The department offers the following undergraduate degrees programs.

The BA program has core courses in theory and in quantitative and computer methods as well as a number of economics electives. If they wish, students can choose field electives relating to career tracks: business, banking and international economics, public policy or graduate school (see Course Requirements link below for more details). In one of their final field courses, students develop and carry out a senior project that shows their ability to apply what they have learnt, both analytically and quantitatively. For potential employers, it provides an important demonstration of what an economics graduate can do.

Course Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree

The BSLE is a more focused program relating to issues involving human resources, from the analysis of wages and labor markets to the investigation of social policy problems like health, education and discrimination. Career opportunities exist for labor market analysts and for social and labor policy experts in state and local government (like the Department of Job and Family Services or Summit County Children's Services) and in local and international firms. The BSLE program has core courses in labor theory and application plus quantitative and computer methods. The culmination of the program for each student is to bring together all these areas in a labor market analysis and evaluation project. This project demonstrates students' ability to apply what they have learnt both in analytical thinking and quantitative methods. For employers, it is a valuable demonstration of what a labor economics graduate can do.

Course Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

The PPE degree combines elements from three academic disciplines: Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics. From the study of Philosophy, students are encouraged to develop skills in critical reasoning, the analysis of arguments, and to inquire into the nature and sources of values. The study of Political Science exposes students to the nature and structure of governmental organization, and the logistics of organizational decision-making. The study of Economics acquaints students with models for understanding markets, financial interactions between organizations, and the economic dimensions of governments. This program is ideal for students interested in careers in public policy.

Course Requirements for the PPE Degree