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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from Towson University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ECON coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ECON work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 42 ECON and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 3 more ECON courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ECON, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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Admission to the business majors requires a grade of C or higher in the six courses required for admission.
Required Business Courses (open to pre majors)2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: ECON 309
Gateway: ECON 306
The deepest prerequisite chains in ECON. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at ECON 401
4 courses deep, ending at ECON 499
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A 3-unit course in an approved Study Abroad / Away Program, with approval from the Director of International Studies.; A 3-unit Independent Study course offered by departments affiliated with International Studies, with approval from the Director of International Studies.; A 3-unit Honors Thesis course for a thesis related to International Studies, with approval from the Director of International
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Corporate Finance Track (18 units)choose 1
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All ECON courses in the Towson catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under ECON yet.
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Economics does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Towson campus feed.