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Humanities and Social Sciences

Economics

Department of Economics

Credit requirements

¹ SHSS has 12 credits of minor core (see the SHSS track below).

Min Credits

Minor Core
12 Elective Basket
20 Total Credits

Number of Credits to Choose

Minor Core
48 Elective Basket

Core Courses — Science & Engineering Majors

ECO1001

Principles of Micro

3:1:0
ECO2001

Intermediate Micro I

3:1:0 needs ECO1001 + (any calculus)

Core Courses — SHSS Majors

¹ Only ECO1004 counts as calculus toward the Minor for SHSS majors. Since they already take ECO1001 and ECO1004, 1000-series electives do not count toward their Minor (allowed as added UWE).

ECO1001

Principles of Micro

3:1:0
ECO1004

Math for Economics¹

3:1:0
ECO2001

Intermediate Micro I

3:1:0 needs ECO1001 + ECO1004

Core Courses — BMS Major

BMS majors take equivalents of ECO1001/ECO1002 in their major; only ECO1004 counts toward the Minor.

ECO1004

Math for Economics

3:1:0
ECO2001

Intermediate Micro I

3:1:0 needs ECO1001 + ECO1004

Elective Basket — Science & Engineering Majors

ECO1002

Principles of Macro¹

3:1:0
ECO1013

Probability and Statistics¹,²

3:1:0
ECO2002

Intermediate Macro

3:1:0 needs ECO2001
ECO2003

Introduction to Econometrics

3:1:0 needs ECO1013
ECO2101

Intermediate Micro II

3:1:0 needs ECO2001
ECO3101

Development Economics

3:1:0 needs ECO2001
ECO3102

International Economics

3:1:0 needs ECO2002
ECO4202

Money & Banking

3:1:0 needs ECO2002
ECO4203

Environmental Economics

3:1:0 needs ECO2003
ECO4401

Public Economics

3:1:0 needs ECO2001
ECO4803

Data Handling

3:1:0 needs ECO2003

Fine print

  • ¹ Only two 1000-series courses can count toward a Minor; with ECO1001 already taken, ECO1002 and ECO1013 cannot both count.
  • ² These majors have no ECO1013 equivalent; ECO1013 is required to take ECO2003.

Why pursue this

  • An interest in the social science of production and distribution, pursued rigorously.
  • Preparation for careers dealing directly with economic topics — or where economic knowledge improves communication.
  • A clear signal of interest and intent for higher degrees in economics, commonly pursued from non-economics backgrounds.

What you'll come out with

  • A solid understanding of core economic vocabulary.
  • Understand and discuss mathematical presentations of the core of modern economic logic.
  • Focused knowledge in at least one major subfield — macroeconomic, microeconomic, or econometric courses.

From the University's minor program documents. Confirm with your UG Advisor before you plan around a pathway.