Welcome to the Economics Department
The economics department offers both a major and a minor.聽All majors and minors begin by learning the before developing more advanced theoretical and empirical tools in the . Majors choose from a and demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a capstone . Students often choose courses that reflect their interest in a particular career (e.g., research, public policy, environmental economics, or business) or complement their studies with a minor in聽mathematics, computer science,听philosophy, or聽public health, among many others.
Throughout the major, students are taught, supported, and advised by the exceptionally talented economics faculty. Each faculty member is an active researcher and committed to student learning, as evidenced by the combined total of eight聽teaching awards received by the department.
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