Economics, Minor College of Letters & Science
Economics is the study of how individuals, organizations, and societies choose among alternative uses of resources and how these resources are turned into the things people want.
Course Limits
Students are expected to take ECN 100A, ECN 100B, and ECN 101 at UC Davis.
Except under extraordinary circumstances, not more than two economics courses should be taken in any one quarter. In special cases, the department will accept a limited number of related upper division courses from other departments in satisfaction of the economics upper division course requirements. Approval from a departmental advisor is required in all such cases.
Preparatory Subject Matter
Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal — 20-24 units
- (ECN 001A or ECN 001AV or ECN 001AY) or (ECN 001B or ECN 001BV) — 8 units
- (STA 013 or STA 013Y) or STA 032 — 4 units
- (MAT 016A & MAT 016B & MAY 016C) or (MAT 017A & MAT 017B) or (MAT 019A & MAT 019B & MAT 019C) or (MAT 021A & MAT 021B) — 8-12 units
- MAT series, above, should be completed before taking ECN 100A and ECN 101; students need to complete ECN 100A and ECN 101 before taking the advanced courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ECN 100A | Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer & Producer Theory | 4 |
| or ECN 100AV | Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer & Producer Theory | |
| ECN 101 | Intermediate Macro Theory | 4 |
| Choose 8 units: | 8 | |
| Intermediate Micro Theory: Imperfect Competition & Market Failure | ||
| Economics of Uncertainty & Information | ||
| Decision Making | ||
or ECN 106Y | Decision Making | |
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Theory of Games & Strategic Behavior | ||
| Energy Economics | ||
| Public Microeconomics | ||
or ECN 130Y | Public Microeconomics | |
| Public Finance | ||
or ECN 131V | Public Finance | |
or ECN 131Y | Public Finance | |
| Health Economics | ||
| Financial Economics | ||
or ECN 134Y | Financial Economics | |
| Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions | ||
or ECN 135Y | Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions | |
| Topics in Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Macroeconomic Policy | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Economic & Financial Forecasting | ||
| Transportation Economics | ||
| Economics of the Labor Market | ||
| Economics of Human Resources | ||
| Economics of Education | ||
| International Microeconomics | ||
| International Macroeconomics | ||
| Economic Development in Weak States | ||
| Futures & Options Markets | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Economics | ||
| Economics of Global Poverty Reduction: What Works & Why | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Choose 4 units in upper division Economics (ECN) courses. | 4 | |
| Total Units | 20 | |