ECN - Economics

ECN

The study of economics provides students with the skills and knowledge to critically analyze issues regarding society in many fields, including political science, geography, mathematics, psychology, engineering, and law. Pairing well with most majors, the central quest of economics is to determine the most logical and effective use of resources to meet private and social goals. Southern Virginia University students in the economics minor study wealth, poverty, growth, trade, money, jobs, income, depression, recession, prices and monopolies, and what makes the world work from day to day. You will work with peers and professors in small class sizes to create models and real-life scenarios for hands-on application, and develop proficiency in R programming language and RStudio as they study choice in a world of scarcity and examine the pros and cons in various hypothetical and real situations.