Department of Economics and Business
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Department Majors:
- Business
- Economics
- Finance
The Department of Economics and Business offers majors and minors in economics, business, and finance.
Lake Forest is one of only a few liberal arts colleges to offer a finance major. It prepares students for a career in investment analysis and trading, investment banking, and finance. The business major is structured to provide an overview of various business operations (accounting, finance, and marketing), with an emphasis on the economic environment of business and on analytical and communication skills.The major in economics is a strong, traditional program with a reputation for rigor, depth, and breadth. Students in all three majors frequently take advantage of local, national, and international internship opportunities. The College’s In the Loop Program allows students the opportunity to live in the city of Chicago while taking two classes and completing a two-credit internship.
In today’s globalized economy, most majors in the department broaden their studies by taking a foreign language (courses like Business Spanish and French for International Affairs are particularly recommended), studying off campus through an internship or a College-supported program (e.g. Beijing, Border Studies, Granada, Greece, Paris, New Zealand and ACM programs), or double-majoring in mathematics, computer science, international relations, politics, or psychology.
Our graduates have taken their strong preparation to careers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Morgan Stanley, as well as graduate programs at Northwestern, University of Chicago, and Harvard, among many others.
Department News
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Associate Professor of Psychology Matthew Kelley and Associate Professor of Economics Robert Lemke will publish “Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Cash Cab” in Applied Cognitive Psychology. -
With easy access to Chicago, one of the leading financial and corporate centers in the world, students majoring in business, economics, or finance at Lake Forest College have career-building opportunities unmatched by most other colleges. Courses that tap into the rich resources of the city along with some of the finest internship prospects in the country provide students with experiences and the skills necessary to become successful business leaders.
