Study economics at JCC
The Social Sciences degree with an economics concentration at Jamestown Community College prepares you for transfer into a bachelor level B.A. program in economics. You can pursue careers in market and operations analyses, banking, insurance, and government.
Economics is the study of how we individually or collectively choose to use our scarce resources. In making these decisions, we also consider what we have given up, or our opportunity costs. In a broad sense, economics helps us to explain historical behavior, current world events, and make predictions about the future using economic statistics and theoretical models.
In JCC’s program, you’ll study the production and distribution of resources, goods, and services by collecting and analyzing data, researching trends, and evaluating economic issues. Courses focus on how consumers, businesses, governments, and markets interact.
You’ll work closely with your advisor to choose your courses and prepare for transferring after graduation. The economics concentration is a SUNY Transfer Path, which can help you identify core coursework for transfer to four-year SUNY schools. JCC’s program applies to B.A. programs in economics. B.S. programs in economics may have additional requirements. Most economists need a master’s degree or a Ph.D.
2022 median pay for economists: $113,940/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Social sciences skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the social science approach by using social science concepts and theories to analyze behaviors or institutions (as appropriate to the discipline). This outcome is to be assessed in 2000-level courses.
- Explain or demonstrate the methods that social scientists use to explore social phenomena, or to gather and interpret information (as appropriate to the discipline). This outcome is to be assessed in 2000-level courses.
- Demonstrate knowledge of both microeconomic and macroeconomic basic theories and models.