在JCC学习经济学
The 社会科学 degree with an economics concentration at Jamestown 社区 College prepares you for transfer into a bachelor level B.A. 经济学专业. You can pursue careers in market and operations analyses, banking, insurance, and government.
Economics is the study of how we individually or collectively choose to use our scarce resources. In making these decisions, we also consider what we have given up, or our opportunity costs. 从广义上讲, economics helps us to explain historical behavior, 当前世界大事, and make predictions about the future using economic statistics and theoretical models.
在JCC的项目中, you’ll study the production and distribution of resources, 货物, and services by collecting and analyzing data, 研究趋势, and evaluating economic issues. 课程 focus on how consumers, businesses, governments, and markets interact.
You’ll work closely with your advisor to choose your courses and prepare for transferring after graduation. The economics concentration is a 纽约州立大学 Transfer Path, which can help you identify core coursework for transfer to four-year 纽约州立大学 schools. JCC的项目适用于B.A. 经济学专业. B.S. 经济学专业 may have additional requirements. Most economists need a master’s degree or a Ph.D.
2022 median pay for economists: $113,940/year according to the U.S. 劳工统计局
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社会科学技能
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the social science approach by using social science concepts and theories to analyze behaviors or institutions (as appropriate to the discipline). This outcome is to be assessed in 2000-level courses.
- Explain or demonstrate the methods that social scientists use to explore social phenomena, or to gather and interpret information (as appropriate to the discipline). This outcome is to be assessed in 2000-level courses.
- Demonstrate knowledge of both microeconomic and macroeconomic basic theories and models.