Enhance your analytical skills as you learn how to use economics to better understand human behavior. You'll also focus on quantitative skills and the development of rational thought and critical thinking.
To build a solid base of understanding, you'll take foundational courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and mathematics. Then you will refine those skills in statistics and intermediate economic theory classes. In upper-level courses, these reasoning abilities are applied to specific situations with a particular focus on understanding social problems from an economics perspective.
You can explore economic principles and theory through research, internship and study abroad.
Choose Your Degree
There are two ways to earn an undergraduate degree in Economics at Texas A&M University. You will choose which degree program will work best for you — the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
Both degree plans offer a strong liberal arts curriculum that draws on coursework from throughout the College of Arts and Sciences and Texas A&M University. You'll have flexibility in choosing courses that interest you through both degree programs.
Degree Options
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Bachelor of Arts in Economics
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics degree plan requires four semesters of a college-level foreign language.
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Bachelor of Science in Economics
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics degree plan builds skills in social science research and data analysis.
Careers
An Economics major will prepare you for a wide variety of career fields. You may choose a career in:
- Business
- Law
- Finance
- Non-profit organizations
- Government
- Public policy
- Politics