More than Money, Economics Provides insight into the Global Marketplace
The Associate of Arts – Economics teaches you how a society (people) interact with value through the production and distribution of goods and services. Studying economics at Lead Institute gives you real-world knowledge that you can transfer to a four-year degree programme.
Economics Learning Outcomes. You will:
- Get an introduction to supply and demand.
- Study about firms and their decisions about optimal production.
- Understand the fundamentals of microeconomics & macroeconomics.
- Incorporate numeric information to support solutions to economic issues
- Understand market structures and market power.
- Collect and integrate information from a variety of sources.
Course Overview
| General Requirements | Major courses | Adjunct Courses | Elective |
| Caribbean Studies
Communication Studies Integrated Math |
Economics Unit 1
Economics Unit 2 Management of Business Unit 1 Management of Business Unit 2 |
Law Unit 2
Entrepreneurship Unit 1 |
Choose one unit from any other CAPE syllabus |
| 30 credits | 40 credits | 20 credits | 10 credits |
About Transfers
Lead Institute has a long history of successfully preparing students for transfer to four-year institutions. We articulation agreements with a variety of institutions and programs to assist our students with transferring to a university. Your Lead Institute Advisor can assist you with a personalized plan for your specific transfer based on university and program. We remain committed and ready to support you on that journey to continuing your studies.
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