Minor in Economics

 

A 16-unit minor, compliments and enhances a student’s chosen major. The Economics minor requires students to choose Advanced Microeconomics or Macroeconomics, and then select three additional upper division courses from a number of Economics Electives. 

CURRENT MINOR

 

Lower Division Requirements: 12 units

 

1. ECON 203: Intro to Micro-Economics  4 units

2. ECON 205: Intro to Macro-Economics  4 units

3. MATH 118x OR 125: Calculus 1  4 units

Upper Division Requirements: 16 units

 

Core courses:

 

1. ECON 303: Intermediate Micro-Economics OR ECON 305: Intermediate Macro-Economics  4 units

Elective Courses:

 

2. Three 300/400 level Elective Courses  12 units     

      Three Tracks Available:

  1. Law and Political Economy (ECON 317,  330,  332,  or 434)
  2. Finance and Money (ECON 317, 350, 357, 360, 450, 452,  or 457)
  3. International Economics (ECON 317, 330, 340, 342, 434, 346, or 450)



  • University of Southern California,
  • Department of Economics,
  • (213) 740 - 8335,
  • (213) 740 - 8543 (f),
  • Department Chair: Simon Wilkie (213) 740 - 7432