经济学
什么是经济学预专业?
首先，什么是经济学? An 经济学 textbook used at St. Philip’s 大学 provides a concise definition. 第十五版 今日经济 布拉德利·R. Schiller and Karen Gebhardt defines 经济学 as “The study of how best to allocate scarce resources among competing uses” (page 5). 经济学 is relevant to a broad range of resource allocation decisions made daily by governments, 企业, 个人消费者. The 经济学 Pre-Major prepares the student to transfer to a university and major in 经济学. St. Philip’s 大学 provides 转移 Advising Guides, which are recommended plans of coursework, 经济学预备专业. Students pursuing the 经济学 Pre-Major may utilize the 转移 Advising Guides to tailor the plan of coursework to the specific transfer institution. 转移 Advising Guides include a recommended semester-by-semester plan of coursework with important notes regarding transfer to that specific institution.
我能学到什么??Coursework varies among 转移 Advising Guides, but all of the 经济学 Pre-Major Advising Guides recommend the two courses in the Principles of 经济学. The Principles of 经济学 are subdivided into courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. The content of these courses is well summarized by the course descriptions from the Spring 2018 edition of the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Principles of Macroeconomics is described as “An analysis of the economy as a whole including measurement and determination of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, 国民收入, 通货膨胀, 和失业. Other topics include international trade, 经济增长, 商业周期, and fiscal policy and monetary policy” (page 115). Principles of Microeconomics is described as “Analysis of the behavior of individual economic agents, including consumer behavior and demand, 生产者行为与供给, price and output decisions by firms under various market structures, 要素市场, 市场失灵, and international trade” (page 115). Both of these 经济学 courses, as part of the 社会与行为科学 core curriculum, also promote the development of critical thinking, 沟通, 社会责任, and empirical and quantitative skills.
What can I do with this course of study?Students may prepare to transfer to a university and major in 经济学. 在某些情况下, the recommended plan of coursework in the 转移 Advising Guide leads to an Associate of Arts degree from St. Philip’s 大学 before transfer. |
What's special about the program?经济学 Pre-Majors may prepare for transfer into either the Bachelor of Arts in 经济学 or the Bachelor of 业务 Administration in 经济学. 经济学 Pre-Major 转移 Advising Guides are available for both the Bachelor of Arts in 经济学 and for the Bachelor of 业务 Administration in 经济学.
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