Applied Economics Minor

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College of Professional Studies and Social Sciences
For information contact Corina Slaff, PhD

The minor in applied economics will provide the student with a foundation of methods for analyzing the markets, institutions and actors that drive the economy. This foundation includes developing expertise in quantitative methods, ethics, and institutional or historical analysis. The minor is open to all majors and may be of particular interest to Government, Law and National Security majors, History majors, and Mathematics majors.

Required Courses

Choose two of the following:

BUS 205 Macroeconomics 3 credits
BUS 206 Microeconomics 3 credits
BUS 207 Contemporary Economics 3 credits

Total credits from group: 6

Plus:

BUS 350 Money and Banking 3 credits

Total credits of required courses: 9

Select three courses from the following:

ACC 311 Managerial Accounting 3 credits
BUS 300 Quantitative Methods I 3 credits
BUS 307 Management Science 3 credits
BUS 434 Investments and Investment Management 3 credits
BUS 465 Special Topics in Business 1-6 credits (where Economics-related)
HCM 371 Health Care Reimbursement and Finance 3 credits
HIS 410 Seminar on Global Issues 3 credits
POL 308 Comparative Government 3 credits
SMG 401 Sport Economics 3 credits

Total credits from minor elective courses: 9

Total 18 credits

See the relevant department for course descriptions. Students are responsible for meeting all departmental prerequisites for any courses chosen for the minor.

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