Minor in Economics

Economists around the world play a vital role in maximizing the probabilities of achieving set objectives at the household, business, government, national, and global levels. As an Economics minor, you will learn the foundations in economic tools, concepts, and perspectives necessary to understand, describe, and explain how economic activities are organized at the individual, household, firm, industry, state, national, and global levels.

What to expect as an economics minor

18 Credits

Learn more about the Economics minor academic requirements .

A minor in Economics will expose students to economic theories, principles, and laws that affect decision making in both business and non-business settings. The minor pairs with any of our Business majors, but can be declared by any major. The six course requirement fits easily into many programs' elective credits.

Starting with the required course, ECO 1000: Principles of Economics, students will then choose from a number of courses such as Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, and Social Economics to fulfill the final 15 credits needed for the minor.

Be Prepared for your future

Through learning the role incentives, scarcity, trade-offs, comparative advantage, and marginal analysis take, it can change how you see the world. When you combine that with an understanding of how history, culture, and institutions shape economic decisions and outcomes, you'll be prepared for your future in a variety of settings.