Major in Economics
Explore the use, distribution, and importance of resources, goods, and services in society in a business context.
As a major in economics at Santa Clara University, you’ll learn how the choices we make as individuals combine to determine how society uses its scarce resources to produce and distribute goods and services. This practical discipline provides insights into such important issues as the determinants of wealth and poverty in the global economy; the causes of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth; and the evaluation of alternative economic and social policies. You will learn powerful analytical tools with many applications in business.
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Major Requirements
Major Requirements in the Leavey School of Business*
In addition to fulfilling the University Core Curriculum and the Leavey School of Business requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, students majoring in economics must complete the following departmental requirements:
- ECON 113, 113, 115, and 181 or 182
- Three upper-division economics electives, at least two of which must be completed after Econ 113 and 115
