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Economics Portal

Economics students at Drew combine their classroom lessons with experiential learning outside the traditional lecture format, including possible off-campus and even off-continent experiences, to embody an education that promotes economic literacy, and appeals to both employers and graduate schools. The major, with three concentrations available—business, money and finance; development and international economics; and economic policy—offers students choices in specialization while developing communication and critical thinking skills that will help them succeed in future professional endeavors. Whether engaging in on-campus symposiums, student-faculty economics research, volunteerism, or the Economics Club, our majors have many opportunities to connect economics to their daily lives and the world around them.

Wall Street

Stock Exchange

Marc Tomljanovich, economics professor and director of the Wall Street Semester, and his students sounded the closing bell to halt trading on the New York Stock Exchange floor—just one of the perks of being a Drew student on Wall Street.

For students who want to get an inside view of the financial capital of the world, Drew has taken its offerings to the street-Wall Street, that is. Two days per week, students make the quick commute into New York City for presentations and discussions that feature prominent executives, government officials, institutional shareholders, economists and other heavy-hitting members of the financial community. They’re accompanied by a Drew faculty member, who leads classes on the operation of Wall Street’s financial sector and its impact on the U.S. economy.

European Semester

Students in Drew’s European Semester explore the politics, economics, sociology and history of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), both of which are headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the program’s home base. While students are abroad, they attend classes taught by both Drew and European faculty, and visit prominent historical, political and artistic sites. The program begins with a 9-week stay in Brussels followed by a period of trans-European travel.

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