Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics will be able to:
- Understand the economic way of thinking and apply it to a wide variety of issues and problems.
- Understand economic concepts and analytical skills and apply them to economic problems.
- Demonstrate a basic descriptive knowledge of the U.S. and world economies.
- Understand the role of institutions, especially markets and government, in shaping economic outcomes.
- Obtain and analyze relevant economic data to test hypotheses against evidence.
- Write clearly about economic issues.
- Explain and defend ideas orally.