Curriculum
Majors in Economics and Business benefit from a solid foundation in economic theory on a range of subjects. Our faculty provide a diverse array of expertise, including the economics of developing countries, labor markets, and recessions/depressions, as well as the history of multinational corporations.
Applied Economics and Public Policy
Thanks to the Berry Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy students also enjoy many opportunities to put ideas into practice during internships, off-campus courses, reading groups, and more. The Cornell Fellows Program provides further support for high-level opportunties at companies and organizations throughout the world. Our internship page lists some of the recent internships completed by our students.
Concentrations in Economics & Business
The department does not offer a minor. Instead, a combination of courses from several disciplines may be used as a basis for advanced training in law, government service, and a number of other professional programs. The department will assist students in selecting interdisciplinary programs for special purposes, e.g., with the other social sciences and natural sciences for environmental studies, and with history and politics for international studies. And students interested in business may design a curriculum to develop the broadly transferable skills needed in management, especially analysis, writing, and quantitative methods; and an understanding of the government policies which affect business.
