Hi all! Welcome to my blog! My name is Robin. I am a senior studying Economics and the Digital Arts. Outside of class I'm a guitarist, amateur rock climber, and seasoned billiard player–if you're on campus, there's a good chance you can find me at the Collis pool hall. I love Dartmouth and am sharing my journey through this blog. So if you're a prospie, parent, or Dartmouth enthusiast, you've come to the right place!
In this class, I'll be learning about stellar evolution, the origin of the elements, the deaths of stars, black holes, the structure of our Galaxy, other galaxies, dark matter, the expanding universe and the big bang.
In this class, we explore the issues of mark, line, scale, space, light and composition. I'm not naturally a great artist, but I love art and am taking this course to improve my skills.
This course studies the economic behavior of employers and employees as they interact in the labor market, covering topics such as human capital investment, the structure and determinants of financial compensation and benefits packages, contract negotiations and arbitration.
Painting I is an introductory class in oil painting techniques, painting language, and critical thinking. Major topics that will be covered include: basic color theory, color mixing, paint application, and color composition.
This course explores how the brain controls our motivation to pursue goals and how drugs of abuse hijack those systems, exploring in detail how narcotic drugs (opioids, stimulants, alcohol, cannabis) act in the brain and the mechanisms underlying the transition from drug use to addiction.
As you may have read in People Place Pines and elsewhere in the web, Economics is one of the most popular majors at Dartmouth. Personally, I had not heard of the major when I started college; now three years later, I am halfway through my requirements and have spent hours researching what it is, and how it works. So, here are some of my takeaways that I hope give you a clear glimpse into Economics at Dartmouth.
You begin by taking some prerequisite courses. There are three: Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Statistical Methods, and Introduction to Calculus. These classes give a snapshot of the rest of the major, and professors often talk about other classes they teach in the department so students know their options. I genuinely enjoyed these courses; however, if you received college credit for any of the equivalent high school courses through AP, IB, or similar programs, you can actually move straight to upper-level courses!
Then, there are three required courses for all Economics majors: Econometrics, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. These can be taken in any order—some students, myself included, even decide to leave one or two of these until their senior year depending on their D-Plans and course schedules. There is a lot of flexibility in the Economics department.
The third component of the major is choosing your culminating experience. This is where students have the freedom to study the topics in economics they're most interested in, and there's lots of options. You can choose from Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Finance, Labor Economics, Public Economics, and International Economics. Each culminating experience consists of a three-course sequence, the last of which often involves a research project of your choosing.
The last requirement of the major is to complete three additional Economics courses of your choosing—which do not have to be within your culminating experience. This is a chance to expand your knowledge in the discipline and learn skills that might come in handy in the future. After that, you're good to go! The Economics major is nine courses (+ three prereqs) out of the thirty-five required to graduate from Dartmouth. So, there's plenty of room for study abroads, a two-course term, and other majors or minors.
Now in my Junior year at Dartmouth, I have decided to pursue the Public Economics culminating experience. This term, I am taking the first course of the sequence, ECON28: Public Finance and Public Policy. It's one of the most interesting classes I have taken at Dartmouth, and my professor is awesome. So, if you think you might be interested in Economics, I highly recommend it.
At Dartmouth, there is an undergraduate requirement for language; after all, it is the liberal arts! Fulfilling this requirement looks different for various people and I will focus on my experience.
Traditionally, Dartmouth students take three courses during a term, but I decided to take four courses this term! Learn about course load and the academic system at Dartmouth.
As I approach the halfway mark of my Dartmouth journey this spring, I find myself reflecting on the significance of distributive and world culture requirements in shaping my academic experience.
Witnessing an eclipse was one of the most exciting days in my life to date, and a solid reminder of our place in this universe. Read on to hear about it!
This is my final term before senior year, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. One thing I am excited about is the classes I am taking this term, so let me tell you more!
