An economics major is available to the liberal arts student who wishes to pursue a social science degree. Graduates earn the bachelor of arts degree. The E. Claiborne Robins School of Business also offers an economics major for students who meet all the requirements for a business degree. Graduates earn a bachelor of science in business administration with a major in economics. Economics majors master the analytical tools necessary to evaluate private business decisions and government policies.
Assignments prepare students for a career in industry or in public service.
The diversity of coursework will, among many other things, teach students to recognize the influence of taxes and government spending on the economy, to measure movements in interest rates, to understand policies made by the Federal Reserve Bank, to determine the value of international currencies, to interpret the influence of events in Eastern Europe on the United States economy and to understand the pricing decisions of business enterprises. There are two options available to both the liberal arts student or the business student. Students may major in economics by completing 30 semester hours of coursework in the department. Upperlevel elective courses are offered in the areas of business economics, international economics, economic history, public policy and quantitative economics. Each major is assigned to a faculty advisor within the economics department.