Minor in Economics

 

Minor in Economics

The general relevance of economics to both your professional development and to enhancing your understanding of current world developments has prompted the Economics program to offer a minor in Economics. The recognition is that many students intent on pursuing their principal interest in another area would nonetheless welcome the opportunity to pursue a less rigorous option in Economics. In an attempt to contribute towards meeting that need, the Whittemore School faculty has developed a number of courses for non-majors which combined with certain other courses, can constitute a minor in Economics.

The five specific courses making up the minor are:

  • ECON 401: Principles of Macroeconomics (required)
  • ECON 402: Principles of Microeconomics (required)

At least one course from the following three:

  • ECON 605: Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 611: Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 635: Money and Banking

Remaining electives from among:

  • ECON 515: Economic History of the United States
  • ECON 518: European Economic History
  • ECON 602: Introduction to Political Economy
  • ECON 605: Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 607: Ecological Economics
  • ECON 611: Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 615: History of Economic Thought
  • ECON 630: Comparative Study of Economic Systems
  • ECON 635: Money and Banking
  • ECON 641: Public Economics
  • ECON 642: Health Economics
  • ECON 645: International Economics
  • ECON 651: Government Regulation of Business
  • ECON 656: Labor Economics
  • ECON 668: Economic Development
  • ECON 669: Women and Economic Development
  • ECON 670: Economics of Energy
  • ECON 680: Economics of Electronic Commerce
  • ECON 692: International Economic Integration
  • ECON 698: Organizational Economics
  • ECON 698: Law and Economics

You should note that some of the elective courses do have the two Economic Principles courses as prerequisites. Following University Policy, you must complete 20 semester hours with a grade of C- or better and a 2.0 grade point average. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis may not be used for a minor. No more than 8 credits used by the student to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.