School of Economics and Business Sciences
RPC-SO-06-No.084-2025
Economics
The Economics program prepares competitive professionals with strong knowledge of economics and ethical principles, capable of managing production, commercialization, finance, and human talent. The program emphasizes research, statistical tools, specialized software, and foreign-language skills to solve economic problems at the national and international levels with social responsibility and a global perspective.
Mode of study
In-person
Duration
4 years
Why study Economics at ECOTEC?
Ranked among Ecuador's top private universities, ECOTEC integrates international academic quality standards (QS Stars, Times Higher Education, Innovatec) with a holistic education vision. We stand as a benchmark among Ecuadorian universities committed to innovation, sustainability, and global employability.
Degree awarded: Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Admission Requirements
Color copy of the national identity card or citizenship card, or passport for international applicants.
Copy of high school transcript or academic record.
Updated digital photograph.
Graduate Profile
Carry out processes of analysis and interpretation of information in diverse contexts, promoting the assessment of data to make well-founded judgments, while maintaining a reflective and respectful approach toward different positions for the purpose of contributing effective solutions to complex problems.
Effectively lead work teams, assuming commitments that contribute to the improvement and development of an organization, promoting collaborative leadership to strengthen cohesion and achieve common objectives, with an ethical and responsible attitude in joint decision-making for conflict resolution.
Generate original ideas in diverse contexts, promoting the association of concepts and the identification of relationships among factors to address challenges innovatively, while maintaining an open and flexible attitude toward change with a critical approach to implementing original and creative solutions.
Develop a logical and structured sequence of research processes autonomously and creatively to generate new knowledge and apply and strengthen existing knowledge, collecting and analyzing data clearly and coherently, while maintaining a critical and ethical approach throughout all stages of the research process.
Analyze economic phenomena using quantitative and qualitative tools, applying econometric models to generate accurate diagnoses and provide well-founded recommendations on current economic problems, while promoting social welfare and environmental responsibility.
Use classical and contemporary economic theories to interpret complex economic phenomena, integrating microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts with practical situations, promoting ethics in data analysis and interpretation in order to formulate informed judgments and solutions based on a deep understanding of economic reality.
Evaluate socioeconomic development projects by applying advanced statistical methodologies to contribute to effective decision-making in public policy and sustainable social development, promoting activities that foster technical rationality, critical thinking, and research.
Propose economic policies based on empirical evidence and sound theories to promote sustainable economic development and the comprehensive well-being of society, with a focus on social, business, and environmental responsibility.