The Economics Major leads to a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree. The emphasis of this major is on the quantitative methods used to analyze the problems and concerns of business and society.
Graduates are well prepared for advanced studies in business, economics, politics and government.
Each incoming student is required to take 6 credits in the Social Science Division, in either political science, economics, psychology, or sociology. Students in economics majors will be required to take most economics courses at Villanova University. Any student with an interest in an economics major should take Introductory Macro and Micro Economics in her freshman year. Financial Accounting I and II, in the freshman year. What follows is the usual sequence of courses.