Economics is the study of how people choose to use resources including the time and talent people have available, the land, buildings, equipment, and other tools on hand, and the knowledge of how to combine them to create useful products and services. Important choices involve how much time to devote to work, to school, and to leisure, how many dollars to spend and how many to save, how to combine resources to produce goods and services, and how to vote and shape the level of taxes and the role of government. In short, economics includes the study of labor, land, and investments, of money, income, and production, and of taxes and government expenditures. Economists seek to measure well-being, to learn how well-being may increase overtime, and to evaluate the well-being of the rich and the poor.
Economics majors are successful in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in businesses are most common, economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government, non-profits, and international relations, as well as in academic roles.
Baccalaureate/Transfer Options
- Associate in Arts with concentration in Economics
- Suggested courses for Economics Concentration: ECON 231, 232
- Other suggested courses: ECON 225; MATH 160, 170, 190, plus courses in sociology and political science
- Associate in Science with concentration in Economics
- Suggested courses for Economics Concentration: ECON 231, 232
- Other suggested courses: ECON 225; MATH 160, 170, 190, plus courses in sociology and political science
