{"id":199,"date":"2016-10-12T14:03:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muwww03-www.marshall.edu\/cob-dev\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:18:46","slug":"economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/undergraduate\/economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-9\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"view-economics-internships-and-jobs\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('view-economics-internships-and-jobs', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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Graduates of the program add value to many types of organizations. They are prepared to meet the challenges of the modern-day business environment because they have mastered many professional skills.<\/p>\n<p>To be more specific, students who graduate with a B.B.A. in Economics are able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communicate economic ideas and analysis effectively, in writing and in oral presentations<\/li>\n<li>Use quantitative techniques, economic modeling, and problem-solving skills to develop, complete, and present a research project involving economic analysis<\/li>\n<li>Review and analyze, critically, alternative economic policy proposals<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of proposed and existing government programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/uc\/files\/COB-Economics-1-Page-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economics Plan of Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h3>FIN &amp; ECON Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/profile\/shaorong-zhang\/shaorong-zhang-a-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2020\/12\/Shaorong-Zhang-A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/shaorong-zhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Shaorong Zhang<\/a>, Department Chair<br \/>\nDepartment of Finance &amp; Economics<br \/>\nMarshall University<br \/>\nLewis College of Business<br \/>\nOne John Marshall Drive<br \/>\nHuntington, WV 25755<br \/>\nOffice: SBUS 218<br \/>\nPhone: 304-696-2606<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lcob@marshall.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lcob@marshall.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>Opportunities &amp; Careers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Law School<\/li>\n<li>Graduate School in Economics, Applied Economics, International Affairs, Public Administration, Finance, Statistics, and many other fields<\/li>\n<li>Business School (MBA programs)<\/li>\n<li>Analyst, Research Associate, Bank Examiner, or Financial Institution Specialist with the FDIC or Federal Reserve System<\/li>\n<li>Private Sector Financial Services: Investment Management, Financial Advising, Financial Planning &amp; Wealth Management, Securities Broker, Banking, Insurance<\/li>\n<li>State or Federal Government, or an Economic Consultancy Firm, as a:\n<ul>\n<li>Budget Analyst<\/li>\n<li>Research Analyst in Fiscal Policy, Government Program\u00a0evaluation, or<\/li>\n<li>Environmental and Transportation economics<\/li>\n<li>Regional Development Planner<\/li>\n<li>Project Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAoBjpgET50&amp;ab_channel=MarshallUniversityLewisCollegeofBusiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8150 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2022\/03\/duncan-econ-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2022\/03\/duncan-econ-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2022\/03\/duncan-econ-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2022\/03\/duncan-econ.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAoBjpgET50&amp;ab_channel=MarshallUniversityLewisCollegeofBusiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economics student speaks about the program<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>As you can see, the possibilities are endless! And the money is good: starting salaries for graduates in economics, in the above fields, average $54,800. For more information on job and career possibilities, we have prepared for you an extensive Alumni Jobs &amp; Careers Database. If you want to know what our alumni are doing with their Economics degrees, and what YOU can do with an Economics degree from the Lewis College of Business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2017\/06\/Jobs-Careers-of-ECN-Graduates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you\u2019ll find those answers in this document!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projected job market data for Economists:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/link\/summary\/19-3011.00\">https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/link\/summary\/19-3011.00<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Major Courses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ECN 326 \u2013 Intermediate Macro. Analysis<\/li>\n<li>ECN 328 \u2013 Intermediate Micro. 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