This section specifies only the requirements for the Economics minor, which may be completed as an option in several degree programs including the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Business Administration, the Bachelor of Science, and the Bachelor of General
Studies. Students in other degree programs should check the program information in the calendar to ensure that the Economics minor is an option. Degree students must also ensure that all other degree requirements have been met.
Lower-level requirements: 12-14 credits
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 100
Principles of Microeconomics
3
ECON 101
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
BUS 149
Essentials of Finance (formerly BUS 162)
or MATH 104
Introductory Statistics
or MATH 106
Statistics I
or MATH 270
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3-4
MATH 111
Calculus I
or MATH 115
Differential and Integral Calculus I
or MATH 141
Calculus for Business
3-4
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Required courses:
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 307
Managerial Microeconomics
3
ECON 410
Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
3
Elective courses (any three upper-level Economics courses):
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 301
Economic and Business Statistics
4
ECON 341
International Trade
3
ECON 349
Financial Management I
3
ECON 352
Technological Progress and Economic Growth
3
ECON 361
Environmental Economics
3
ECON 365
Transportation Economics
3
ECON 388
Law and Economics
3
ECON 397
Regulatory Economics
3
ECON 398
Development Economics
3
ECON 433
Investments
3
ECON 434
Risk Management and Financial Engineering
3
ECON 435
International Finance
3
ECON 449
Financial Management II
3
Note: BUS 410 (previously offered) will also count towards the elective requirement.
