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Minor in Economics (Fall 2008)

Administered by Department of Economics

Effective Fall 2008

The minor provides a basic competence in economics for non-economics majors and constitutes 18 semester hours. Courses required for a minor in economics are:

Core courses in economics

40.121 Principles of Economics I

40.122 Principles of Economics II

40.221 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

40.222 Intermediate Micro-Theory and Managerial Economics

Electives in economics

Choose two courses from the following three areas:

General Economics Theory

40.313 Labor Economics
40.315 Business and Government
40.316 Urban Economics
40.326 Public Finance
40.327 Money and Banking
40.329 Environmental Economics
40.333 International Economics

Statistical Analysis

40.256 Business and Economic Statistics I
40.356 Business and Economic Statistics II
40.456 Introduction to Econometrics

Economic History and Systems

40.322 Contrasting Economics
40.323 History of Economic Thought
40.324 Economic Theory of the Western World
40.334 Economic Growth in Underdeveloped Areas
40.460 Advanced Political Economy