Whats the difference between an economics major and the Comm School?
The economics major is an option for students who want a traditional liberal arts education in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Commerce School is an undergraduate business school. Pre-professional programs like the one at the Commerce School are designed mainly for students who plan to enter business as soon as they complete their undergraduate studies. The focus of such programs is on acquiring practical skills that are useful in starting a career in business. Although many students in the College of Arts and Sciences, including those who major in economics, also enter business immediately after they graduate, the focus in the College is on acquiring a broad education. The benefits of a liberal arts education, and of majoring in economics, are not limited to jump-starting ones career. Like an annuity, the payoff lasts a lifetime. As for acquiring practical business skills, many College graduates choose to enter Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programs after working for
