Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- Students will be able to distinguish the attributes of a variety of economic theories and policies.
- Students will be able to use their economic knowledge to examine a wide variety of problems that are economic, social and/or political in nature, on both the micro and macro levels.
- Students will become proficient writers through assignments in regular classes, as well as intensive-writing experiences in the capstone course.
- Students will be better problem solvers and better-informed citizens.
Program Requirements
The minor in economics is open to all students and consists of a minimum of 18 hours (six courses) in economics.
The courses are:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ECON 201 | Introduction To Economics I | 3 |
ECON 202 | Introduction To Economics II | 3 |
ECON Upper Level Electives 1 | 12 | |
Macroeconomic Analysis | ||
Microeconomic Analysis | ||
Race, Class And Gender: Theory, History, And Policy | ||
Money And Banking | ||
The Kansas City Economy | ||
Collective Bargaining | ||
Financial Analysis And The Economy | ||
Labor and the Global Political Economy | ||
American Labor History | ||
History Of Economic Thought | ||
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Urban Economic Development | ||
International Trade And Development | ||
Law And Economics | ||
Environment, Resources And Economic Growth | ||
Mathematical Economics | ||
Intermediate Economic Statistics | ||
Labor Economics | ||
Monetary Theory And Policy | ||
Public Finance | ||
Economic Policy | ||
International Finance | ||
Institutional Economic Theory | ||
Urban Economics | ||
Industrial Organization | ||
Economics Institutions and Policies | ||
Radical Political Economy | ||
Practicum in Urban Economic Development | ||
Total Credits | 18 |
1 | Twelve hours in 300/400-level courses must be approved by the economics Undergraduate Advisor. Students are encouraged to consider the Economics BA Emphasis Areas available when determining elective selection. |
Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA within the minor coursework to be awarded the minor in Economics.