Bachelor of Science
Minor

Uniting perspectives from economics and psychology, this interdisciplinary major — the first of its kind — will help you better understand and predict human behavior in economic contexts. You’ll be taught by exceptional faculty who regularly lend their expertise to government and business, and you’ll research alongside them as you collect original data, design field and lab experiments, analyze data and develop interventions to improve economic outcomes and decisions. With this degree, you’ll be in high demand: organizations rely on behavioral economists to improve their effectiveness and profitability, and government agencies recruit them to incorporate their insights into the design of public policy. 

Bachelor of Science
Minor

In this degree program — the only undergraduate major that integrates analytical and behavioral approaches to decision making — you’ll learn to understand and improve the judgment and decision making of individuals, groups and organizations. Led by outstanding faculty with professional experience, you’ll gain firsthand knowledge about how decision making impacts fields like medicine, law, risk management, marketing and business. After graduation, you’ll be qualified to start graduate studies in decision science or a related field, to pursue a professional degree, or to start a career in business, government, consulting or the nonprofit sector. 

With a minor in Decision Science, you’ll survey a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The courses present descriptive and normative approaches to judgment and decision making, as well as application of theories and results to real-world problems.

Bachelor of Science
Minor

This major will prepare you for key decision-making and management roles in government, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Balancing theoretical and practical skills, you’ll take courses in three core areas (policy, management and empirical), and work with your advisor to choose one of four concentrations — analytics, policy, management or law. Your education culminates in a capstone course, where you’ll work in a team to apply the research and analytical methods you’ve learned to a real-world problem. This degree is an excellent choice if you’re planning to go on to a professional program in law, business or public policy, or if you’re pursuing a graduate degree in economics, political science or decision science.

Regardless of your major, the Policy and Management minor will allow you to gain the key decision-making skills needed in a variety of fields. The minor provides an excellent combination of theoretical and practical skills for those who intend to seek managerial positions.