One of the characteristic components of the Department of Economics’ educational curriculum is a mandatory practicum that begins at the freshman level. There are many immediate opportunities that are available to students upon enrollment, such as practicum that they can participate in according to their requests; opportunities to conduct their own research on economical data and resources, and present their findings; and opportunities to confer and discuss topics with faculty. As freshmen and sophomores, students discover a direction of interest by experiencing variant themes and practicum with different teachers. Juniors continue with two more years of practicum, conducting research that culminates with a graduation thesis. It can be said that the four years of practicum are really the heart and soul of the Department of Economics’ educational curriculum.

In addition, beginning from the freshman year, students take courses that serve as bases for understanding economics. These foundations act as devices to stimulate systematic understanding in an area of concentration. In “Microeconomics” and “Macroeconomics,” students learn basic economic theories that serve as important tools to analyze economic structures and movements. There are also mathematics classes offered to enable students to understand economic models and graphs, classes to learn how to process data using computers, and classes to learn how to view statistical indicators, all of which, students start with introductory classes to learn basic knowledge and advance into specialized classes. It is the objective of our Department of Economics that, through practicum and systematic classes, students acquire orderly and practical knowledge to view economics and handle data.