Economics Minor Course Requirements
College of Business Administration students cannot minor in Economics.
To complete the requirements for a minor in Economics, students need to complete 18 credits as specified below:
- ECON 1103 (Principles of Microeconomics) 3 credits
- ECON 1104 (Principles of Macroeconomics) 3 credits
- Select four courses from:
- ECON 3001 (Applied Business Economics) 3 credits
- ECON 3003 (Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis) 3 credits1
- ECON 3004 (Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis) 3 credits
- ECON 3040 (Global Applied Learning Project) 3 credits
- ECON 4005 (Sports Economics) 3 credits
- ECON 4006 (Industrial Organization) 3 credits
- ECON 4010 (Public Finance)* 3 credits
- ECON 4012 (Urban and Regional Economics) 3 credits
- ECON 4016 (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics)** 3 credits
- ECON 4020 (Economics of Labor Markets)* 3 credits
- ECON 4022 (Economics of Healthcare & Health Policy)*** 3 credits
- ECON 4040 (International Economic Issues)**** 3 credits
- ECON 4044 (Global Integration of Financial Sectors) 3 credits
- ECON 4045 (Comparative Economic Development) 3 credits
- ECON 4046 (International Trade) 3 credits
- ECON 4047 (Development Economics)*** 3 credits
- ECON 4049 (Public Policy and Finance in Latin American Cities) 3 credits
- ECON 4060 (Introduction to Econometrics) 3 credits
- ECON 4065 (Introduction to Mathematical Economics) 3 credits
- ECON 4072 (Behavioral Economics)*** 3 credits
- ECON 4080 (Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy) 3 credits
- ECON 4931 (Topics in Economics) 3 credits
- ECON 4995 (Independent Study) 3 credits
A 3-credit course in Statistics is also required: MATH 1700 or equivalent.
1Students cannot use both ECON 3001 and ECON 3003 to satisfy the requirements for the minor.
The course satisfies the Social Science requirement in the following Discovery Tier Theme of the MU Core Curriculum:
* Individuals and Communities
** Expanding Our Horizons
*** Basic Needs and Justice
**** Crossing Boundaries