A minor in economics builds analytical and computational skills and provides a solid background for students wishing to pursue careers in business, law, government, and academia. Through focused study on microeconomics and macroeconomics, the main disciplines of the field, students will garner a solid foundation upon which they can further build.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Level Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | ||
| Option A 1 | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics and Applied Microeconomics | ||
| Option B 2 | ||
| Economics and Finance for Non-Business Majors | ||
| Intermediate Level Courses | ||
| ECON 203 | Fundamental Mathematics for Economics | 3 |
| ECON 207 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| or ECON 206 | Managerial Economics | |
| ECON 208 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 3-6 credits from the list below. | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 12-15 | |
| 1 | Students majoring in Accounting or Business Administration will complete Option A as part of their major requirements. Students selecting Option A must complete 3 credits of Electives. |
| 2 | Students selecting option B must take 6 credits of electives. |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Data Analysis Tools in Economics and Business | 3 |
| ECON 205 | Collective Bargaining: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ECON 213 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
| ECON 215 | The Economics of Social Problems | 3 |
| ECON 221 | Economics of Professional Sports | 3 |
| ECON 222 | Economic History of Europe | 3 |
| ECON 223 | Economics of Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| ECON 224 | Financial Economics | 3 |
| ECON 240 | Economics of Time and Mind | 3 |
| ECON 250 | Special Topics in Economics | 3,6 |
| ECON 300 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECON 303 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECON 304 | Public Policies Toward Business | 3 |
| ECON 308 | Public Finance | 3 |
| ECON 310 | Urban and Regional Economics | 3 |
| ECON 311 | Labor Economics | 3 |
| ECON 314 | Development of Economic Thought | 3 |
| ECON 317 | Quantitative Methods for Economics | 3 |
| ECON 320 | Latin American Environments and Economies in a Global Framework | 3 |
| ECON 324 | Capital Markets and Financial Institutions | 3 |
| ECON 352 | Economic Relations in Latin America | 3 |
| ECON 358 | Finance in Latin America | 3 |
| ECON 370 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 371 | World Trade and Investment | 3 |
| ECON 390 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 398 | Economics Independent Study | 1-3 |
| ECON 403 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ECON 404 | Interdependence in the Global Economy | 3 |
| ECON 405 | Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| ECON 407 | Economics of Industrial Organization | 3 |
| ECON 408 | Strategic Thinking and Game Theory | 3 |
| ECON 409 | Economics of National Security | 3 |
| ECON 412 | Business Forecasting and Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 414 | Economics of Natural Resources and Global Warming | 3 |
| ECON 419 | Economics Of Energy And Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ECON 422 | Globalization and World Development | 3 |
| ECON 430 | International Macroeconomic Policy | 3 |
| ECON 432 | International Financial Markets and Investment | 3 |
| ECON 438 | Advanced Seminar in Economics | 3 |
| ECON 439 | Advanced Seminar in Economics: Honors I | 3 |
| ECON 440 | Advanced Seminar in Economics: Honors II | 3 |
| ECON 461 | Seminar in International Economic Geography | 3 |
| ECON 490 | Real Estate Internship | 3 |
| ECON 497 | Economics Independent Study | 3 |