Kalmar “Sashen Ilimin Tattalin Arziki” tana nufin wata ƙungiya ce ta musamman ko sashen ilimi a cikin jami’a ko cibiyar da ta mayar da hankali kan nazarin tattalin arziki. Yawanci ya ƙunshi ƙungiyar malamai, masu bincike, da ɗalibai waɗanda ke yin bincike, koyarwa, da koyo da suka shafi tattalin arziki, wanda shine ilimin zamantakewa wanda ke hulɗar samarwa, rarrabawa, da amfani da kayayyaki da ayyuka. Ma'aikatar Tattalin Arziƙi na iya ba da shirye-shiryen digiri na farko da / ko digiri na biyu a fannin tattalin arziki, gudanar da bincike a fannoni daban-daban na tattalin arziki kamar microeconomics, macroeconomics, tattalin arziki, tattalin arziƙin ƙasa da ƙasa, da ƙari, da kuma ba da ƙwarewa a cikin nazarin manufofin tattalin arziki, hasashe, da tuntuɓar juna.