圣麥克大學

As an economics major at Saint Michael's you will explore the trends that are transforming our economy and changing the world we live in. Your classes will examine topics such as income inequality, immigration, international economic development, discrimination, globalization, health care reform, trade deficits, the U.S. debt, and more. In all your courses, you will learn a new set of analytical techniques, and critical thinking and communication skills that are in demand throughout the economy.

Your first courses will teach you about key economic concepts and the role of markets, along with how to measure and interpret Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unemployment and price levels. You'll examine economic instability through a study of causes and policy prescriptions from two major opposing schools of thought: Classical and Keynesian. You'll learn about interest rates and the Federal Reserve and consider current policy debates on international trade, monetary and fiscal policy, the deficit, economic growth and productivity. You'll also have an introduction to how economists interpret the everyday decisions of consumers, businesses and workers and apply economic analysis to real-world questions like minimum wage, business profits, taxes, outsourcing and environmental policies.

Later courses cover statistical thinking as applied to such topics as probability distributions, regressions, correlation, analysis of variance and so on. Advanced macro- and micro-economics classes in our department delve deeper into theories and policies surrounding income and price level, interest rates and monetary and fiscal policy. You’ll more closely examine market failures and government involvement in the economy.

Your studies will culminate as a senior in a research thesis. You will prepare an original research proposal on a topic that interests you, conduct research, and present your results with close faculty guidance from start to finish.

Careers

Economics opens up many job opportunities. As an economics major you will learn analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills that are in demand by many firms and government agencies. After graduation, our majors go on to careers like:

• Financial Analyst
• Mutual Funds Associate
• Senior Research and Statistics
• Equity Derivatives Specialist
• Financial Services Coordinator
• Global Relations Management
• Internal Sales Representative
• Market Research Analyst
• Account Manager
• Climate Solutions Advisor
• Policy Analyst