Consumer Economics and Policy Minor

Focusing on enhancing consumer, individual and family well-being, the minor in Consumer Economics and Policy will help students understand consumer-market relationships, with special emphasis on identifying and solving common consumer problems. You will learn more about:

• how consumers choose how to spend their money and time
• systematic problems that arise for consumers in the modern market
• how individual consumer decisions translate into inequalities in our society
• how government policies and regulation affects consumer and family well-being
• state-of-the-art data analysis and visualization techniques for working with survey and transaction data

A minor in Consumer Economics and Policy is a great addition to majors in economics, business, public policy, law and many other disciplines.

Courses 

• CONSCI 2910 Consumer Problems and Perspectives 
• CONSCI 3930 Consumer Decision-Making I
• CONSCI 3940 Consumer Information: Methods of Data Analysis 
• CSCFFS 4150 Quantitative Methods in Consumer Sciences or CSCFFS 5130 Solutions to Consumer Problems

Minor Requirements 

A minor must be declared by the time a graduation application is submitted. Early declaration is recommended. After a minor is declared, any changes must be approved.