<p>What are the classes like and what are the professors like? Are there any good internship and/or study abroad opportunities?</p>
<p>Well I really don’t know much about either department, but I just wanted to inform you that there are actually 3 different economics departments at UF. One in the liberal arts college, one in business (not sure actually if they are the same department, but they are seperate majors) and one in agricultural. You should really check out all three to see which fits you and your interests best, as my roomate picked the agricultural one because he’s interested in international aid.</p>
<p>I can give you insight on the Economics degree from the Warrington School of Business Admin. There are a plethora of good internship opportunities and even more study abroad opportunities. In fact, the individual responsible for study abroad within Warrington is the only study abroad advisor with his own department. Frankly, you’d be hard pressed to find a university with more internship/study abroad opps. </p>
<p>Getting into the major specifically, this particular degree requires more math and science than the one offered by the school of Lib arts and sciences. By more math, I mean you have to take ‘survey of calc’ which is like business calc, rather than ‘math for lib arts majors’ which covers little beyond basic algebra. </p>
<p>The classes overall are great. Here is a link to the reqs and suggested track: [Office</a> of the University Registrar](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/majors/economics.html]Office”>http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/majors/economics.html)</p>
<p>Another difference is that you’re under the umbrella of the school of business (ranked #27 in the country). As such, the professors are world class, and many have a good amount of experience and prestige, i.e. principles of macroeconomics professor David Denslow just to name one. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about the other two econ degrees, but this one requires you to take several accounting courses, which can be pretty arduous. However, you should also consider that our accounting dept. is in the top 20 I believe (I’m sure someone will supply the real #). Also, the graduate econ program works very closely with the undergrad dept. </p>
<p>Last but definitely not least, you’re rewarded a Bachelor of Science degree, rather than the more common Bachelor of the Arts degree, or BA. UF is actually one of the only universities in the country that offers a BS in Econ. This is very important to me personally because in order to practice intellectual property law, one must have a BS. </p>
<p>hope this helps…if you have any more q’s about the BSBA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) let me know.</p>
<p>Does the “suggested” econ program in either department prepare you for graduate studies?</p>
<p>I heard that Econ Ph.D’s require tremendous loads of math…</p>
<p>most econ programs, especially at big schools, do not focus on graduate preparation because so many people dont seek phds in economics. between the three however, i personally believe that the BA is the most worthwhile to people seeking graduate degrees in economics. by graduating from the CLAS you are not required to take the extra req for the business school, and you have more flexibility to focus on things that you want to do. i’m personally hoping to get a minor in german or take higher level calculus classes instead of taking CGS 2531 and the accounting courses.</p>
<p>i’ve spoken to two graduate professors in the economics departments and they both made it very clear that it was a very math intensive course of study.</p>
<p>From the graduate econ students I’ve spoken to, most chose to seek the CLAS route in order to double major with math or pursue it as a minor. They also stressed that without their very good math background, they’d be up a creek with their graduate work.</p>