciences |
ENGN 0020: Transforming Society: Technology for the Future | (Remedial courses, such as CHEM 0100, cannot be used to satisfy the above requirement.) |
SOC 1100 Introduction to Statistics for Social Research | Engineering Elective #1 |
OR | Engineering Elective #2 |
ECON 1620 or APMA 0650 | Engineering Elective #3 |
(1) Technology gateway course | Engineering Elective #4 |
Technology Specialization Course #1 | Engineering Elective #5 |
Technology Specialization Course #2 | Engineering Elective #6 |
Technology Specialization Course #3 | (1) 1000-level Engineering Design Cours or ISP |
Technology Specialization Course #4 | (1) 1000-level Engineering in-classroom experience |
Technology Specialization Course #5 | |
ECON 0110 Principles of Economics | |
ECON 1110 Intermediate Microeconomics | |
ENGN 1010 The Entrepreneurial Process | |
SOC 1311 Micro Organizational Theory | |
SOC 1315 Macro Organizational Theory | |
BEO 1930B Fall Senior Year Capstone | |
BEO 1940B Spring Senior Year Capstone | |
16 Total Courses | 11 Total Courses |
*ENGN 0020, ENGN 0090, ENGN 090, ENGN 0930A, ENGN 0930C, and ENGN 1010 cannot be used to satisfy the engineering course requirements for the AB in Engineering
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE
The certificate program in entrepreneurship will be offered through the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and will provide curricular structure for undergraduate students who wish to make entrepreneurship an important part of their intellectual journey at Brown. Offered in conjunction with the School of Engineering, it builds upon Brown’s interdisciplinary approach to liberal arts education and commitment to the exploratory spirit of the open curriculum.
THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE PATHWAY
To earn the certificate, a student must complete two core courses that introduce foundational entrepreneurial concepts, two elective courses that extend the foundation into an area of specific interest, and a practicum that enables students to apply classroom concepts to real-world entrepreneurial projects of their own choosing.
- Two Core Courses Existing and modified management and entrepreneurship courses.
- Two Elective Courses Chosen from existing relevant courses across the University.
- One Practicum Experiential Course A structured real-world course that allows students to develop entrepreneurial solutions.