Build practical skills in economics that open many career choices. The flexible Economics minor combines easily with any major, and small classes give you more individual attention from your professors.
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The Economics minor develops practical skills in economic thinking and opens many career choices, and it combines easily with any major. It is a fit if you want to understand how markets, choices and policies shape the world around you and apply that thinking to your own field. The minor is flexible, so you choose courses that match your interests and career aspirations and apply economic thinking to questions in your own major.
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