DISCIPLINES
ECONOMICS & DH ESSENTIALS
ECONOMICS
Economics is the social science studying how societies produce, distribute, and consume goods and services amid scarce resources.
While focusing on choices made by people, businesses, and governments it uses math models, statistics, and data analysis to explain markets, prices, growth, inflation, and policies.
At West Chester University, the B.S. in Economics emphasizes business applications, teaching problem-solving, quantitative skills, and tools for real-world issues like resource allocation or financial markets.
Economics connects to culture by analyzing human behaviors in markets and societies, such as how scarcity influences daily decisions and policies.
DIGITAL HUMANITIES
Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary field that blends computing tools, like databases, data analysis, and multimedia, with traditional humanities subjects such as history, literature, and culture.
Scholars in DH study human culture by collecting cultural artifacts, analyzing them with digital methods, preserving them online, and sharing them openly for public access.
DH relates to culture by making hidden stories accessible and interpretable through projects that anyone can explore on the web. For example, it turns old books into searchable databases, helping us understand societal values over time.
