Business and Economics are one of the fastest-growing jobs, careers, and opportunities. The field of business is diverse, and many different jobs can be done with a business degree. It is crucial to understand how business works not just because you may want to run your own company one day but also because you work for a business and interact with other businesses every day.

Economics is a popular major among college students, with many pursuing it as part of an MBA program. This subject involves the study of choices—those of individuals, businesses, governments, and societies and how they choose to spend their time and money and otherwise allocate their resources. Many people see economics as the study of money and markets.

The Journey to Success

The School of Business and Economics relies heavily on these values to ensure the academic success of its students.

The Future of Education

In an article by Diana El-Azarin the World Economic Forum, post-pandemic the world of academia has to change drastically to meet the needs of today’s students. Atlantic International University prides itself on staying current with the needs and requirements of students today.

Higher education is changing fast, and the pace of change will only accelerate in the decades to come.

Among the trends that will shape higher education in the future are:

Students are learning from everywhere. The traditional classroom setting can be restrictive, but it is increasingly becoming a place where students interact with their peers and teachers and do active learning. Students access online lectures, readings, quizzes, and other resources outside of class.

It is replacing lectures with active learning. Active learning is much more effective than passive listening to lectures. It includes all forms of student participation in activities that promote learning — small group discussions, simulations, case studies, role-playing, and more.

We are teaching skills that remain relevant in a changing world. Today, higher education focuses on learning facts and knowledge, which is easy to convey using lectures. However, those facts will soon become obsolete as technology disrupts every industry and profession. What’s needed instead are skills that remain relevant even as the world changes — critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration.

We are using formative assessment instead of high-stake exams. Today, students are evaluated using high-stakes tests such as final exams to determine grades at the end of a course or term. This often motivates students to study for the sake of the exam rather than truly understand the course material.