About the Program

The Bachelor of Science in Economics program is a 4-year degree course aimed at students who are abreast with current social and political issues of the modern world. Students learn the economic framework of analyzing various business, institutional and environmental decision-making processes which are essential to the evolving socioeconomic systems we currently face.

The Department of Economics started to offer the program in 2006 after learning of the demand coming from high school students in the region. While relatively young, the BSEcon program has produced several graduates earning honorific distinctions in VSU commencement exercises. Aside from this, BSEcon students regularly compete and win in regional and national research.

The VSU undergraduate economics program boasts a good mix of theoretical and practical classes aimed at equipping students with ample knowledge and relevant skills ready to face the world of work. The newly instituted curriculum pushes this goal further by allowing students to select a major in either Business Economics or Environmental & Development Economics to cater to students’ interests.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the this program can be employed as a:

• Management consultant
• Bank staff/manager
• Economics consultant
• Policy Analyst
• Data analyst/scientist
• Lawyer
• Marketing analyst/specialist
• Financial analyst
• Actuary and credit analyst
• University instructor/professor 

Notable Alumni

The following Viscans who graduated in this program have made a name in their field:

• Jensen D. Rico – Class of 2014 – Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian. Granted scholarship at the International University of Japan. Currently works as Senior Economic Development Specialist at NEDA Region VIII
• Thich Eloise Paris – Class of 2019 – Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian. Currently working at the Philippine Rice Research Institute as Science Research Specialist. She works in various development projects, most notably in assisting the monitoring and evaluation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). 
• Glorybeth Castillo – Class of 2013 – Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Granted an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to study in Europe. Currently works as a data scientist and management consultant in the Czech Republic.
• Nymphmary Daphne J. Santiago – Class of 2018 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian. Worked in the Philippine Statistics Authority and is now a graduate student in Spain.
• Christopher A. Llones – Class of 2016 – Graduated Cum Laude. Worked as instructor and research assistant in various ACIAR projects in VSU. Currently holds an International Doctoral Scholarship from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in Thailand.
• Jane Austero Sabijon – Class of 2010 – Graduated Cum Laude. Managing Supervisor in BPI Cebu
• Maria Nina Palacao -  Class of 2013 – Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Exports Sales Supervisor, Del Monte Philippines, Cagayan de Oro