{"id":19635,"date":"2017-03-14T14:35:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T21:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=19635"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:12:00","slug":"economics-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/economics\/programs\/economics-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-np82vub-859a3251b6812c44b55c6b45913fa88a\">\n.avia-section.av-np82vub-859a3251b6812c44b55c6b45913fa88a{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url('https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/12\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Economics-Minor-Image-Taking-Notes-and-Studying.webp') ;\nbackground-position:100% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Economics Academic Minor Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section 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 itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock right-pillow'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Economics Program provides students with preparation in economic concepts and techniques within a liberal arts environment, offering a major, minor and, jointly with the Business School, the Certificate in Applied Finance and Economics (CAFE). The Program has strong interdisciplinary links with other departments and programs, such as International Studies, Latin American Studies, Gender Sexuality and Women\u2019s Studies, Environmental Studies, the Honors Program, and the Business School. \u00a0The Program\u2019s broad range of perspectives provides benefits to those programs as well as to its own students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2{\npadding-bottom:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1n6hy9f-7283f81ad047249505462970cd7e7ef2 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Degree Fit<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lt6hbt5q-5200de90f557eaf14660f64e5c0f1b71 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Program Preparation<\/h4>\n<p>Students interested in any of the Economic programs are encouraged to take EC 201, 202 and MTH 243 during their first year at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lt6hc6z1-4cf49e56c53260ac23e54b4944ae7d7a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Degree Roadmap<\/h4>\n<p>Students in the Economics program will complete a set of core economics coursework, personalize their degree by selecting electives that interest them, and participate in applying quantitative research methods and statistics through a capstone experience. Students interested in Public Policy are encouraged to take EC 310, EC 319, and EC 364. For an International focus, EC 321 and EC 379 are encouraged. Those students interested in Finance are encouraged to take EC 318, BA 385, and BA 472. For students intending to pursue graduate school in Economics, Calculus and Linear Algebra courses through the Mathematics program are encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lt6hcari-b3b903e00de1722ef0ff1a327796e8fb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Degree Integration<\/h4>\n<p>All Economics majors are required to complete a culminating capstone experience. The capstone must apply the principles, theories and skills of the economics major in a small class environment to challenging and sophisticated economic issues and topics. 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