Economics Field Study Program
Economics Field Study Program
- Upcoming information session on Zoom Friday Jan 27, 2023 - Sign up here
Economics field study program is available every quarter for students to earn academic credit while working in an internship in the community and to earn credit for the Practice: Service Learning (PR-S) general education requirement here at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Economics field study program provides students with a practical context in which they can start to integrate course material into work experience. Students work in a setting where they are trained and supervised by a professional in the business or organizational setting of their field study experience.
Students are partnered with a faculty member of UC Santa Cruz Economics Department. This faculty sponsor provides guidance and encouragement to help the student blend knowledge and skill acquired in economics courses with the training and experience they receive in the field placement. The outcome is a final project/paper determined and developed with the student and sponsor together.
- UC Santa Cruz economics field study program earns academic credit for graduation, but does not count for credit earned for your academic major requirements.
- Economics field study program is offered for credit as pass/no pass only.
Attend an orientation session to learn more
You must apply the quarter before your field study begins, so plan ahead! We strongly encourage you to attend an orientation session.
- Upcoming orientation sessions Zoom Friday Jan 27, 2023 - Sign up here
- Applications for spring 2023 field study will be accepted until February 3, 2023.
- For more information and to apply for field study, please go to this request form.
Student requirements to be eligible
- In good academic standing
- Declared economics or economics combined majors at UC Santa Cruz
- Junior or senior standing (by the time you start your internship)
- Passed economics 100A, 100B, and 113 (intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, and introduction to econometrics)
Start your job research
Connect with UC Santa Cruz Career Center to get a headstart developing your work place interests and complete a career assessment.
Field Study Coordinator
Email: econintern@ucsc.edu to request a Zoom appointment for advising.
