经济学理学学士

学生将首先了解经济学的基本原理，并从微观经济学（决策制定）和宏观经济学（均衡与动态）的角度学习经济学方法来分析经济及其问题。学生可以期望更好地了解市场经济的运作方式，以及利率，失业，通货膨胀，贸易，政府赤字等的变动来源。他们将熟悉消费者的决策和利润最大化的情况。公司，以及这些决策如何相互作用以产生市场结果。<br> <br>他们还将学习如何分析经济统计数据，并使用计量经济学分析来了解经济关系并做出预测。也将适用于重要的社会问题以及制定公共政策和经济法规的决策。在个人层面上，该计划提供实用的决策技巧（评估替
Students will begin by gaining an understanding of the basic principles of economics They learn economic approaches to the analysis of the economy and its problems, from both the microeconomic (decision-making) and macroeconomic (equilibrium and dynamics) perspectives. Students can expect to gain a better understanding of how a market economy works, and of the sources of movements in interest rates, unemployment, inflation, trade, government deficits, etc. They will become familiar with decision-making by consumers and profit-maximizing firms, and how those decisions interact to generate market outcomes.<br><br>They will also learn how to analyze economic statistics and use econometric analysis to understand economic relations and make predictions. Application will also be made to important social issues and the decisions behind the formulation of public policy and economic regulation. At a personal level, the program provides practical decision-making skills (evaluating alternatives, determining the market value of a house, making investments for retirement, and evaluating risks) and opens up a wide variety of career opportunities, especially in the financial services sector.<br><br>The ECU economics department is dedicated to providing a program of study that avoids one-size-fits-all uniformity. Our three degree tracks and wide range of economics electives allow students to fine tune their program to meet their specific career goals, from immediate employment through continuing professional (law or business) or academic (master's or doctoral) study. This gives students more flexibility and options for completing a degree than other programs.<br><br>The economics faculty brings their course work to life by integrating current events and cutting-edge research into their classes. In addition to being highly active researchers, our faculty have received numerous university teaching awards for their enthusiastic and innovative teaching methods. In addition, we have a very high advisor to advisee ratio: every faculty advisor for about 10 advisees, which means that our majors receive full attention from faculty.