Economics, a social science, analyzes the market and non-market production and allocation of goods and services. The problems associated with society's effort to prosper in a world possessing finite resources provide the focus.
The program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree for a student enrolled in the College of Arts and Science with a major in economics or with a major in economics education has the same group and language requirements as other Bachelor of Arts programs offered in the College of Arts and Science.
Both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree are available to students enrolled in the College of Business and Economics. The group and language (Bachelor of Arts) or quantitative proficiency (Bachelor of Science) requirements for students enrolled in the College of Business and Economics are described in the College of Business and Economics section of this catalog.
A minor program in economics is also available.
Students majoring in economics will be advised by the faculty of the Department of Economics within the College of Business and Economics.