准备在管理、金融、公共政策或法律方面的职业生涯，主修经济学.
Major Roadmap
探索你的选择——上课、实习、研究和出国留学. Utilize the Economics BBA Major Guide to find what interests you, discover what you love, 并创造一个重要的经验，启动你的未来.
你会成为企业或政府的重要顾问，因为你有能力理解模式和预测未来. With sharp analytical thinking and quantitative skills, 你将拥有成为世界银行金融分析师的背景, 国会代表的公共政策专家, or a consultant for a multinational company. 你也会成为法学院的杰出候选人, 这通常需要学生理解经济原理.
As an Economics major, you’ll study markets, banking, 商业法和当前的经济问题，如环境和医疗保健. Learn about consumer decision-making, business law, how pricing and wages are determined, and international trade.
Austin, 这里是美国发展最快的城市之一，也是科技中心, 提供了无限的机会来建立人际关系，并尝试在专业领域的角色. 你将有机会与教授一起进行相关研究，这对社区有益, 比如确定奥斯汀马拉松赛经济影响的研究, international tourism from Austin Sister Cities, and Latin entrepreneurship. 在大大小小的公司实习期间，你将进行财务分析，跟踪全球市场趋势, across all industries.
Earn Two Degrees in Five Years
完成经济学学士学位和硕士学位(MBA) with our pathway to receive two degrees in five years.
成功教练和学术顾问指导学生完成本科和研究生课程，以最大限度地提高收益. Learn More.
What do our graduates do?
经济学专业的学生可以从事各种各样的职业，也可以从圣. Edward’s. Here’s a sample.
- Analyst with JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Associate at Deutsche Bank
- Customer experience data analyst at WPEngine
- Senior associate at Vida Capital
- 云计算巨头VMWare拉丁美洲业务开发代表
- 作为TAPIF项目的一部分，法国凡尔赛学院的教师
Persistence Pays Off
Economics major Justin Lim ’18 knew he wanted to work for a tech startup in Austin. 在申请了几个WP引擎的职位后，没有听到他想要的答案, he decided to attend a company meet-and-greet. The rest, as they say, is history.
The Classroom and Beyond
因为经济学学位能培养智力, quantitative strength and critical thinking, 这个项目的学生将相关技能带到课堂之外的经验中. 他们参加实习，进行研究，并在学生组织中实践领导.
Economics Club
经济俱乐部促进了对经济思想的兴趣. Edward’s University. 该俱乐部是一个讨论经济问题的论坛，也是一个关于经济学职业和研究生课程的信息交流平台. 它还促进了对经济学感兴趣的学生之间的社会互动.
Research
财经系的教职员工致力于开展影响专业并使奥斯汀社区受益的研究，通常包括感兴趣的经济学学生参与研究和报告过程.
Degree Requirements
Major Requirements: 经济学学位计划需要70个小时的专业课程.
General Education Requirements: 所有专业都要求学生在四年的课程中完成44小时的通识教育, in addition to their major courses.
A few examples of the Economics courses students take:
- Microeconomic Theory – Analyze how pricing, output and employment are determined; the role of markets in the allocation of resources; and the types of market structure in a mixed economy.
- Money and Banking – Study the nature of money, the role of the Federal Reserve System, monetary theory and policy, commercial banking, credit structure, financial markets and international finance.
- Law and Economics-学习法律和经济制度的基础知识，并研究监管约束和司法决定如何影响我们的市场经济. 研究领域将包括财产权、合同法、刑法和反托拉斯法.
Degree Programs
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Economics
经济学工商管理硕士(BBA in Economics)非常适合那些喜欢以管理或金融等领域为职业目标的商业密集型学位的学生. 学生将在经济学和商业原理方面打下坚实的基础，并将学习各种管理课程, marketing, accounting, finance, statistics and business law.
Internships
Economics students intern at locally, 国内和国际公认的组织, where they conduct financial analysis, track global market trends, assist portfolio managers and work to minimize risk. 有些人与其他实习生和主管合作，评估组织的短期和长期目标. Our students have interned at JPMorgan Chase & Co., WP Engine, and Vida Capital, to name a few.
Our Faculty
我们的教师在他们的领域保持活跃，并专注于包括工业组织在内的领域, asymmetric information, data analysis, heterodox economics, statistics, 以及网络和高科技市场的经济学.
教师将多年的行业专业知识带到课堂上. 他们帮助学生获得宝贵的学习和成长机会，并全面支持学生的职业发展.
Economics Minor
辅修经济学的学生分析和理解全球, 通过学习商品和服务是如何在世界范围内生产和分配的区域和地方问题.
Required Courses:
- ECON 2301 – Microeconomic Principles
- ECON 2302 – Macroeconomic Principles
- 经济学3000+ -任何高级经济学课程(12学时)
Total Hours: 18
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