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Twin Cities Campus
Applied Economics B.S.Applied Economics
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
The applied economics major is designed to give students a solid foundation in economics and in how it is applied in the real world to improve people's lives. Core courses provide training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Additional courses focus on environmental and resource economics, international and development economics, agricultural economics, and the economics of the public sector.
Students majoring in applied economics develop strong critical-thinking skills, data analysis proficiency, and the ability to communicate their ideas in writing. Our students have pursued careers in government and in the private sector using their BS degrees. Others have pursued professional or graduate training in economics, law, management, or public policy.
Students majoring in agricultural and food business management and applied economics cannot minor in either of the the department minors (AFBM or APEC). We highly encourage students to pursue a university-wide minor or if they are in AFBM, one of the department-specific minors offered through CSOM.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
All major requirements must be taken A-F (unless only offered S-N), and students must earn a grade of at least C- or better.
Foundations Core
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5441 - Communication in Human Organizations
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3422 - Interviewing and Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3441 - Editing, Critique, and Style
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3257 - Technical and Professional Presentations
(3.0 cr)
or
AECM 3431 - Communicating Food, Agriculture & Environmental Science to the Public
(3.0 cr)
Professional Courses
APEC 1001 - Orientation to Applied Economics
(1.0 cr)
or
CFAN 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation
(1.0 cr)
or
ICP 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation
(1.0 cr)
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1101H - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(3.0 cr)
or
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr)
APEC 3001 - Applied Microeconomics: Consumers, Producers, and Markets
(4.0 cr)
APEC 3002 - Managerial Economics
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 3003 - Introduction to Applied Econometrics
(4.0 cr)
APEC 3006 - Applied Macroeconomics: Government and the Economy
(3.0 cr)
Experiential Learning
AECM 4011 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
CFAN 2201 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience
(1.0 cr)
or
ESPM 1202 - People, Land, and Water: Systems Under Stress
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 2001 - A Food Systems Approach to Cooking for Health and the Environment
(3.0 cr)
Interdisciplinary Learning
APEC 3202 - An Introduction to the Food System: Analysis, Management and Design
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 4103 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4103 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
ANSC 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Professional Application Cluster
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
APEC 3xxx
·
APEC 4xxx
·
APEC 5xxx
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANSC 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Course Equivalencies: | Comm 1101/Comm 1101H/PSTL 1461 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
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Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3441/Writ 4561 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
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Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Prerequisites: | Soph or jr or sr or grad student |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 3101/Econ 3012/ApEc 3001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 3102/3024/ApEc 3006 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BA 2551/SCO 2550 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Agro/AnSc 3203/AgUM 2224 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Agro/AnSc 3203/AgUM 2224 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Agro/AnSc 3203/AgUM 2224 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Agro/AnSc 3203/AgUM 2224 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |