Economics at Simmons combines career preparation with liberal education. Economics majors are well prepared for a broad variety of careers and graduate study. Some economics majors pursue careers as economists. Many more use economics as a stepping stone to careers and advanced study in a wide array of fields related to economics such as law, management, public policy, banking, education, finance, marketing, retailing, advertising, insurance, and international affairs.
Economics majors have a good deal of institutional knowledge about the business world, the economic environment in which businesses operate, and the government policies which affect businesses. Further, economics majors are viewed as having developed their ability to analyze and to communicate the results of their analysis.
Economics courses are also very popular among students who are not majoring in economics. Nonmajors have found that economics allows them to understand their social environment, sharpens their analytical skills, and serves as an important aid in helping them attain their career goals.
Today, economics majors are required to take six specified courses (Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Introductory Statistics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Economics Models and Quantitative Methods), twelve semester hours of economics electives, and eight semester hours of internship or independent study. The faculty of the department are Daphne Kenyon, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department; Don Basch, Ph.D., Professor of Economics; Barbara Sawtelle, Ph.D., Professor of Economics; Carole Biewener, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics; and Masato Aoki, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics.
Staff Assistant: Jaye Smith
Telephone: (617) 521-2595
Facsimile: (617) 521-3199
Mailing Address: 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA, U.S.A. 02215-5898
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Department Chairperson: Daphne Kenyon
dkenyon@vmsvax.simmons.edu
Telephone: (617) 521-2587
