Minor in Economics and Finance

A minor in the combined areas of Economics and Finance requires ECON 2410, ECON 2420, ECON 3210, and 9 additional hours, 6 of which must be upper-division hours in Finance. This minor is not available to students majoring in the B.S. in Economics. A 2.00 GPA is required in the Economics and Finance minor.

ECON 2410 Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics. Three credits. As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of national income and its fluctuations, inflation, unemployment, role of the banking system, monetary and fiscal policies, and international topics.

ECON 2420 Principles of Economics, Microeconomics. Three credits. As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of consumer and firm behavior; the pricing of goods, services, and productive factors; international topics; and an overview of the American economy.

ECON 3210 The Financial System and the Economy. Three credits. Prerequisites: ECON 2410; junior standing. Basic introduction to the functions of financial institutions and markets in the conduct of domestic and international economic transactions. Within financial market context, focus on special role that money plays as an asset and a determinant of the price level, the cause of inflation and inflation's effects on interest rates and borrowing costs, and the influence of Federal Reserve actions (monetary policy) on money and interest rates.