Is BSc Economics Right for You? Subjects, Skills and Career Paths
If you enjoy asking why prices change or why one policy affects people differently, economics may interest you. Yet curiosity alone is not enough to choose a degree. You should also understand how you will study the subject and what kind of work you enjoy doing. A BSc Economics programme combines economic ideas with the discipline of interpreting numbers, evaluating evidence and communicating conclusions. At Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), we encourage prospective students to look past the course name and consider their day-to-day learning. You will need to read, question, calculate and explain. A good match is a student willing to move between a broad social question and the detail needed to examine it carefully. What do you study in an economics degree? An economics education examines how people, organisations and governments make choices when resources are limited. Questions about households and businesses sit alongside larger issues such as growth, inflation and employme...