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Majors 101: Business Economics

Majors 101: Business Economics. By Kathy Dong Rachelle Manookian Richard Hsieh . Business Economics! . School of Social Sciences Department of Economics: Economics Business Economics Quantitative Economics May only choose one

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Majors 101: Business Economics

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  1. Majors 101: Business Economics By Kathy Dong Rachelle Manookian Richard Hsieh

  2. Business Economics! • School of Social Sciences • Department of Economics: • Economics • Business Economics • Quantitative Economics • May only choose one • BUT all three majors may specialize in International Issues and Economics

  3. So....what is Business Econ?! • Learning what an Economics major would • Applying it to the business world! • What do you actually learn about? • the study of the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of wealth to produce and obtain those goods • What does this mean?! • How do we use our resources

  4. What will you be learning? • Helping businesses answer that question: • How should we use our resources? • In order to answer this, we learn.... • How and why corporations expand • The impact of entrepreneurs • The interactions between corporations • The role of governments in regulation

  5. Everyday Life • Scarcity of goods, prices, and budget. • Think of your consumption • Watching the news • Politics

  6. Change of Major • Requirements • Cumulative GPA: 2.00 GPA • Complete these classes with 2.5+ GPA • Math 2A, 2B • Econ 20A, 20B • Note: No grade below a C

  7. Jobs and Careers • Accounting • Administration • Banking • Consulting • Data Analysis • Economist • Health Care (Administration) • Higher Education • Finance • Human Resources • IT • Insurance • Management • Operations • Research • Sales/Marketing • Teaching

  8. Research Opportunities • Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP): • Intensive 5 week on-campus residential program. • Focus on first generation university students. • 8 units of academic credit. • Demands 5 week of commitment. • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) • Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

  9. Research Opportunities • Honors Program: • Emphasis on • creative thinking skills, independent analysis, problem solving, writing, and communication. • Students will need to complete an independent research project • Honors thesis • Working with faculty

  10. Campus Organizations • Law and Economics Society • The Economics Society • Undergraduate Finance Association • Undergraduate Business Association • Accounting Association • American Marketing Association • The Economics Society • Beta Alpha Psi • Delta Sigma Pi • Sigma Psi Lambda

  11. Classes To Take The First Step • Economics 20A (Micro) • Economics 20B (Macro) • Math 2A, 2B, Math 4 Later you will take... • Economics 25 (counts for Mgmt 30A) • Economics 15 A,B • Economics 100 A, B, C Difference from Economics degree • 3 more classes: Econ 25, Econ 122B, one more Econ elective

  12. Want more information? Visit... • Economics Department • www.economics.uci.edu • Career Center • www.career.uci.edu Any questions?

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