First Year Seminar 191SBS18 - FYS-Economics Behind Our Lives

The Economics Department offers this seminar to first-year students to introduce the field of economics and aid in the transition to UMass Amherst. This course follows the College of Social and Behavioral Science's Pathways framework for developing as a college student. We will discuss important topics such as independent living, academic success, and using University resources. At the same time, we will give students a taste of the economics major by considering where economics is already showing up in our daily lives. Under the guidance of an experienced graduate student, students will learn about various fields of economics, understand how to apply economics to their fields of study, and develop economic intuition to apply to their own lives.

First-year (R1ST) Open to all first year students