Economics
- Students gain on-the-job experience through an extensive professional internship program.
- For students interested in pursuing graduate education, an academic internship is available.
- To aid our graduates in the transition to employment or further education, the economics department sponsors trips to area graduate schools, visits by individuals employed in economics-related occupations and alumni volunteers who serve as mentors.
- Through our faculty/student collaborative research program, students can participate in fascinating research projects while working one-on-one with professors in their fields and gaining in-depth knowledge for their careers or graduate school.
- The department also sponsors an honors program for economics majors who have achieved a 3.5 grade-point average.
- Students have access to the Chippewa Valley Center for Economic Research and Development, which sponsors student and faculty research on the regional economy.
- The department sponsors a tutoring program in which upper-level economics majors tutor students who are in beginning economics courses.
- The economics honors society, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and the Student Economics Association provide opportunities to gain leadership skills and interact with other economics students and faculty.
- During the year prior to graduation, each student completes a capstone project, which draws upon theory, practice and policy. The capstone experience also develops information useful in making career choices.
- UW-Eau Claire classes, unlike those at many other public universities, are not taught by teaching assistants. Students work alongside interesting professors who inspire learning.
- Small classes, individual attention.
Economics Fact Sheet
