Santa Clara University

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Professors: Mario L. Belotti (W. M. Keck Foundation Professor), William F. Donnelly, S.J., Alexander J. Field (Michel and Mary Orradre Professor), John M. Heineke, William A. Sundstrom, Thaddeus J. Whalen Jr.

Associate Professors: Henry Demmert, Carolyn L. Evans, Linda Kamas, Michael Kevane (Department Chair), Kris J. Mitchener, Helen Popper, Thomas R. Russell, Dongsoo Shin

Assistant Professor: Homa Zarghamee

As one of the social sciences, economics studies how the choices we make as individuals—as consumers and producers, as savers and investors, as managers and employees, as citizens and voters—combine to determine how society uses its scarce resources to produce and distribute goods and services.

This practical, useful discipline provides insights into important issues such as the determinants of wealth and poverty; unemployment, inflation, international trade, and economic growth; and success and failure in the marketplace. The rigorous, systematic analysis that the study of economics brings to bear on these and other real-world issues provides excellent preparation for careers in both the private and the public sectors, as well as for graduate study in economics, business, public policy, and law.

Economics graduates pursue varied careers in business, law, banking and finance, government service, education, and private consulting. Students considering graduate study in economics leading to a master’s or doctoral degree are strongly encouraged to meet with their advisor as early as possible to plan an appropriate course of study.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

In addition to fulfilling the University Core Curriculum and College of Arts and Sciences requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree, students majoring in economics must complete the following departmental requirements:

• ECON 1 or 1E, 2, and 3
• MATH 11 and 12, or MATH 30 and 31
• OMIS 40 and 41, or MATH 122 and 123
• ECON 113, 114 115, and 181 or 181
• Five upper-division economics electives, at least two of which must be completed after ECON 113 and 115

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