Description
Students who major in this program, in addition to acquiring a broad liberal education, prepare for careers in business and finance; for careers in government such as economic analysis, administration, and foreign service; and, by completing graduate study in a university, for professional careers in law, business, and economics. McDaniel College’s Economics graduates are admitted to fine graduate schools in economics, business administration, and law. Others go directly to jobs in businesses such as banking, insurance, and manufacturing, while others secure positions in federal departments such as Labor, Commerce, FDIC, IRS, State, NSA, and Federal Reserve Board. A student may also prepare to teach social studies in public secondary schools (middle/high school).
Many students complete a double major with Business Administration. Thus, gaining understanding of the domestic and international economic environment in which firms operate, as well as applied skills in areas such as accounting, management, marketing, finance and entrepreneurship.
Requirements for Departmental Honors
Honors students, in addition to maintaining a departmental average of 3.50, are expected to demonstrate academic leadership as evidenced by their ability to discuss economic issues and to perform research. To that end, the honors students must write a senior, honors thesis (normally of four semester-hours credit).
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