Economics Minor
The economics minor is intended for students who wish to acquire an understanding of economics that will complement their primary field of study. Whatever the major, a minor in economics signals to prospective employers that a UW-Parkside graduate possesses the analytical tools needed to understand economic phenomena and changing economic conditions.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Economics minors will be able to evaluate the implications of economic scarcity in the context of resource allocation, production, and consumption and various economic institutions (aligns with Reasoned Judgment).
- Economic minors can compare and evaluate the consequences of and the tradeoffs resulting from economic scarcity. Students can compare and evaluate the consequences of and the tradeoffs resulting from economic scarcity in the context of macroeconomic variables.
- Economics minors will be able to apply basic tools of economic analysis to understand and explain economic decisions and microeconomic and macroeconomic phenomena in several subfields of economics (aligns with Reasoned Judgment).
- Economics minors will be able to evaluate the desirability of economic decisions and policies in terms of their effects on individual and social welfare in the context of several subfields of economics (aligns with Social and Personal Responsibility).
- Economics minors will be able to interpret and communicate economic concepts, data, basic models, and theories, in various economic contexts. (aligns with Communication).
Requirements for the Economics Minor
Economics minors must attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 in courses for the minor. Transfer students must attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 in transfer courses applied to the minor in addition to UW-Parkside courses for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ECON 120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Select one theory course: | 3 | |
| Intermediate Micro Theory | ||
| Intermediate Macro Theory | ||
| Elective Economics Courses | ||
| 300- or 400-level economics courses | 6 | |
| 200-level or above economics course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
University Requirements for Minors
Course work in the minor must be completed with the minimum GPA as specified by the department or program under which the minor falls, usually a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but higher in some programs. Transfer students must attain the minimum specified GPA on a combination of transfer credits accepted toward the minor and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
At least half of the course work required for a minor must be completed at UW-Parkside.