Economics Minor
Learning Goals
Writing in the Discipline
Department of Economics and Finance
Department Chair: Alema Karim
Economics Program Faculty: Professor Blais;
Associate Professors Basu, Karim, Tashiro
Students must consult with their assigned advisor before they will be able to register for courses. A graded writing assignment is required for
every course.
Course Requirements
The minor in economics consists of a minimum of 22 credit hours (six courses), as follows:
ECON 214 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
ECON 215 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MATH 177 | Quantitative Business Analysis I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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ECON 314 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and Applications | 4 | Fall. |
| -Or- | | |
ECON 315 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Analysis | 4 | Spring. |
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ECON 331 | Topics in Global Economics | 4 | Annually (even years). |
| -Or- | | |
ECON 335 | Economics of Race and Gender | 4 | Annually (even years). |
| -Or- | | |
ECON 337 | Economics of Climate Change and Sustainability | 4 | Annually (odd years). |
AND ONE ADDITIONAL course in economics at the 400-level.
Total Credit Hours: 22