Mills College Catalog 2019-20 1 Business Economics
Students majoring in Business Economics have the option to pursue BUSINESS ECONOMICS concentrations in data analysis, finance, or strategy.
Business Economics MAE and MBA Preparation 510.430.2194 Upon graduation, business economics students will be well prepared [email protected] to enter a masters degree program in applied economics or business Faculty & Staff List (https://www.mills.edu/faculty/business- administration. economics/) Career Success The business economics major at Mills is designed to meet the needs Mills graduates have gone on to become leaders at organizations of students who seek careers in business, government, or nonprofit including: organizations. The program prepares Mills students for positions in fields such as finance, banking, economic analysis, securities trading, • Bay City Capital insurance, management consulting, and government regulation. • Comerica Bank Our business economics students have the opportunity to study and • Cushman & Wakefield to develop an understanding of the goals, operation, and management • Global Green Growth Institute of business firms. In addition, they develop analytic and technical • Google skills useful in solving business problems. Students are encouraged • Invesco Global Strategies to enroll in mathematics courses and to develop their written and oral communication skills. The College's location in the heart of the San • Pacific Gas & Electric Francisco Bay Area provides opportunities for internships with major • FDIC corporations and financial institutions, as well as with federal, state, and • SAP local government agencies. • Stanford University • Wells Fargo What does a major in business • Wind River economics offer to you? • Xoom Corporation Versatility Learning Outcomes Business economics is a versatile degree. It easily connects with fields • Apply economic terminology appropriately and correctly. beyond business, such as finance, mathematics, political science, sociology, psychology, history, and philosophy. Mastery of business • Demonstrate an understanding of the goals of businesses and the economics demands precision of thought, which is useful and highly skills useful in solving business problems. valued in just about any career. • Assemble and analyze quantitative data, and draw conclusions from statistical measures. The Big Picture • Select appropriate resources to address an economics problem, and discuss and critique the professional economic literature Studying business economics enables students to see the “big picture” relevant to the problem. about how the economy works, when markets function well and when they do not, and what policies can improve economic performance. • Organize and present information on an economic issue in a systematic framework. Courses
The Mills business economics major includes courses in strategic Majors & Minors behavior, the environment, management, finance, accounting, Major marketing, statistics, data analysis, and forecasting. Business Economics Major—BA (https://catalog.mills.edu/ Theory and Data Analysis undergraduate/majors-minors/business-economics/business- economics-ba/) Our business economics major allows students to discover theories and analyze data that can have significant impacts on business, Minor consumers, and the environment. Economics Minor (https://catalog.mills.edu/undergraduate/majors- Practical Skills minors/economics/economics-minor/) Business economics provides students with practical skills for running a Accelerated Degree Programs business as well as valuable insights for understanding the broad range BA/MAE Applied Economics (https://catalog.mills.edu/ of factors that influence market performance and the economy as a undergraduate/accelerated-degree-programs/bamae-applied- whole. economics-program/) Concentrations Mills College Catalog 2019-20 2 Business Economics
BA/MBA Business Administration (https://catalog.mills.edu/ undergraduate/accelerated-degree-programs/bamba-accelerated- degree/)