Program for Undergraduate Students

Economics offers unique opportunities for your education. The study of economics at Clark can offer challenges. But it also offers rewards. The program of study for the major or minor helps the student develop analytical skills. It hones critical quantitative skills. Students who have studied economics can think more clearly and with growing expertise about many issues confronting us in the new century, including:

• Global warming
• The spread of a global economy
• Urban sprawl
• The challenge of economic development
• The rising cost of health care

Careers

Because it emphasizes the marriage of analytical skills and understanding the world, the study of economics at Clark also provides students with key building blocks for future career plans.

• Law schools welcome the background economics provides in logical thinking.
• Government agencies and graduate programs in public policy or economics appreciate the systematic approach to understanding the economy offered by economics.
• Business schools and businesses find the facility the economics major acquires in analytical thinking and quantitative methods of analysis attractive.
• Careers include employment in finance, business, government, economics consulting, or the non-profit sector.

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Declaring an Economics Major

The Major/Minor Sign Up Form (PDF) must be signed by the Chair of Economics. At the same time, you need to submit the change of advisor form that will be submitted along with your major declaration form. All of the faculty in the department are willing to be advisors and you should feel free to ask anyone you want. However, if you prefer, the department will assign you an advisor.

Here is a typical timetable for completing the major. Please note that individual students may tailor their schedule a bit differently. It is advisable to complete Economics 10 and 11 by the sophomore year and Economics 205, 206, and 160 by the end of the junior year. Related courses are taken throughout the student's time at Clark.

Interdisciplinary Studies

Students who study economics can integrate their major or minor into Clark's interdisciplinary programs, including the International Studies Stream, Urban Development and Social Change, and Law and Society. Many students also choose to link their major to related fields, such as International Development or Government.

If you would like more information on these programs, please consult the links. Feel free to discuss your interest with any faculty member in economics, or contact the chair of the Department, Professor Gray. You may make an appointment by calling him at (508)793-7226 or by e-mail at wgray@clarku.edu .

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