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ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL STUDIES

Majors:

Economics

Business Concentration
International Concentration

Global Studies

Area Studies Option
Business Concentration
Cultural Affairs Concentration
Social Science Concentration

World Environment Concentration Minors:

Finance

Law and Economics
U.S. Issues and Policy

Major and/or minor in Geography are available
with Chair approval

The Department aims to provide students with an understanding of economic principles and with the tools the professional economist uses in dealing with national and international issues. Economics is a profession in its own right. Economists are found in banking, government, finance, investments, research, and teaching, as well as in business, labor, law, and the private non-profit sector. The Economics major is excellent preparation for direct career entry or for graduate work in Economics, Business, Law, Public Administration, and International Affairs.

Economics is a good academic preparation for those planning careers in financial planning, investments, and banking.

Prof. Demetrius Kantarelis has published text books used by colleges throughout the US

Several faculty members (Hickey and Kantarelis) are leaders in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA), an international group whose mission is to bring together all disciplines so that understanding of environmental issues is enhanced through interdisciplinary communication.

Faculty Areas of Interest:

Tom White – Environmental inequality

Dylan McGee – Researching risk aversion and utility theory; also, cost benefit analysis of pollution

Recent Graduate Schools

Clark University

Harvard

Duke University

New England School of Law

UMASS-Amherst

University of Connecticut

Career Fields:

Banking

Finance

Government

International Affairs

Investments

Recent Employers:

BankNorth

Earthdata International

Liberty Mutual

Lockheed Martin Corp.

MassMutual Financial Group

Morgan Stanley

Roche Laboratories, Inc.

UnumProvident

Did you Know?

More than 40% of Assumption undergraduates eventually go on to graduate school.