The study of economics is essential for understanding society as well as business. Economics courses can help you prepare for transfer to a four-year college or university and lay the foundation for a rewarding career as a banker, trader, financial advisor, lawyer, market money manager, political consultant, professor, stock broker, real estate broker and more.
Economics Courses at Delta College
Economics faculty will introduce you to the social science of economics by helping you engage in analytic and critical thinking as you learn how society manages money and resources and formulates the highest possible standard of living for its members. You'll learn how wealth is produced, distributed and consumed as society deals with the various related problems of labor, finance and taxation. Macroeconomics covers aggregates of firms, households, prices, wages, and income. Microeconomics analyzes supply and demand in terms of individual price determination, resource allocation, and income determination.
Economics majors take both the principles of macroeconomics course and the principles of microeconomics course. Other helpful courses in this field are statistics, math, and communication skills.
Certificate and Degree Options
- Associate Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies - Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Option
Associate Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies - Business Option
About Interdisciplinary Studies
The Social and Behavioral Sciences option is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Social and Behavioral Sciences courses explore the relationships between individual human behavior and the development and transformation of human cultural, social, political, and economic institutions.
Courses in this option explore the theoretical foundations and core concepts and methods underlying the study of human institutions from a western and non-western perspective. Transfer majors appropriate for this option include but are not limited to: anthropology, criminal justice, geography, history, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. With careful planning the student will be able to complete lower division transfer preparation while concurrently completing the Associate in Arts degree.