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If you love tackling intricate challenges to uncover solutions, pursuing an Economics degree will sharpen your analytical abilities and open doors to diverse career opportunities. The principles of economics apply across multiple sectors such as commerce, industry, workforce development, farming, environmental resources, and public policy. At the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, Bachelor of Arts in Economics students cultivate an economist's mindset by mastering problem decomposition and building analytical techniques for resolution. To earn a BA in Economics, students must first finish the program's foundational coursework. Additionally, economics majors need to complete a minor in their preferred field and four semesters of foreign language study to graduate as well-versed, adaptable professionals. The BA in Economics program offers considerable flexibility in upper-level elective choices and the option to pursue supplementary majors or minors.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Business Knowledge, Understand interactions between corporations, governments, and market systems. Analyze price formation in free markets. Implement profit-optimizing strategies for typical business scenarios. Examine factors influencing global trade and international market dynamics.
Collaboration, Exchange constructive feedback, concepts, and guidance professionally. Manage task allocation and responsibility distribution to ensure timely group project completion. Assess individual and collective contributions to team-based initiatives.
Communication, Craft audience-appropriate written content with precision and coherence. Incorporate data effectively in both written reports and verbal presentations.
Students must have high school equivalent to USA and entry requirements vary from country to country. International applicants whose primary language is not English, or who attended school in a non-English speaking country, regardless of citizenship, must prove English proficiency. English proficiency may be proven by one or more of the following:
TOEFL iBT - 79
IELTS - 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - 53
IB (English A – Higher Level) - 5 or higher
Cambridge English Scale (C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency) - 176