Economics Minor

Economics Minor

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Go farther with a degree in economics.

The Minor in Economics provides students with an excellent background for work in business fields such as banking, insurance, finance and accounting. Combining an Economics Minor with a B.S. degree in Business Administration helps to give students an edge in the marketplace. The Minor in Economics is equally appropriate for work in the private section, in the not-for-profit section and in the public sector at the federal, state, or local level. The minor may also help to prepare students for careers in teaching, journalism, and law, as well as for admission to graduate programs in public policy, law, business, international relations, journalism and related fields.

Explore sample courses in this program.
EC-110 Introduction to Microeconomics
An introduction to the operation of the American market system and to the behavior of its participants whether consumers, producers, the government, or other nations engaged in international trade with the United States.
3 credits
EC-120 Introduction to Macroeconomics
An introduction to economic analysis with particular emphasis upon the national problems of achieving and maintaining full employment, general price stability, and growth of the American economy through time.
3 credits
EC-150 Statistics
Basic tools of statistical analysis appropriate to research in the social sciences; topics include measures of central tendency, hypothesis testing, time series, index numbers, regression, and correlation.
3 credits
EC-200 Intermediate Macroeconomics
An intermediate analysis of the determination of the level and growth of national income and employment, special attention given to the problems of inflation and recession and to the national fiscal and monetary policies designed to maintain full employment and stable price levels.
3 credits
EC-201 Intermediate Microeconomics
An intermediate level treatment of the theory of market pricing in a private enterprise system as it affects the resource and output decision of firms and industries under various market structures and the behavior of consumers.
3 credits
EC-202 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
A survey of some basic mathematical techniques appropriate to the analysis of economic models and application of economic theory.
3 credits
EC-306 Introduction to Econometrics
The application of statistical techniques to the verification of economic models and examination of economic problems.
3 credits
EC-205 Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
A study of the roles of money, depository institutions, and central bank monetary policy in maintaining stable growth of the American economy.
3 credits
EC-301 Economic Development
A survey of contemporary economic theories concerning less developed countries; social, cultural, and political forces shaping the development of such countries are also investigated.
3 credits
EC-307 International Finance
Study of how international trade and investment is financed in a world of floating, fixed and managed exchange rate systems.
3 credits
EC-308 International Trade
Reasons why nations gain by spatial specialization and exchange with other countries. Analysis of the mechanism by which international equilibrium is restored. Study of trade and foreign exchange policies.
3 credits
BA-316 Financial Management
Financial analysis, working capital management, and basics of capital budgeting.
3 credits
BA-404 Corporate Finance
Advanced capital budgeting, capital structure, long-term financing decisions, dividend policy, computer modeling, comprehensive financial strategy cases.
3 credits
BA-415 Investment Analysis
Survey of investment vehicles, including stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, mutual funds, and collectibles. Modern portfolio and valuation theories.
3 credits
BA-416 Financial Markets and Institutions
Study of banks, investment banking, money markets, and the financial service industry as they affect long and short-term financing decisions.
3 credits

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