Academic Information (Spanish):
Degree:
Specialist in Economics
Delivery Mode:
On Campus
Duration:
One Year
Coordinator:
Mr. Guillermo Sañudo
E-mail: gsanudo@uniandes.edu.co
Purpose of this Program:
The program provides students with a fundamental understanding of concepts and impacts of economic phenomena on the organization. The development of skills for qualified intervention in the processes of planning and decision- making in the company, as well as the handling of some of the economic elements, are additional tools provided to upgrade their performance.
Objectives:
The Program proposes to the students:
- To gain understanding of the fundamentals of economic analysis. In other words, the economic rationale of the individual and collective agent’s behavior, as well as the logic involved in the processes of optimum assignment of resources.
- To include the application of Cost-benefit analysis tools in their professional field.
- To develop analysis skills and handling of the economical information to participate in the process of planning and management decision-making in the company at a highly qualified level.
- To foster independent and sound criteria for their professional performance.
- To develop skills for team working and multidisciplinary analysis.
Graduate’s Profile:
The Specialist in Business Economics is a professional with enough understanding of economic phenomena to:
- Move comfortably on the common grounds of Economics and Business Management
- Be competent to apply the economic analysis tools to the organization’s problems, planning and development.
- Assess the firm’s environment, national and international competition, and the market characteristics and evolution resultant of public laws and regulations.
- Recommend and put into practice policies related to sector development, be it public or private, regarding issues like the structure of the industries, or the competition strategies.