Economics Minor

A minor in Economics is designed for those students majoring in areas outside of the Business Administration and Economics Department. An Economics minor can help students prepare for a wide range of careers that involve applications of economics principles. It also helps to prepare students for graduate studies in areas such as law, economics, business administration, and public policy.

Minor Requirements (21 Hours)

  • Spreadsheet Literacy
  • ECO 221 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 223 Principles of Microeconomics
  • MAT 125 Calculus I OR MAT 109 Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences
  • MAT 111 Elementary Probability and Statistics
  • Choice of one course from the following three:
    • ECO 311 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
    • ECO 313 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
    • ECO 324 Economic and Managerial Decision Making
  • Choice of two courses from the following ten:
    • ECO 304 Regression Analysis in Business and Economics
    • ECO 315 Behavioral Economics
    • ECO 317 Economic History of the U.S.
    • ECO 337 Environmental Economics
    • ECO 355 Public Finance
    • ECO 405 Government Regulation of Business
    • ECO 410 International Economics
    • ECO 420 Labor Economics
    • ECO 425 Financial Institutions and Monetary Economics
    • ECO 470 Topics in Economics