Economics Minor
The economics program area offers a minor in economics that allows students to go deeper in learning how to apply the basic concepts gained from taking the principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics. The economics minor provides a balance of theory and practice in order to increase students' ability to solve problems in their fields. The economics minor is offered primarily to the following categories of students: students from business and management fields in the College of Management, students from human services and public administration, and students from the liberal arts who desire to increase their knowledge of economics.
Requirements
Electives (three courses)
- ECON 311 Economics of the Environment
- ECON 313 Labor Economics
- ECON 314 International and Comparative Economics
- ECON 315 Economics of Diversity
- ECON 316 Health Economics
- ECON 351 Intermediate Macroeconomics
This course is offered on a two-year rotation basis and through independent study. - ECON 352 Intermediate Microeconomics
This course is offered on a two-year rotation basis and through independent study. - ECON 420 Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
- ECON 496 Managerial Economics
- ECON 497 Economic Research and Forecasting
Economics lab is offered twice a week during the fall and spring semesters and once a week during the summer. The lab is designed to assist students in ECON 201 Macroeconomics and ECON 202 Microeconomics classes and independent studies. Information on lab hours and locations is distributed at these classes and with independent study packets, and is available from the College of Management Web page.
