Economics
Economics helps you understand how resources are used. From financial resources and taxes to the impact of policy making on a small business or a country, we’ll help inform the economist in you. You’ll learn the relationship between goods and services, commodities and jobs and how it all creates a strong or weak economy that may or may not benefit various populations.
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It's About More Than Money
You’ll study the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics and the impact of market trends and analysis on a small-scale family business to national governments.
Studying economics at Butler gives you real-world knowledge with credits you can transfer to a four-year college.
Economics Helps You Learn Why
You’ll understand the connections between demand and supply. Whether considering physical assets of property, raw materials, equipment or technology, you’ll learn economics is what we do with these assets. You’ll gain deeper understanding of the impact decisions have on the quality of life in society.
What You Can Do with an Economics Degree
No matter what your dream job is, our instructors will give you the foundation to get started in your career in positions like:
- Banking
- Insurance associate
- Consulting firms
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Economics program.
- Trigonometry
- Calculus with Application
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Applied Statistics
Economics (Associate of Science)
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Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Build your professional marketing skills through collegiate competitions. While building your professional résumé and contacts, you’ll be a member of a national business leadership organization with competitive business activities across the country. Create strategic campaigns and interact with peers and mentors. Every year our students compete and place at state and national levels.
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