{"id":219,"date":"2023-03-09T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:35:58","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n        \n    \n    \n        \n    \n    \n              \n    \n    \n        \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Explore the Program\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Majors and Minors\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our program offers seven majors: Behavioral Economics &amp; Psychology, Economics, Economics &amp; Data Science, Economics &amp; Mathematics, Political Economy, Philosophy, Politics &amp; Economics, and Social Science with an emphasis in Economics. We also offer two minors in Behavioral Economics and Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                              <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/undergraduate-majors-minors\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Explore Now\"  \n>\n    Explore Now \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Easterlin Fellows\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Easterlin Fellows program is named after our distinguished professor emeritus, Richard Easterlin. The program aims to identify, mentor, and train students who have the interest, motivation, and preparation required to pursue research-related careers in economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                              <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/doctoral-easterlin-fellows\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn More\"  \n>\n    Learn More \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 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