Economics Minor Requirements

Economics Minor Requirements

Please review the UC Davis Catalog for the Economics minor requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

Lower Division: 

  • ECN 1A, 1AV, or 1AY - Principles of Microeconomics (4 units)
  • ECN 1B or 1BV - Principles of Macroeconomics (4 units)
  • STA 13, 13Y, or 32 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
  • MAT 16A, 17A, 19A or 21A - Calculus (3-4 units)
  • MAT 16B, 17B, 19B or 21B - Calculus (3-4 units)

Upper Division: 

  • ECN 100A - Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer and Producer Theory (4 units)
  • ECN 101 - Intermediate Macro Theory (4 units)
  • 1 Additional Upper Division ECN course (4 units) - See list below
  • 2 ECN Advanced courses (total 8 units) - See list below

 

  • ADDITIONAL UPPER DIVISION ECN COURSES
  • RESTRICTED ELECTIVE COURSES: courses that may have prerequisites of lower division content.
    > ECN 102 - Analysis of Economic Data
    > ECN 107 (or CGS 107, PSC 133) - Neuroeconomics/Reinforcement Learning & Decision Making 
    > ECN 110A - World Economic History Before the Industrial Revolution 
    > ECN 110B - World Economic History Since the Industrial Revolution 
    > ECN 111A - Economic History 
    > ECN 111B - Economics History 
    > ECN 115A (or ARE 115A) - Economic Development 
    > ECN 115B or 115BY (or ARE 115A or 115BY) - Economic Development 
    > ECN 117 - Economics of International Immigration 
    > ECN 133Y - Poverty, Inequality & Public Policy 
    > ECN 162 - International Economic Relations 
    > ECN 171 - Economy of East Asia 
    Also includes approved ECN 190 courses that DO NOT require 100A/B, 101, and/or 102 as prerequisites.

    > ARE 133 - Introduction to Behavioral Economics

    Also includes any ECN Advanced courses listed below.
  • ECN ADVANCED COURSES: Note these courses may have prerequisites of ECN 100A, 100B, 101, and/or 102. You must complete the prerequisites in order to take an Advanced course. 
  • > ECN 100B - Intermediate Micro Theory: Imperfect Competition & Market Failure
    > ECN 103 - Economics of Uncertainty & Information
    > ECN 106 - Decision Making
    > ECN 116 - Comparative Economic Systems
    > ECN 121A - Industrial Organization 
    > ECN 121B - Industrial Organization
    > ECN 122 - Theory of Games & Strategic Behavior
    > ECN 125 - Energy Economics
    > ECN 130 - Public Microeconomics
    > ECN 131 - Public Finance 
    > ECN 132 - Health Economics 
    > ECN 134 - Financial Economics 
    > ECN 135 - Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions
    > ECN 136 - Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
    > ECN 137 - Macroeconomic Policy
    > ECN 138 - Public Economics in International Perspective
    > ECN 140 - Econometrics 
    > ECN 141 - Economic & Financial Forecasting 
    > ECN 142 - Economics & Business Data Analytics 
    > ECN 145 - Transportation Economics 
    > ECN 151A - Economics of the Labor Market 
    > ECN 151B - Economics of Human Resources 
    > ECN 152 - Economics of Education 
    > ECN 160A - International Microeconomics 
    > ECN 160B - International Macroeconomics
    > ECN 164 - International Finance
    > ECN 167 - Economic Development in Weak States
    Also includes approved ECN 190 courses that require 100A/B, 101, and/or 102 as prerequisites.

    > ARE 139 - Futures & Options Markets 
    > ARE 156 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics 
    > ARE 166 - Economics of Global Poverty Reduction: What Works & Why
    > ARE 171 - Principles of Finance 
    > ARE/ESP 175 - Natural Resource Economics 
    > ARE 176 - Environmental Economics

Check prerequisites for Economic 190 courses. If it has a prerequisite of ECN 100A, 100B, and/or 101, it is an Advanced Course; otherwise, it is a Restricted Elective Course.

ECN 162 is intended especially for non-majors. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 160A or 160B. If you have completed ECN 162, then only 2 units of credit will be given for ECN 160A and/or 160B and it cannot be applied towards the minor.