<p>Now before anyone starts yelling at me, I am aware that the economics department is shared between the two schools.</p>
<p>What I want to know is, what are the advantages and disadvantages of studying economics at either CAS or Stern?</p>
<p>Do CAS students have a wider selection of classes not related to business, or do Stern students also have access to those classes? Are Stern students able to minor in a different subject? Also, is it easier to get internships because you're in Stern as opposed to CAS, or does it not matter? Any general information about the differences between the two would be great. Thanks.</p>
<p>the classes are pretty much the same, except that as a sternie you will also take the required business core classes. few people in stern just do an economics major though, since they only need to take 4 more classes (12 credits) to get a finance major. it is possible for cas students to land the same internships/jobs as sternies, but sternies have it easier. while you can still go to the presentations and apply to the same jobs, most of it is directed to stern students and they have a much easier time finding out about all this. and i am pretty sure that in cas you will be required to take more econ classes than if you were a sternie majoring in econ, but don't quote me on that. and stern students can minor in any non-business subject.</p>
<p>if you're interested in studying economics and you're in Stern, one disadvantage is that you have to take these classes which are part of the business core and have nothing to do with econ at all, such as marketing and business ethics etc. That's one thing i dislike about Stern: way too many core classes which have nothing to do with your area of interest (which may be finance, econ etc)</p>