Course Descriptions
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 105 | ECONOMIC ISSUES | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course provides students with the fundamentals of economic literacy and understanding. Students will explore such major economic issues as monopolistic power, inflation and recession, government spending and taxation, the banking system and international trade. This course designed for students who anticipate no further formal training in economics.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 121 | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course examines the key environmental issues facing our planet using basic tools of economic analysis. Although the perspective is global, an emphasis is placed on the disproportionate impact of environmental challenges on the developing world. The course examines pollution, population growth, climate change, water scarcity, international trade, food and resource availability, and policies of sustainable development.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 202 | MACROECONOMICS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
A description of the essential features of the American economic system. The theory of the determination of the level of national income and applications to the problems of inflation, depression and economic growth. The role of monetary and fiscal institutions in implementing public economic growth. The role of the United States in the international economy.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 203 | MICROECONOMICS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course provides an overview of how households and firms make consumption and production decisions and how government policies impact them. Topics include: opportunity cost, trade, the principles and applications of supply and demand, elasticity, costs of production, market structures, factor markets and income distribution.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 218 | LABOR RELATIONS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
An introductory study of labor relations and labor's role in the American economy. Topics include the labor force, labor-management legislation, history and structure of unions, collective bargaining, labor market economics, personnel practices and income security laws.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 221 | INTRO FINANCL & SECURITY MRKTS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to financial markets and the various securities and instruments traded on these markets. It is intended to be an introduction to the subject of investing for the individual investor.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 224 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course will provide students with a comprehensive exposition of the basic principles of international economics. The focus will be on the principle of comparative advantage and gains from trade, protectionism, the balance of payments, exchange rate determination, international capital markets and the international trade policy. The course will also address international economic problems and issues facing the United States and the world in the 21st century. Note: It is recommended that students take ECO 202 and ECO 203 before taking ECO 224.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 271 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT I | 1 (1-0) | SPR SS |
A special learning experience designed by one or more students with the cooperation and approval of a faculty member. Proposed study plans require departmental approval. Projects may be based on reading, research, community service, work experience, or other activities that advance the student's knowledge and competence in the field of economics and related areas. The student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 35-50 hours.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 272 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT II | 2 (2-0) | SPR SS |
Similar to ECO 271, except that the student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 70-90 hours.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 273 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT III | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
Similar to ECO 271, except that the student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 105-135 hours.