The Department of 经济学 and 社区发展 examines humanity's stewardship
上帝创造的资源. The department believes that the manner in which
humans cultivate and develop the creation emanates from their basic worldview commitments.
However, human stewardship is not autonomous but takes place within God's sovereign
plan as expressed through His unfolding story of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation.
This framework shapes the manner in which the department analyzes and critiques the
ways in which individuals, 社区, and nations have responded to their stewardship
责任.
The department offers a major and a minor in economics, both of which lay a strong
theoretical and analytical foundation for understanding the manner in which resources
are allocated in the local, national, and global economy. 经济学专业的学生
major or minor are well prepared for graduate study in a range of disciplines and
for careers in government, international agencies, non-government organizations, and
企业界.
The department also offers a major and a minor in community development, both of which
prepare students to understand and address the issues facing poor regions, paying
particular attention to working at the community level. 认识到多面性
and integrated nature of both God's creational design and the problems plaguing poor
社区, the department takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines training
in the liberal arts, in development theory and practice, and in sector-specific development
策略. In addition to laying a biblical foundation for thinking about poor 社区,
students are equipped to support positive change in cross-cultural settings both domestically
与国际. Students pursuing these 项目 are well prepared for graduate
study or for employment in community-based organizations, churches, missions, relief
and development agencies, and the public sector.
"Dr. Fikkert taught me that I wasn’t the solution; God was. 这是我
我迫切需要听到."
- 耶稣，阿诺德，19岁 |经济学专业
查尔默斯中心 for Economic Development
查尔默斯中心 is a research and educational institute which trains workers in church-centered ministries
to promote economic development and spiritual transformation in the context of poor
社区. In collaboration with partnering agencies and churches worldwide, the
Center initiates pilot projects that serve as laboratories for the development of
new models that can be replicated by others. 学生在社区发展
major may apply for domestic and international research internships in these projects,
providing them with a unique opportunity to participate in the development of state-of-the-art
策略 and to gain practical experience.
我们的校友在哪里
- 佛罗里达大学-弗雷德里克·G. 莱文法学院
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- 查尔默斯中心
- 世界使命
- 罗素投资公司交易分析师
- 联邦快递服务公司金融分析师
- Unum PDP助理
- 美国联邦法律书记员.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Assistant Director of 社区发展, Charis Community 住房
- Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of St. 路易
- Program Effectiveness Research Specialist, Compassion International
- Physician, Michael Jordan 家庭 Medical Clinic
- Director of Savings Group Program Development, Hope International
- 查塔努加发射场的拨款经理
- Economic Development Manager, Advance Memphis
- 盟友 & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Restoration House of East Tennessee
- TIMO，未得之国的AIM
