Intentional Support
When you declare a Resource Economics or Managerial Economics major, you will benefit from excellent resources including caring faculty, advisors who meet with you every semester to support your goals, and dedicated staff.
Motivated students have opportunities to build their skills outside the classroom in many ways and are encouraged to seek out opportunities as research, teaching or project assistants. You may find yourself helping faculty run a lab experiment, conducting a literature review, collecting or organizing data, etc.
As part of the required curriculum, you will enroll in a 1-credit career development class during your junior year. This class is designed just for Resource/Managerial Economics majors with opportunities to explore career interests, develop professional materials, practice interviewing skills, and network with alumni and/or field professionals. Through this class you will also be invited to join the Department of Resource Economics LinkedIn group. This group is an excellent way to connect with program graduates who are now established in their careers!
As a major, you will have access to departmental career advising. You may schedule 1:1 appointments with our Student Support Specialist via Navigate at any time during your undergraduate experience to further explore your interests, hone your skills, and learn about academic credit options for internships (p. 38).
College & Campus Connections
As a part of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, you have access to SBS Pathways including SBS Career & Professional Development Advising and SBS Special Programs. This is in conjunction with and in addition to the excellent campus services at your disposal including but not limited to Career Services, UMass Amherst Alumni Advisors and the International Programs Office which supports study abroad, Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT) and more! (Fun fact, did you know that both Managerial Economics and Resource Economics are considered STEM majors within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, providing a great space to explore STEM concepts from a unique lens and offering additional CPT and OPT options for international students?)
Learn more about becoming an undergraduate major in Managerial Economics or Resource Economics.