Economics Education

Many people may think that economics is only about money, but that's not true. In fact, economics is a subject that extends between a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Bachelor of Science (BS).

Credit to NCES

As an economics major (or any major) there are required courses that many students, if not all, will take. A schedule for an economics major will have a number of courses such as:

Economic Development

Economic Institutions

Economic Theory

Economics (micro/macro)

Government and Industry

International Economics

Labor Economics

Money and Banking

Public Finance

Regional Economics

Statistics

Just from seeing the classes listed above, communication, interpretation, and working with complex data are a few of the skills obtained from getting a degree in economics. With every major there are other classes that pertain to the field, and every university has different requirements. I believe it's important to communicate, interpret, and work with complex data because these skills can translate to many careers, and not everyone will end up working in the field they went to school for.

Written by Colin Bergman

Economics Major - MyMajor

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