- Bring in compulsory practises
- Use information and communication technologies
- Work on handling and elaborating economic data
- Suitable handling of economic information and capacity for synthesis
- Knowledge of the institutions linked to professional practise
- Theoretical training
- The title of Graduate in Economics (GECO) provides competencies, skills and abilities to practise the profession of economist and the syllabus is designed with the following criteria:
- The degree syllabus qualifies graduates to join a professional college (in economics and business for example). It means uniformity among qualifications of the same degree given by different universities of the European Area: the first years of similar subjects and, in later years of the course and in post-graduate courses, a greater degree of specialisation is achieved. The following professional profiles were identified:
- Study and planning services
- Public administration. Taxes
- International Agencies. Overseas trade
- Business administration
- Economic consulting
- Teaching and Research
Students undertaking this qualification should possess the following attitudes and personal or academic skills and abilities:
- You must demonstrate enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit
- You must have the ability to adapt and overcome obstacles
- You must be creative, innovative, organized, methodical and well-planned
- You must show a willingness to interact with and work with others or as part of a team
- You must have the ability to use analytical tools from the field of economics
- You must have the ability to use logical and abstract reasoning
- You must have the ability to study, understand, analyse and synthesis information}
- You must possess a command of the theoretical content learnt under the LOGSE Baccalaureate or equivalent studies
- You must be motivated and interested in studying economic systems and their workings