Economics is the study of human behavior in the production, exchange and consumption of material goods and services. The Department of Economics at The University of Tampa teaches
corporate and managerial finance, macroeconomics and microeconomics. Economics majors can specialize in many areas and have career opportunities in government and the private sector.
UT economics students have been accepted to law schools and graduate programs at numerous prestigious colleges and universities. Others have found positions through internships with the U.S. Congress, U.S. Treasury Department, The World Bank, Citigroup, Bank of America, Smith Barney and more.
Business economics students are encouraged to join UT’s chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, an international business fraternity. Qualified students are also invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma national business honor society. These and other business organizations at UT offer guest speakers, field trips, as well as professional development, guidance and networking.
Students are taught to apply economics as a decision-making tool for important individual, institutional and societal issues.
Programs
The
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics provides a strong background in all the functional areas of business to complement their economics major.
The
Bachelor of Arts in Economics provides the opportunity for students to gain exposure to business without requiring them to take many off the specialized courses in the business economics major.
Topics of Study
- How a country can use scarce resources to maximize consumer satisfaction.
- How a firm's prices and products are determined in a free market system.
- The Theory of Consumer Behavior and the Law of Demand.
- How business costs are used in a firm's production decisions.
- How firms can maximize profits in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets.
- Major factors that cause changes in aggregate income, employment and prices.
- The role of the Federal Reserve system in determining the money supply and interest rates.
- The role of fiscal policy in economic activity.
- The interdependence that exists between the United States and global trading partners.
- The impact of international trade and capital flows on exchange rates, the balance of payments, and national standards of living.