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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Economics Education Minor

  • This minor contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
  • To complete this concentration, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
  • Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - ECONOMICS EDUCATION

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core
Complete all of the following courses:
ECNS 201SPrinciples of Microeconomics3
ECNS 202SPrinciples of Macroeconomics3
M 162Applied Calculus4
Upper-Division Core
ECNS 301Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus 13
ECNS 302Intermediate Macroeconomics3
Upper-Division Electives
Complete 6 credits of the following courses: 6
Labor Economics
Money and Banking
Public Finance
Economics of Sports
Special Topics
Introduction to Econometrics 2
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
International Trade
Economics of the Environment
Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change
Economics of Global Development
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Special Topics
Education Course
Complete the following course:
EDU 497Teaching and Assessing (Methods: 5-12 Social Studies)3
Total Hours25
1

M 115 and M 162 should be taken before enrolling in ECNS 301.

2

Students are required to complete STAT 216 (or equivalent) with a C- or better before enrolling in ECNS 403.

Secondary Teaching Licensure

For endorsement to teach ­­­­­this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage

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