Majors 101: Business

EconomicsBy Kathy Dong Rachelle ManookianRichard Hsieh

Business Economics! • School of Social Sciences• Department of Economics:

o Economicso Business Economicso Quantitative Economics

• May only choose one• BUT all three majors may specialize in

International Issues and Economics

So....what is Business Econ?!

• Learning what an Economics major would

• Applying it to the business world!• What do you actually learn about?

o the study of the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of wealth to produce and obtain those goods

o What does this mean?! How do we use our resources

What will you be learning?• Helping businesses answer that

question:o How should we use our resources?

• In order to answer this, we learn....o How and why corporations expando The impact of entrepreneurso The interactions between

corporationso The role of governments in

regulation

Everyday Life

• Scarcity of goods, prices, and budget.• Think of your consumption

• Watching the news o Politics

Change of Major

• Requirements o Cumulative GPA: 2.00 GPAo Complete these classes with 2.5+

GPA Math 2A, 2B Econ 20A, 20B

o Note: No grade below a C

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

Research Opportunities

• Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP):o Intensive 5 week on-campus

residential program.o Focus on first generation university

students.o 8 units of academic credit.o Demands 5 week of commitment.

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

• Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

Research Opportunities

• Honors Program:o Emphasis on

creative thinking skills, independent analysis, problem solving, writing, and communication.

o Students will need to complete an independent research project Honors thesis Working with faculty

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

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, CDifference from Economics degree• 3 more classes: Econ 25, Econ 122B,

one more Econ elective

Want more information? Visit...• Economics Department

o www.economics.uci.edu• Career Center

o www.career.uci.eduAny questions?