The Economics minor provides students with a foundational understanding of public policy and economic dynamics, while building financial literacy that is valuable in a wide range of careers. In addition to the minor’s core requirements, students may select from a variety of electives that complement interests in finance, data analytics, business, sports management, history, and environmental studies.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Minor Requirements (20 credits)
Core Requirements
ISECON-104	Intro to Macroeconomics	4
ECON-103	Intro to Microeconomics	4
ECON-204	Intermediate Macroeconomics	4
Electives
Two upper-level ECON courses at the 300 or 400 level		8
Total Credits		20

Mathematics competence at the level of MATH-141 Introductory Statistics is highly recommended.

Upon completion of the Economics Minor, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to think abstractly.
• Demonstrate the awareness of the assumptions behind different paradigms.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of trade-offs faced by economic policy makers.
• Demonstrate how price signals lead to resouce allocation in a market economy.
• Demonstrate the links between the fate of the US economy and global flows of goods and labor.
• Demonstrate basic economic literacy.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply tools of economic analysis to real world phenomena and increases.
• Demonstrate proficiency with economic data and graphs.
• Demonstrate awareness of links between economics and other disciplines.
• Demonstrate an ability to apply the tools of economic analysis to real world phenomena.
• Demonstrate an ability to think logically and critically about economic issues.
• Demonstrate proficiency with economic models.
• Demonstrate an ability to conduct and present economic research.