Economics

Student Comments

"I want to teach and do research and the Field Research Program gave me the opportunity to develop my own questions, to understand the ramifications of those questions, and to try and answer them; something I need to have experience with given my career goals. What I got out of the program was an intellectual independence that isn't provided by a classroom setting, and so I have to say this was one of the best social experiences in my life and best academic experiences of my university career so far."
–Jason Padoan, Mexico

"I took a class on Political Economics in Latin America. It taught me about views of the international economy from the perspective of a developing country which really helped me garner a better understanding of how things work. I plan to work with economic development in Latin America and I am still in contact with professors from my abroad experience."
–Samuel Heft-Neal, Mexico

"Maastricht University offers international business courses, which were not offered at my
UC campus. I had the most incredible time abroad and I hope that every student has the chance to go abroad through a program like this. It was the most eye-opening experience of my life."
—Jessica Berg, Netherlands

"My EAP experience helped me to look at economics from a global perspective. I was able to apply what I learned at UC to examples in foreign environments. The biggest regret a lot of students face after they graduate is not studying abroad and, believe me, you do not want to be wondering what you missed because it really is monumental."
—Patrick Liao, Singapore

"I took courses like Economy of Modern China and Global Economic Dimensions of Singapore. Both were unique perspectives on the economic approaches that different countries have taken in order to produce economic growth. My study abroad gave me a new understanding that economic policy is not the same for all countries. There is a context to every policy and the policy must cater to that context."
—Scott Loughhead, Singapore

"As a UC student pursuing an economics degree, I could not have asked for a better place to broaden my perspective about the global economy and to understand the intricacies of international trade and monetary policies. Going to Thailand to study economics was clearly the best academic decision I could have made."
–Matthew Stevens, Thailand

"EAP was a great experience for me. I was able to stay on track academically, grow personally, and develop a lot of skills that are going to be great assets for my future career. I think people in internship and job interviews see study abroad as a way to differentiate you from other students who also have fantastic academic backgrounds."
–Jessie Li, United Kingdom

"EAP is, without a doubt, the most valuable experience of my college education. You get to apply everything you've learned in the textbooks and see how the world's economy is affected. I got to understand the workings of the European Union and how to euro affects the world's economy (my major was economics). Just from exchanging currency, you can see how inefficient it is to use multiple currencies and how transaction fees can quickly add up to decrease your purchasing power."
–My-Dung Pham, United Kingdom

I took an international marketing class that gave me insight on marketing products abroad. Our big case study was on how Ben & Jerry's ice cream fared in the international arena!
–Faye Bernoulli Barlis, Korea

WHAT DO EAP ALUMNI SAY ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES?

Selection of alumni comments from 1962 - 1991 on the Impact of EAP
Comments from recent alumni: select from each country page