Financial Economics

AGC economics students receive personalized instruction in the classroom, individualized counsel outside of class, opportunities for hands-on experience, and counsel in career pursuits. Students take an array of courses including macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, calculus, history of economic thought, financial and managerial accounting and finance. In addition to traditional classwork, students have the opportunity to complete two different types of student research within this field - an honors thesis or an original project through the capstone course.

The economics department also encourages all economics majors to include a co-op/internship experience so they gain valuable real-world experience in the field. Past students have interned for a variety of companies including Armstrong World Industries, British Petroleum, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cardno ENTRIX, Franklin & Marshall Local Economy Center, Illuminas, Intel Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Merrill Lynch, Monsanto, Morgan Stanley, Social Security Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture.