BA, B S Studying people's use of scarce resources to satisfy competing desires. Economists study people's use of scarce resources to satisfy competing desires. They look at society's financial, industrial, agricultural and labor organizations, its distribution of income and ownership rights, its governmental activities and its political and economic philosophies. They analyze how these and other factors influence the goods an economy produces, the methods used in production, and the distribution of output.
Economic analysis leads to explanations, predictions and policy suggestions.
In examining these sorts of questions, economics helps us to understand more clearly the choices available to us and the consequences of our decisions. This Fast Track program is designed for those seeking academic preparation in economics combined with professional training in public management and policy analysis. All majors will be assigned an advisor from among the School's economics faculty. These are university required courses that are listed in the Catalog. The Sociology course may be either a lower or upper level course, and will constitute an elective.