Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics will be able to:

• Understand the economic way of thinking and apply it to a wide variety of issues and problems.
• Understand economic concepts and analytical skills and apply them to economic problems.
• Demonstrate a basic descriptive knowledge of the U.S. and world economies.
• Understand the role of institutions, especially markets and government, in shaping economic outcomes.
• Obtain and analyze relevant economic data to test hypotheses against evidence.
• Write clearly about economic issues.
• Explain and defend ideas orally.