经济学专业
篮球投注学院
作为一个 经济学专业, you will learn how to solve problems in business and society. Meredith’s program focuses on the practical applications of economics to everyday situations and dilemmas and offers a high degree of flexibility.
我们的经济学学士学位
通过经济学专业, you will gain a solid foundation in economic theory and principles, and develop the analytical skills necessary to apply, 理解, and test those theories and principles in practice.
在毕业, students will be well-equipped to pursue meaningful careers right out of college and be prepared for graduate school. 在梅勒迪斯, students can customize their program in a way that maximizes their success, 比如增加第二专业.
经济学课程
经济学专业
的 Bachelor of Arts in Economics requires students to complete 30-33 credit hours, including 18 credit hours of core courses and 12 credit hours of economics electives.
Additionally, students are required to submit a portfolio in economics to complete the major.
为什么在篮球投注学习经济学?
- 的 商学院 is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the hallmark of excellence in business education. 不到三分之一的美国人.S. 商学院课程和 just 6% worldwide meet the rigorous standards of AACSB International accreditation.
- 篮球投注是 one of only two women’s colleges in the world 赢得这种荣誉.
- 你会 gain a competitive edge in the job market 通过我们的 职业工具箱, a series of integrated career development activities offered in several business courses.
- 你会 have the opportunity to apply to the Broyhill商业伙伴计划 哪一个 prepares students for top internships and job placements through specially designed leadership and professional development activities that complement any major field of study in the 商学院.
- 经济学学生参加a 各种各样的实习机会. Recent internship placements include
- 瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 人类家园
- 的 加速MBA is a 4+1 program that allows Meredith undergraduate students to earn a graduate degree in just one additional year，既节省时间又节省金钱.
- 学生组织 经济学专业的学生包括
- Beta Gamma Sigma, a premier academic honor society for business students
- Omicron Delta Epsilon, an honor society recognizing academic achievement in economics
- 是, a national organization for students enrolled in programs designed to develop vocational and professional competencies in business, 办公室工作, 以及商业教师教育
What Can I Do With a Degree in Economics?
实习
的 商学院 has a required internship program, giving 经济学专业s the opportunity to gain hands-on training by completing economics internships with leading businesses, 政府机构, 非营利组织.
Recent examples of internships completed by Meredith students include
- 瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 人类家园
- 威克县城市部门
- 行走希望基金会
经济学工作
An economics degree prepares students for a wide array of potential careers as well as graduate study. Companies that have hired recent graduates of Meredith’s economics program include
- BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
- 瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)
- 大都会人寿
- 情景应用程序
Graduate programs that have accepted recent graduates of Meredith’s economics program include
- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
- 范德比尔特法学院
Presidential Scholar 卡罗尔·雅布隆斯基，20岁, took advantage of opportunities early on at Meredith, allowing her to land a job at 大都会人寿 Global Technology months before graduation.
作为篮球投注的学生, 维多利亚Kinney, ’18, 设定目标并实现它们, 在情景应用程序谋到一个职位, one of the world’s leading employers, 甚至在她完成学位之前.
Zainabu Otieno’s experience at Meredith prepared her for a job on Wall Street.
Videos 关于 Meredith’s 经济学专业
经济新闻与活动
Professor of Economics Anne York was interviewed by 市场 and was included in their national broadcast on June 21, 2023.
Two 篮球投注大学 teams participated in DataFest at NC State this spring, 两支球队都获得了奖项. DataFest is an event sponsored by the American Statistical Association and held at schools around the country each spring. 的 event lasts from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, while undergraduate teams compete to explore and analyze a secret data set provided by an anonymous client. Teams share insights in a brief presentation at the end of the event.
In the 2022-23 教师 Distinguished Lecture, Professor of Finance Bing Yu presented “Impact Investing: Driving Capitalists to Do Good While Doing Well.讲座继续进行 2022年10月13日星期四 晚上7点.m.，在琼斯礼堂.
