Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Economics] From Westminster College Salt Lake City

The Bachelor of Science degree emphasizes the relation of economics to business. Economics makes an excellent complement to businesses disciplines. Most business disciplines look at the business from the inside out. Economics looks at business in the context of its relation to other businesses, to the government, to consumers, to employment, and to the evolution of society as a whole. The Bachelor of Science degree also offers students the option to enter the MBA program taking one less class than students would have to take otherwise.

Economics provides excellent preparatory work for business in general. Why? Because Economics provides the basic theoretical construct that underlies many business theories. Students must have a basic foundation in business: principles of management, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Systems. An Economics degree also provides basic skills for making economic forecasts, analyzing quantitative data, and doing regression analysis.

Key Benefits

• We involve students in real-world applications of theory, such as assessing the value of wilderness or conducting forecasts.
• We offer students the opportunity to do an internship. Many of our students have found internships with the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the Department of Natural Resources, and the State Tax Commission, among others.
• Economics at Westminster offers a broader perspective than that found at most other academic institutions. This involves exposing students to the different perspectives within economics as well as honing their quantitative skills.
• Our program offers a strong international component. Three of our economics faculty are from countries outside the US. Moreover, many of our courses deal with important developments ongoing in the world economy: the transition from communism to market-based economies, the market reforms ongoing in China, and a number of special topic courses involving international travel.
• We offer students a choice of one of two tracks: the Bachelor of Science degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree.