John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics 351 Note: Given the broad international electives required, no minor is required. Economics for Non- Business Majors Minor • Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or higher in courses used toward the minor. • Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours. This minor is for students who major outside of the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (21 credit hours) ECON 2899 - Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment Credits: (o) ECON 2010 SS - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3) ECON 2020 SS - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3) ECON 4010 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credits: (3) ECON 4020 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credits: (3) or ECON 3200 - Money and Banking Credits: (3) QUAN 2600 - Business Statistics I Credits: (3) or CJ 3600 - Criminal Justice Statistics Credits: (3) or GEOG 3600 - Quantitative Methods in Geography Credits: (3) or PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology Credits: (3) or GERT 3600 - Social Statistics Credits: (3) or SW 3600 - Social Statistics Credits: (3) or SOC 3600 - Social Statistics Credits: (3) Two upper-level ECON or QUAN electives (6) Note: MATH 1050 with a grade of "C" or higher (or CR if taken on a CR/NC basis) is a prerequisite for ECON 2010, QUAN 2600; ECON 2010 is a prerequisite for ECON 2020. Economics Teaching Minor • Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.5 or higher in courses used toward the minor. • Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 15 credit hours. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Students who select the Economics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Department of Teacher Education). Advisement is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (15 credit hours) • ECON 1010 SS - Economics as a Social Science Credits: (3) • ECON 2010 SS - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3) • ECON 2020 SS - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3) • ECON 1740 AI - Economic History of the United States Credits: (3) • ECON 3200 - Money and Banking Credits: (3) Economics Departmental Honors Please contact the Economics Department for advisement a n d p erm iss io n p rio rto en ro I ling in Hono rs cou rs es. • Pre re qu is ite: Enro 11 in the General H ono rs Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses. • Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA ofS-3^ • Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for an Economics Department major, given above for Business Economics and, for General Economics, in the Social & Behavioral Sciences section of the catalog. In fulfilling these requirements, students must take at least 12 hours of economics courses on an Honors basis, 2 hours of which must be completed as a senior project (HNRS 4990). The student may receive economics Honors credit in any upper division or graduate-level economics course. In addition, either ECON 4010 or ECON 4020 must be taken on an Honors basis. John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Courses Course Descriptions - ECON Department of Economics ECON 1010 SS - Economics as a Social Science Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] An introduction to basic economic institutions and principles of economics for non-business and non-economics majors. The primary objective of the course is to provide a framework of economic approaches useful in the analysis of social problems. Topics include poverty, economic systems, crime, pollution, health, discrimination, unemployment, inflation, and the role of government in the economy. ECON 1100 SS - Environmental Issues and Economic Policy Credits: (3) An analysis of policies which affect environmental resources. Emphasis on economic analysis of renewable and nonrenewable resources, pollution, and public policy. This course demonstrates economic solutions to environmental problems, and the role economics plays in designing environmental policy. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog