The Economics minor at Stevens equips students with analytical thinking skills and global economic perspective that enhance virtually any career path.
This program introduces fundamental economic principles while emphasizing the technological tools and data analysis methods that drive modern economic decision-making. Students explore how markets function, policy impacts business environments and global interconnections shape economic outcomes. The minor's focus on analytical problem-solving and quantitative methods provides valuable skills for students in in any discipline who want to better understand the economic forces influencing their industries. By combining traditional economic theory with contemporary analytical approaches, the economics minor prepares students to think strategically about complex problems and contribute meaningfully to data-driven decision-making in their chosen fields.
Business Students
Required:
ECON 243 - Macroeconomics
ECON 244 - Microeconomics
ECON 343 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 344 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Choose at least 2 electives from the following:
MGT 360 - International Business
ECON 436 - Game Theory
FIN 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
ECON 454 - International Economics and Finance
MGT 451 - Computational Models of Thought and Behavior
ECON 200 - Financial Econometrics
QF 202 - Financial Time Series
ECON 305 - Sports Economics
ECON 401 - The Future of Work in the Age of AI
Quantitative Finance Students
Required:
ECON 242 - Economics
ECON 343 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 344 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Choose at least 3 electives from the following:
MGT 360 - International Business
ECON 436 - Game Theory
FIN 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
ECON 454 - International Economics and Finance
MGT 451 - Computational Models of Thought and Behavior
ECON 200 - Financial Econometrics
QF 202 - Financial Time Series
ECON 305 - Sports Economics
ECON 401 - The Future of Work in the Age of AI
Non-Business Students
Required:
ECON 243 - Macroeconomics
ECON 244 - Microeconomics
ECON 343 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 344 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Choose at least 2 electives from the following courses:
FIN 321 - Corporate Finance
MGT 360 - International Business
ECON 436 - Game Theory
FIN 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
ECON 454 - International Economics and Finance
MGT 451 - Computational Models of Thought and Behavior
ECON 200 - Financial Econometrics
QF 202 - Financial Time Series
ECON 305 - Sports Economics
ECON 401 - The Future of Work in the Age of AI