A sports enthusiast and dedicated graduate student Michael Eugene Goldak is enrolled at William and Mary in Virginia. Currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting, Michael E. Goldak earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the institution.
Economics at William and Mary, the country’s second-oldest institution for higher education, is regarded as a social science because it deals with incentives and norms that define a group and individual economic behavior. At the university, this field of study is taught by 25 tenured or tenure-eligible faculty, along with five adjunct professors, and a total of six lecturers and visiting assistant professors.
This department serves around 450 undergraduates and helps them develop the ability to solve problems using logical thought, present ideas via speech and writing, and make observations from data. These skills are developed through 30 credit hours, including a computing requirement and writing requirement that is satisfied through courses such as advanced macroeconomics and history of economic thought. In addition to these required courses, economic students at William and Mary are encouraged to participate in research.
The flexible curriculum at William and Mary prepares students for a range of different jobs following graduation. These include work in banking, insurance, and federal and local governments. Many graduates of the economics major at the institution also work for non-profit organizations.
