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Economics Minor
Program type:
Minor
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:
18
Add to your education by learning more about basic economic principles.
At its heart, economics is the study of decision-making, and many decisions focus
on the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. A solid understanding
of economics will make you more marketable when you begin the process of looking for
a job.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn an Economics Minor?
We are a large enough department that we can offer a wide variety of courses. In addition to the required courses, we offer electives on topics including health care economics, international trade, third-world development, money and banking, and many more.
We are small enough that our students receive individual attention from the faculty. Indeed, we consider our orientation towards students to be among our greatest assets.
Economics Minor Highlights
Our faculty members are well-known experts who have written hundreds of articles and
books on general topics and specific fields in economics. They also have worked on
projects in Thailand, Poland, Egypt, Mexico, central Africa, and South Africa.
Our faculty members provide individual attention so you develop a clear understanding
of how to apply economic theory to real-world policy issues.
Economics faculty members, Dr. Janice Hauge and Dr. Jeffrey Rous, winners of the 2022
Salute to Faculty Excellence Awards.
Economics Minor Courses You Could Take
Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hrs)
Principles of economic organization and growth in modern, industrial society; money
and banking, monetary and fiscal policy; determinants of national income and business
fluctuations.
Economics of Discrimination (3 hrs)
Examines the differences in economic status by gender, race and ethnicity. Intergroup
differentials in income, unemployment, wages, education and housing are addressed.
Labor Economics (3 hrs)
Unemployment, industrial injuries, industrial old age, ill health and substandard
employment; remedial program evaluation.
Economics of Natural Resources and Environment (3 hrs)Natural resource management
and use
problems of renewable and non-renewable resources, including scarcity and market responses,
role of property rights, externalities, benefit-cost analysis and energy policy with
emphasis on Texas, analysis of environmental problems and policy formulation.
The Economics of Sports (3 hrs)
Examination of public policy questions about professional and college sports using
economic models of sports industries. Topics include theory of the firm, the organization
of sports and entertainment industries, sports labor markets, racial discrimination
and pricing schemes specific to sports markets.
Principles of Microeconomics (3 hrs)
Business organization and market economy; theory of the firm; techniques of economic
analysis in current economic problems; comparative economic systems.
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