Frequently Asked Questions
Suggested courses for first-year students:
ECON 103 or RES EC 102 would be useful courses for prospective majors to take.
Department courses that are appropriate for freshmen:
RES EC 121 Hunger in the Global Economy
RES EC 162 The Consumer in Society
RES EC 140 Managing Your Own Business
Application procedure and recommended time to declare/apply:
Recommended General Education Courses:
Special Instructions for first-year students:
Students should take RES EC 102 or ECON 103 and ECON 104.
If previous math background is not adequate to enable placement in MATH 127 or MATH 131, they should also take appropriate lower level math courses.
Special Instructions for transfers with sophomore/junior standing:
Students should take:
MATH 127 or 131
RES EC 102 or ECON 103
ECON 104
RES EC 211/212 or another introductory statistics course
Summary of Requirements for the Major:
Total number credits required = 65
Twelve courses (including Junior Year Writing) in the Core, and then ten courses in one of six option areas: Managerial Economics in Food and Resource Industries , Consumer and Family Economics, Food Marketing Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Agricultural Economics, or Economics of Public Policy for Natural Resources and the Food System. For more detail, see the Undergraduate Handbook of the Department of Resource Economics.
What are the requirements for a minor?
MATH 127 or 131
One of the following: RES EC 211, RES EC 212, STATIS 111, STATIS 140
RES EC 102 or ECON 103
Four courses in one of the six above-listed option areas.
For further information contact:
Bernie Morzuch, 213 Stockbridge Hall, University of Massachusetts, 80 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01003-9246
413-545-5718
morzuch "at" resecon.umass.edu
For general information or help with SPIRE:
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