Tepper School of Business
Minor in Economics
The Undergraduate Economics Program offers an minor in Economics to students who wish to add a focus in economics onto their primary course of study. Students who are take economics courses as part of their major/minor curricula may need to take additional courses so that double counting of courses does not occur. Careful planning is needed because there are many sequenced core courses. Interested students are urged to plan out their four years with their primary advisor and economics advisor.
The requirements for a minor in Economics consist of mathematics requirements, statistics requirements, and the six economics courses listed below. Students who are take economics courses as part of their major/minor curricula may need to take additional courses so that double counting of courses does not occur. The curriculum listed below is the most recent; students are responsible for meeting the requirements listed in the Carnegie Mellon Course Cataloge of their entering year. Students who entered Carnegie Mellon prior to Fall 2008, click here.
Minor in Economics Requirements for Students Entering Carnegie Mellon in Fall 2008
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1. Mathematical Prerequisites |
19 Units |
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| 2. Programming Prerequisite 15-100: Introductory/Intermediate ProgrammingB |
10 Units |
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| 3. Economic Theory Requirements 73-100: Principles of Economics 73-150: Microeconomics 73-200: Macroeconomics 73-252: Advanced Microeconomic Theory 73-253: Advanced Macroeconomic Theory |
39 Units 9 units 9 units 9 units 6 units 6 units |
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4. Quantitative Analysis RequirementC Option 2: |
27 Units 9 units 9 units 9 units
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| 5. Advanced Economics Electives Students must take two advanced economics elective courses. Advanced elective courses are those courses numbered 73-300 through 73-495, as well as courses designated by the Undergraduate Economics Program which are offered by other departments/programs. Additionally, students may work with their advisor to structure a set of courses to meet these requirements based on their particular interests, subject to course availability. |
18 Units |
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A: 21-256 (Multivariate Analysis and Approximation) can be substituted for 21-259 (Calculus in Three Dimensions). Students should meet with an Economics advisor to discuss which math course to take and the associated outcomes.
B: Beginning in Fall 2009, either 15-110 (formerly known as 15-100) or 15-117 will fulfill the programming requirement for the B.S. in Economics.
C: Students are encouraged to meet with an Economics advisor to discuss which statistics path to follow and the associated outcomes.
D: Acceptable equivalents for 36-225 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics I) are: 15-359 (Probability and computing), 21-325 (Probability) , and 36-217 (Probability Theory and Random Processes).
Minor in Economics Requirements for Students Entering Carnegie Mellon Prior to Fall 2008
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Mathematical Requirements |
19 Units |
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Statistics Requirement |
18 Units |
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Economics Requirements |
54 Units |
A: Advanced elective courses are those courses numbered 73-300 through 73-495, as well as courses designated by the Undergraduate Economics Program which are offered by other departments/programs.
