Economics.

[Vince]

Want can anyone tell me about this program?

Thanks

[Vince]

Re: Economics.

anyone? I'm thinking about going into this major.

[Spear]

Re: Economics.

I've been looking at this as my major too. Ironically enough at Concordia as well. The one thing that loses my interest is the math involved, I took a HS course on Economics, so that got my feet wet in the subject.

But I'd like to know more, maybe somebody out there can help us out?

[Vince]

Re: Economics.

I already did Macro and passed it last semester at Vanier.

[chippered]

Re: Economics.

I just finished macro also. It was pretty interesting to see how things work and get a bigger picture of things. Now when I hear things on the news or read them in the paper, i'll know what the hell their talking about.

[Bobolini]

Re: Economics.

Want can anyone tell me about this program?

Thanks

This is a rather vague question. Economics in general, is the study of Supply and Demand based off of scarce resources. Of course there are other ways on defining it.

What's your future desire? Many Economists end up tied to the Federal Government one way or another. It's all related to theory and essentially has unlimited bounds for how their field is defined.

If you do decide to go with Economics as a major, look at at what your college/university offers in terms of specializing. For instance, International Economics, Money & Banking, Macro Economics. Micro Economics, Govermental Economics, and so on.

Some people love economics and others can't stand it. The most interesting thing about economics is that essentially anything can be related to some sort of economic theory. Including the opportunity cost you are paying right now to read my babble.

[Spectre]

Re: Economics.

Hey guys, I graduated last year with a BA with Honors in Economics from New York University. If you have any specific questions, go ahead and shoot.

One thing I'll mention right away is that there are loads of career paths to follow with an econ degree. For example, I'm in medical school right now while some of my college buddies are now in law school and many others are working on Wall St.

Spear, about the math involved, it really depends on what you want to do. If you want to do theoretical economics (game theory is included here), then yes the math gets pretty strenuous (you'll have to take up to linear algebra at most places for this path). My program also had a separate policy track that was far lighter on the math. I focused more on policy issues but I did my thesis on a more theoretical issue. Most programs have a split track approach like that. The math that was required for my track ended at pre-calc (I took up to Calc II though for other reasons). The best thing to do is look into the individual program- honestly, the math isn't that bad

[Bobolini]

Re: Economics.

The math requirements will vary by school. All business majors (yes, Econ was under business) at my university required a class in Quantitative Analysis and 2 classes in Statistics. Depending on your major, the math requirements change, but all business majors had to take and pass these classes. Like I said, it all varies by school.

[Vince]

Re: Economics.

I've been looking at this as my major too. Ironically enough at Concordia as well. The one thing that loses my interest is the math involved, I took a HS course on Economics, so that got my feet wet in the subject.

But I'd like to know more, maybe somebody out there can help us out?

I think I'll be doubling majoring at Concordia in E-Con and Poli Sci.

[Vince]

Re: Economics.

The math requirements will vary by school. All business majors (yes, Econ was under business) at my university required a class in Quantitative Analysis and 2 classes in Statistics. Depending on your major, the math requirements change, but all business majors had to take and pass these classes. Like I said, it all varies by school.

I did Quantitative methods already.

[Mo]

Re: Economics.

I think I'll be doubling majoring at Concordia in E-Con and Poli Sci.

I took both Micro and Macro last semester, and there really not that diffucult as far as the Math is concern.

[Vince]

Re: Economics.

Yup. Math in Macro is basically just to calculate things like the CPI.

[LiquidCrash]

Re: Economics.

I was in the Econ program for about 2 years here in Boulder. The math wasn't that difficult in the stuff I did, but there was a decent bit of Calc need in Intermediate Micro (kind of a 2nd year Micro class). I'm in an International Econ class now, most of the math in it is just graphing.

[bryan_05]

Re: Economics.

WOOOHOOO ECONOMICS!

I was an economics major at the University of Evansville. I had an emphasis in Business Administration as well.

For me, it was a great mix of business, math, and finance. You will graduate with a REALLY twisted view of the world, business, everything. There are many, many career paths you can take with an econ degree, depends on experience, preference, and your emphasis. I am an analyst for a natural gas company now.

EDIT: I loved math until I got passed Calc 3. Calc 1 and basic statistics will cover your basic degree. If you do Math + Econ then it won't. So many possibilities

[bryan_05]

Re: Economics.

First question everyone should be asked in Microeconomics...

"What is your free time worth?"