If you are interested in the analytical methods employed in economics, finance, and actuarial science, then the economics minor is for you. An economic training can enhance your capability to dissect, understand, and analyze societal, organizational, and business issues, both theoretically and empirically. The study of economics will also give you the quantitative foundation to pursue an MA in economics or an MS in finance, as well as an MBA.
The importance of economic inquiry has been recognized by the Nobel Foundation with the annual conferring of the Memorial Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Economics is the only social science with this distinction.
A Minor in Economics will
Help you back up your qualitative “talk” with the quantitative “walk”
Make you more mathematically prepared for jobs that are more quantitatively oriented
Enable you to have better analytical insight in making decisions
Give you a head start on MA, MS, and MBA programs
Course Requirements for the Minor*
R220 301 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
R220 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Elective – R220 300 level or higher
Elective – R220 300 level or higher
Elective – R220 300 level or higher
* All five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. One finance related course, such as FIN 315 can be used as one of the electives: ECON 201, ECON 265, and ECON 266 do NOT count towards the minor in economics.
