Bachelor of Arts in Economics

at Shorelight Group - University of Dayton USA

Recent graduates are employed as scientists in academia, industry and government, or pursuing postgraduate education. In addition to our rigourous academic program, students can work side-by-side with faculty on research projects such as discovering novel inhibitors of bacterial efflux pumps as a way to combat multi-drug resistance in bacteria, studying biodegradation of polymer coatings, and discovering new photodynamic lung cancer treatments.

The issues facing us today are increasingly global in nature. The context in which we lead our professional and personal lives is steadily becoming more multicultural and global in scope, demanding new levels of international knowledge - knowledge beyond just geography, a few phrases of a foreign language, and a guide book.

Environmental geosciences tackle society’s most important environmental problems – climate change, energy resources, pollution and hazards – through a detailed and integrated study of major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere and the solid Earth.

It’s easy to see why our program has such a strong national and international reputation. With state-of-the-art facilities and real-world research positions, we give graduate students from around the world every opportunity to succeed. The program also accommodates students from a wide range of academic, technical and cultural backgrounds.

Areas of emphasis include:

• Aerospace alloys
• Composite materials
• Composite processing
• Non-destructive evaluation
• Nano materials
• Structural ceramics

As a UD Foreign Language Education major, you'll learn the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of our changing and global world — and prepare others to do the same. Upon graduation, you'll be prepared to teach French, German or Spanish to students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. 

Getting your MFin degree at UDayton is a proven way to invest in your success. International business? Financial analysis? Wealth management? Your future is up to you, thanks to our innovative curriculum and access to two investment centers with the latest financial technology.

Companies that hire UDayton finance graduates include:

• Bloomberg
• Credit Suisse
• Fidelity
• IBM
• JP Morgan Chase

At the University of Dayton, we know your education and career are important. The University of Dayton's on-campus Master in Business Administration is designed for the best in business to become even better! Our on-campus MBA program fits your needs if you prefer the in-person classroom experience.  And, our evening classes offer flexibility for working professionals.

The University of Dayton MBA program gives you a career-long advantage. It’s the smartest career investment you can make!

As a member of the Discover Engineering Technology program at the University of Dayton, you will be able to explore the academic programs in the School of Engineering before finalizing your major.

You'll be enrolled in a specially designed seminar course that offers an introduction to the division, its faculty, curriculum, opportunities for graduates, and the various policies and procedures necessary for the successful student to follow. This seminar provides information on cooperative education and internship opportunities, as well as extracurricular options. The classes are small, and the attention is as individual as needed. With the help of this seminar, along with the assistance of your knowledgeable adviser, you will discover the area of engineering technology that's right for you.

Once you decide on your engineering academic program, students admitted as Discover Engineering Technology are guaranteed to move into any engineering technology program and students admitted as Discover Engineering are guaranteed to move into any engineering program. If you'd like to move between the engineering technology and engineering programs, you can coordinate with your Student Success adviser on the process to do so! 

We view an engineer as a well-rounded person with technical skills and a human-centered mindset. Our faculty and staff mentor our students for successful careers in mechanical engineering that align with personal interests by bringing state-of-the-art research and modern engineering challenges into the classroom. Along with a high retention rate through graduation, we engage students through experiential learning, and we have an extremely high job and graduate school placement rate. Our graduating seniors consistently rate their learning experience at UD as positive and transformative!

Students dive deep into rhetoric and composition, learning about language and the context in which it is written and read.