You’ll develop conceptual frameworks and analytical skills to critically evaluate economic outcomes, issues and policies. Our program reflects the liberal arts tradition of economics, including the study of a foreign language, as well as a business economics orientation that emphasizes the development of quantitative skills.
The departmental honors program provides an opportunity for eligible economics majors to conduct a high-quality independent research project during their senior year under the direction of a faculty mentor. Recent departmental honors theses in Economics included Hallam Doney's “What Influences College Student Success?” and Rithika Vajjravelu's “The Battle for Brains”.