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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics Minor

Economics Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form after successful completion of MATH 114QR or MATH 115 or placement into MATH 129 /MATH 130 or higher.

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including two introductory courses and four electives.

Residency: At least four courses applied toward the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Introductory Courses (6 Credits)

ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)

Electives (12 Credits)

Take four electives at the 200-level or higher. A minimum of two courses must be at the 300 or 400-level.

ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory 3 Credit(s)
ECON 202 Macroeconomic Theory 3 Credit(s)
ECON 205 Statistical Methods 3 Credit(s)
Any 300 and 400-level ECON courses
One of the following courses at UMass Boston can be taken instead of ECON 205 and will be counted as one of the two permitted transfer courses:
MSIS 111L Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)
MATH 125 Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 370 Statistics 3 Credit(s)