Undergraduate Course Descriptions
ECON12060 - PERSONAL FINANCE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| EXAMINES ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. GOAL IS TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO
ANALYZE THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES IN ORDER TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR INCOME, INCREASE INCOME THROUGH A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF POSSIBLE INVESTMENTS, AND PROTECT WHAT THEY HAVE THROUGH SELECTING APPROPRIATE INSURANCE.
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, INSURANCE, BORROWING, AND INVESTMENT
PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES. PREREQUISITE: NONE. |
ECON12070 - DEV OF AMERICAN ECONOMY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS. PREREQUISITE: MAY NOT BE TAKEN AS ELECTIVE FOR CREDIT BY
STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE FRESHMAN YEAR OR BY OTHER STUDENTS AFTER THE SOPHOMORE YEAR. |
ECON22060 - PRINCIPLE MICROECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES AFFECTING PRICES, INCLUDING FACTOR INCOMES, UNDER ALTERNATIVE MARKET STRUCTURES.
TOOLS DEVELOPED TO EXAMINE SOCIAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING POVERTY, CRIME, POLLUTION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THIS COURSE
MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. PREREQUISITE: MATH 10005 OR EQUIVALENT PLACEMENT BASED ON
COMPASS ASSESSMENT. |
ECON22061 - PRINCIPLE MACROECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES AFFECTING AGGREGATE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT AND GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES. INCLUDES ROLE OF MONEY, THE BANKING SYSTEM, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS COURSE MAY
BE USED TO SATISFY THE LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON32025 - MONEY,CREDIT & BANKING
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ORGANIZATION OF OUR MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING SYSTEM; PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS OF MONETARY POLICY.
PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON32040 - INTER MICROECON THE O & APPL
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| THE STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICES UNDER CONDITIONS OF RELATIVE SCARCITY, AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES FOR
PRICES AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. DEVELOPS THE ANALYTICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS PERTINENT
IN DETERMINING HOW SCARCE RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED AMONG COMPETING WANTS AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THESE TOOLS ARE USED IN
REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON32041 - INTER MACRO THEO & ECON POL
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ANALYSIS OF HOW AN ECONOMY SUCH AS THE UNITED STATES OPERATES FROM AN AGGREGATE PERSPECTIVE. THE
DETERMINATION FOR THE LEVEL OF INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IS ANALYZED.
DISCUSSION OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON32060 - ECONOMICS OF RETIREMENT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| EXAMINES ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FACING INDIVIDUALS UPON RETIREMENT. EMPHASIS ON FINANCIAL
PLANNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC FORCES IN SOCIETY THAT IMPACT SENIOR CITIZENS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE FINANCIAL
PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT, FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES,
AND PLANNING FOR ESTATE TRANSFER. DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS APPROACHING RETIREMENT, OR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING
CAREERS IN THE SERVICE PROFESSIONS WORKING WITH THE RETIRED POPULATION. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR OR MINOR.
PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON32070 - LABOR PROBLEMS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| SURVEYS OF THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS, FEATURES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE LABOR MARKET, AS WELL AS SOME OF ITS
OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR OR MINOR. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ECON 42072.
PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON32075 - INTRO TO INTNL TRADE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. COVERS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE,
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE, FREE TRADE VS. PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND EXCHANGE RATES. OFFERED
ONLY IN THE GENEVA PROGRAM. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22061. |
ECON32082 - INTRO-MANAGERIAL ECON
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| COMBINES ECONOMIC THEORY AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP RESOURCE-ALLOCATION DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
WHICH ENABLE MANAGERS TO EVALUATE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, AND FINALLY IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE BEST
ALTERNATIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR STATED OBJECTIVES. COVERS SUCH TOPICS AS SUPPLY AND DEMAND, CONSUMER THEORY, PRODUCTION,
COSTS, CONTRACTS, GAME THEORY, PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS, AND THE BASIC ECONOMIC MODELS OF PERFECT COMPETITION, OLIGOPOLY,
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION AND MONOPOLY. CANNOT BE TAKEN BY ECONOMICS MAJORS. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ECON
32040. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON32083 - ECONOMICS OF POVERTY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| NATURE AND CAUSES OF POVERTY IN UNITED STATES. ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF POVERTY UPON ECONOMY AND STUDY OF
MEASURES BOTH REAL AND POTENTIAL FOR ALLEVIATING IT. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY
REQUIREMENT. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON32084 - ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| EXAMINES ECONOMIC THEORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS IN A FASHION THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE BY
STUDENTS WITH VARIED BACKGROUNDS IN ECONOMICS. EMPHASIS ON MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE: "MARKET FAILURE" AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; AND
INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS. DESIGNED FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT OR WHO MAY BE PLANNING CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL
OR NATURAL SCIENCES. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON32086 - ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. RETURNS EXAMINED WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS
AND SOCIETY. COVERS EDUCATIONAL FINANCE AND EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF EDUCATION. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON42045- MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. AMONG
TOPICS THAT MAY BE COVERED: SETS, RELATIONS/FUNCTIONS, MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIABLE AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS, AND
OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 32040, 32041 OR PERMISSION. |
ECON42065 - PROBS-MONEY & FISCAL POLICY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVES, TECHNIQUES AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. PREREQUISITES:
ECON 32025 AND 32041. |
ECON42068 - INDUST ORGAN & PUB POLICY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF STRUCTURE; OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL
MARKETS IN AMERICAN ECONOMY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 32040. |
ECON42072 - ECONOMICS OF LABOR MKTS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE DECISIONS OF WORKERS AND FIRMS IN DETERMINATION OF WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT.
TOPICS INCLUDE LABOR SUPPLY DECISIONS, MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY THEORY, DISCRIMINATION, DEMAND FOR EDUCATION, EFFECTS OF
TRADE UNIONS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 32040. |
ECON42073 - COMP ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| COMPARISONS OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND THEIR THEORIES: WEST EUROPE, EAST EUROPE AND RUSSIA, OTHER CONTINENTS,
AND THE UNITED STATES. CRITIQUE OF MARXIAN THEORY AND RUSSIAN COMMUNISM. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE
WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON42075 - INTERNATIONAL ECON RELAT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| PRINCIPLES, PROBLEMS AND POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS, WITH EXTENSIVE REFERENCES TO THE
UNITED STATES, WESTERN EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. COVERS INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF
INTERDEPENDENCY, COOPERATION AND MULTINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON42076 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ANALYSIS OF NATURE OF SIGNIFICANCE OF BARRIERS TO AND FUTURE POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A
NATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THEORIES AND STRATEGIC FACTORS PERTAINING TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND
22061. |
ECON42078 - EC HIST INDUSTRIAL DEVEL
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| HISTORICAL SURVEY OF MAJOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES FROM THE MIDDLE
AGES TO THE 20TH CENTURY. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. |
ECON42080 - REGIONAL ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| EXAMINES TECHNIQUES OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERREGIONAL DISPARITIES
IN DEVELOPED NATIONS AND SUGGESTS POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DISPARITIES. PREREQUISITES:
ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON42081 - URBAN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES TO URBAN SPATIAL PATTERNS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY IN
HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, POLLUTION, WELFARE, ETC. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061. |
ECON42083 - HIST OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ECONOMIC THOUGHT FROM MERCANTILIST PERIOD TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY, ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZING THEORIES OF
CLASSICAL SCHOOL, MARGINALISTS, MARX AND NEO-CLASSICISTS. PREREQUISITE: 12 SEMESTER HOURS OF ECONOMICS OR PERMISSION. |
ECON42085 - PUBLIC FINANCE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND TAXATION POLICIES INCLUDING THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS,
COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY ASPECTS OF TAXATION AND CURRENT GOVERNMENT
POLICY ISSUES. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF
MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON42086 - ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO USE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE WHAT HAS AND IS HAPPENING TO
THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION AND CURRENT HEALTH CARE POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION. TOPICS INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICARE,
HEALTH CARE REFORM, HMOS AND INCREASING COSTS IN HEALTH CARE. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060. |
ECON42087 - LAW AND ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE IMPACT OF LEGAL SYSTEMS ON MARKET
BEHAVIOR. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060 AND 22061 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. |
ECON42191 - SENIOR SEM IN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| ADVANCED INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED TOPICS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ISSUES IN ECONOMIC POLICY. THIS
COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT.
PREREQUISITES: 12 HOURS OF ECONOMICS AND PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. |
ECON42291 - SEM: ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 4 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| (REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 12 HOURS) VARIOUS
SPECIAL SEMINARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION. |
ECON42292 - INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| SUPERVISED PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ECONOMICS. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AVAILABLE FROM THE INTERNSHIP
COORDINATOR. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR. MAY COUNT AS BUSINESS ELECTIVE. S/U GRADING; IP PERMISSIBLE.
PREREQUISITE: ECONOMICS MAJOR; JUNIOR STANDING; PERMISSION. |
ECON42293 - VT WKSP: ECON
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 6 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| (REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 18 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL
WORKSHOPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. S/U GRADING. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION. |
ECON42295 - ST: ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| (REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL
TOPICS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION. |
ECON42296 - INDIV INV IN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING
FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR ECONOMICS
MAJOR; PERMISSION. |
ECON42298 - RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 6 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| RESEARCH PROJECT DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING
FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR ECONOMICS
MAJOR; PERMISSION. |
ECON42299 - SENIOR PROJECT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 3 |
| Class Level: |
U |
| THESIS OR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF
SUPERVISING FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR
ECONOMICS MAJOR; PERMISSION. |
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