Economics (Minor)

Economics Minor Curriculum (18 Credits)

Total Credits, Minor: 18

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
2. Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills.
3. Understand microeconomic principles at an intermediate level and be able to apply them to the analysis of individual, firm, and market behavior.
4. Understand macroeconomic principles at an intermediate level and be able to apply standard models to contemporary policy questions and problems.
5. Understand basic probability and statistical inference and be able to apply these concepts in data analysis and decision making.
6. Be able to conduct basic econometric analysis; appreciate the major issues involved in estimating, using, interpreting, and evaluating econometric models.