USM Minor in Economics

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A minor in economics is available to students in any major within the University. To gain admission, students must be in good standing at the University and submit a Declaration of Minor Form to the USM Registrar. This form is available from the USM Registrar online at the following URL:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/advising/network/formbank.php.
All courses taken to satisfy the requirements for a minor in economics must be completed with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.

(To access current course prerequisite information and relevant course descriptions for the course numbers on listed on this worksheet, search for the course number within MaineStreet or within the relevant PDF files of the USM Undergraduate Catalog.

USM Minor in Economics Curriculum (18 credits)

Required Courses (6 credits):

 

 COURSE #

 COURSE TITLE

 NOTES

 ECO 101J  Introduction to Macroeconomics  
 ECO 102J  Introduction to Microeconomics  

Select one (1) of the following courses (3 credits):

 

 COURSE #

 COURSE TITLE

 NOTES

 ECO 103E  Critical Thinking About Economic Issues  
 ECO 105H  A Novel Approach to Economics  
 ECO 106I  Economic, Social, and Cultural Change  

Select three (3) of the following courses (9 credits):

 

 COURSE #

 COURSE TITLE

 NOTES

 ECO 220I  U.S. Economic and Labor History  
 ECO 301  Intermediate Macroeconomics  
 ECO 302  Intermediate Microeconomics  
 ECO 303W  Political Economy  
 ECO 305  Research Methods in Economics
 
 ECO 310  Money and Banking  
 ECO 312  U.S. Economic Policy  
 ECO 315  Economic Development  
 ECO 316  Case Studies in International Development  
 ECO 321  Understanding Contemporary Capitalism  
 ECO 322  Economics of Women and Work  
 ECO 323  U.S. Labor and Employment Relations  
 ECO 324  The Healthcare Workforce Crisis  
 ECO 325  Industrial Organization  
 ECO 326  Environmental Economics  
 ECO 327  Natural Resource Economics  
 ECO 330  Urban Economics  
 ECO 333  Economics and Happiness  
 ECO 335  The Political Economy of Food  
 ECO 340  History of Economic Thought  
 ECO 350  Comparative Economic Systems  
 ECO 370  International Economics  
 ECO 380  Public Finance and Fiscal Policy  
 ECO 381  State and Local Public Finance  
 ECO 399  Special Topics in Economics  
 ECO 450  Readings in Economics  
 ECO 490  Independent Readings and Research in Economics  
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