Economics at NMU
The Economics
Department offers courses for majors and minors in economics,
courses supporting other majors, and courses for general electives
and liberal studies requirements. Accordingly, economics courses
fall into four types: an introductory course, basic principles,
rigorous theory, and applied economics.
The Economics Department at
Northern Michigan University takes pride in its long-standing
tradition of emphasizing the application of theory to relevant and
current economic issues. The department aims to provide students
with a solid understanding of how economics sheds light on the way
property rights, social institutions, and market and political
processes affect real-world economic activity at all levels, from
the local to the global. Although the subject matter can be
challenging, many students who have never taken economics before
are pleasantly surprised with both the power and the wide scope of
economic analysis.
A major in economics prepares for
graduate work those students intending careers as professional
economists. Students also frequently use a major in economics as
the basis for entry into professional schools such as law,
business, and public administration. Other students directly enter
careers in business or government.
Economics Programs
The department
offers the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in
economics and secondary education economics and minors in
economics and economics education. In cooperation with other
departments, the economics department offers a major in social
science and in secondary education social studies.
Department programs are tailored to
meet the particular needs and vocational aims of students.
Students planning to use the undergraduate major in economics as a
foundation for further study in graduate school should minor in
mathematics. For careers with the government, mathematics is
recommended; for law school, accounting and finance; and for high
school teaching another social science. As there are many career
opportunities for the economics major, there are correspondingly
many alternatives in choosing electives and a minor field of
study.
Department/Program Policies
All economics
majors and minors are urged to become familiar with computers and
statistics whatever their career choice.
All majors and minors offered by
the department require a 2.00 or higher grade point average for
all economic courses. In addition, only courses passed with a “C-”
or higher will be counted toward a major. Any exception must be
requested by petition to the department.
Students majoring in secondary
education economics or minoring in economics education must
maintain a grade point average of 2.7 or greater with no grade
below a "C" in the professional education sequence, the major
and/or minor's and required cognates combined.
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