Minor In Economics

The minor in Economics requires 15 credits. The specific course requirements for the minor are as follows:

• Econ 101. Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)
• Econ 102. Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)
• Econ 301. Intermediate Microeconomics. (3 credits)
• Six credits from the following selected list:
  • Econ 230. Farm Business Management. (3 credits)
  • Econ 302. Intermediate Macroeconomics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 308. Agent-Based Computational Economics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 312. History of Economic Thought. (3 credits)
  • Econ 320. Labor Economics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 321. Economics of Discrimination. (3 credits)
  • Econ 332. Cooperatives. (3 credits)
  • Econ 333. Advanced Farm Business Management. (3 credits)
  • Econ 334. Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. (3 credits)
  • Econ 336. Agricultural Selling. (3 credits)
  • Econ 339x. Agricultural Marketing. (3 credits)
  • Econ 344. Public Finance. (3 credits)
  • Econ 353. Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions. (3 credits)
  • Econ 355. International Trade and Finance. (3 credits)
  • Econ 362. Applied Ethics in Agriculture. (3 credits)
  • Econ 370. Comparative Capitalism and Economic Transitions. (3 credits)
  • Econ 371. Introductory Econometrics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 376. Rural, Urban and Regional Economics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 378. Economics of Aging. (3 credits)
  • Econ 380. Environmental and Resource Economics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 385. Economic Development. (3 credits)
  • Econ 401. Topics in Microeconomics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 402. Topics in Macroeconomics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 416. Industrial Organization. (3 credits)
  • Econ 418. Game Theory. (3 credits) 
  • Econ 431. Managerial Economics. (3 credits)
  • Econ 437. Commodity Marketing and Risk Management. (3 credits)
  • Econ 455. International Trade. (3 credits)
  • Econ 457. International Finance. (3 credits)
  • Econ 458. Economic Systems for Electric Power Planning. (3 credits)
  • Econ 460. Agricultural, Food, and Trade Policy. (3 credits)
  • Econ 466. Agricultural Finance. (3 credits)
  • Econ 480. Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics. (3 credits)

Prospective students must take Math 160 (“Survey of Calculus”) or 165 (“Calculus I”) as a prerequisite for the required course Econ 301 (“Intermediate Microeconomics”).

Majors in Agricultural Business or Business Economics may not declare a minor in Economics.

In compliance with Iowa State University guidelines for undergraduate minors, the following is also required:

• At least 6 of the credits for the minor must be taken at Iowa State University in courses numbered 300 or above.
• At least 9 of the credits for the minor are not used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement.
• None of the courses for the minor can be taken on a pass-not pass basis.
• The catalog for the minor may not be an earlier catalog than the catalog for the major/curriculum.

Declaring a Minor:

To declare a minor, you must submit a completed “Request For Minor Form” at least one term prior to graduation.