Welcome to the Associate Degree Economics (Transfer 2+2)
Associate Degree Economics for Transfer (AS-T) is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a California State University. Students completing these degrees (AA-T or AS-T) are guaranteed admission to the CSU system
Economics is the study of how society allocates scarce resources (land, labor, capital) in an attempt to satisfy unlimited wants. It is broadly divided into two branches: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. The potential role of government to wholly or partially correct market failures is then considered. The two branches approach the fundamental questions of resource allocation from opposite sides: one from the perspective of the economy as a whole (macroeconomics) and one from the perspective of the individual agents in the economy (microeconomics).
Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate, through written and oral academic work, an understanding of how the market economy fundamentally operates. Specifically, students will develop the quantitative reasoning and critical analytic/graphical skills necessary to comprehend and explain basic microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and functions, including, but not limited to, supply and demand, pricing decision, firm’s production decisions and profit maximization decision under various market structures, contending perspectives of economic thought, and the impacts of government policies (fiscal and monetary policies) on gross domestic product, unemployment, inflation, budget deficits, national debt, foreign currency, and the international economy.
Career Option
An economics degree is a great background for many careers. You'll be prepared to work in banking, finance, insurance, investment and the corporate world. Your job options include: Economist, Teacher, Arbitrator, Market researcher, Lawyer. Stockbroker, Government worker