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This minor, offered through the College of Humanities and Sciences, requires a minimum of 18 credits in economics, including:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 203 | Introduction to Economics 1 | 3 |
| or ECON 205 | The Economics of Product Development and Markets | |
| or ECON 210 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON 211 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Choose at least two courses from 200- to 500-level economics courses | 6-12 | |
| Choose up to two courses from the following (prerequisites apply): | 0-6 | |
| Financial Management | ||
| Investments | ||
| Financial Mathematics | ||
| Issues in Risk Management and Insurance | ||
| Options, Futures and Swaps | ||
| Artificial Intelligence for Business Intelligence | ||
| Business Information Systems | ||
| Business Statistics I 2 | ||
or STAT 210 | Basic Practice of Statistics | |
or STAT 212 | Concepts of Statistics | |
| Business Statistics II | ||
| Business Analytics | ||
| Data Mining and Forecasting | ||
| The Business of Sport and Fitness | ||
STAT courses (300+ level) | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Students may receive credit toward graduation for only one of the following three courses: ECON 203, ECON 205 or ECON 210.
Students may receive credit toward graduation for only one of the following courses: STAT 206, STAT 208, STAT 210, STAT 212, or SCMA 301.