ACADEMIC PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
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21
Economics Economics refers to the scientific study of buying and selling behavior. As such, it represents one of the foundational social science disciplines in a liberal arts education. Eureka College offers a minor in Economics, and coursework in Economics support the general education curriculum and serve the needs of students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Studies with Management Information Systems, Elementary Education-‐Social Science, and History with Teacher Licensure. The Economics minor is designed to appeal to students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and will therefore serve various campus constituencies. Although the primary course content of the minor will consist of Economics courses, students will be able to craft the minor specifically to one of five “focus” areas. These include a Finance Focus, a General Business Focus, an International Focus, a Behavioral Focus, and a Quantitative Methods Focus. The Economics minor consists of 21 credit hours, including 15 credit hours of core coursework and 6 credit hours of coursework in one of five focus areas. REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ECONOMICS – 21 hours of coursework, consisting of the following: All of the following: ECO111 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 ECO112 Principles of Microeconomics 3 ECO211 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3 ECO212 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 3 Plus an additional 3 hours of ECO coursework at the 300-‐level. 3 Plus one of the focus areas listed below: 6 TOTAL: 21 1. Finance Focus Choose two of the following: BUA360 Business Finance 3 93