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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 THEO&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.
ECON42040 INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS
College: College of Business Administration
Dept:
ECON
Credits:
3
Class Level:
U
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC MODELS, PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS, ESTIMATION, ESTIMATORS, AND REGRESSION AND CORRELATION AS TOOLS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. PREREQUISITES: MATH 11012, M&IS 34056, ECON 32040, 32041 OR PERMISSION.
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. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. 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.
ECON42297 COLL: ECONOMICS
College: College of Business Administration
Dept:
ECON
Credits:
1 TO 3
Class Level:
U
(REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL COLLOQUIA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: 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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