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Courses
Syllabi
Electives, Graduation and Distribution Requirements
Internships, Independent Projects and Preceptorships
Recommended Course Selections for Various Career Paths
Towards a Ph.D. in Economics
Towards an M.B.A.
Towards a Career in Government, Public Service
or Non-Profits
Towards a Position in the Business Sector
Interested in Accounting?
Venturing Out as an Entrepreneur?
Towards an International Career
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Curriculum
Towards a Career in Government, Public Service, or Non-Profit
Organizations
Many employees of government agencies are trained in economics and
business. These people work in the areas of economic development,
urban planning, housing, transportation, natural resource management,
government finance, and numerous other governmental divisions. In
addition, an economics major can be an important component in a
preprofessional undergraduate program leading to graduate study
in areas such as law, urban planning, international relations, and
public administration.
(a) To prepare yourself for a career in government, you should consider
as electives:
* ECON 231 (Environmental Economics and Policy)
* ECON 457 (Finance)
* ECON 431 (Public Finance)
* ECON 442 (Labor Economics).
(b) If you anticipate a career in the Federal Reserve System or
as a federal policy analyst, you should also consider:
* ECON 356 (Capital Markets)
* ECON 422 (International Finance in Historical Perspective).
(c) Finally, many of the skills required in non-profit organizations
are similar to those required in the business sector or those which
lay the foundation for a successful entrepreneur. See Business and
International for courses related to these interests.
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