ECON 101: Basic Economics
The main objective of the course is to interest students in basic economic
issues and the application of economic methods to study these issues. Each
semester the topics may include the following issues: the environment, the
global economy, poverty, unemployment, inflation, health care, crime, urban
blight and labor productivity.
Basic Economics meets the Social Science requirements for the Core of Discovery.
3 credits
BCOR 111: Principles of Microeconomics
See the course description under the Business Core.
3 credits
BCOR 112: Principles of Macroeconomics
See the course description under the Business Core.
3 credits
ECON 199: Selected Topics in Economics
A comprehensive study of a specific topic in economics.
1-3 credits
ECON 211: Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
An intermediate level course in the methods of microeconomic analysis,
emphasizing supply and demand analysis, elasticity, production and cost
principles, and pricing and output decisions under different market structures.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or BCOR 111, or permission of the instructor.
3 credits
ECON 212: Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
An intermediate level course in the methods of macroeconomic analysis
emphasizing national income determination and monetary and fiscal policy.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or BCOR 112, or permission of the instructor.
3 credits
BCOR 221: Business Statistics
See the course description under the Business Core.
3 credits
ECON 241: International Economics
A study of the basis for trade between nations, balance of payment problems and
the influence of national policies in dealing with trade, monetary problems, and
the multinational business firms in the global economy.
Prerequisite: BCOR 111, 112, 306
3 credits
ECON 242: Economic Development
A study of the economics of growth as applied to less developed nations. There
is an emphasis on the prerequisites for growth, the factors which retard growth,
and public policies appropriate for achieving the desired rate of growth.
Prerequisites: BCOR 111 and BCOR 112 or ECON 211 or ECON 212
3 credits
ECON 243: Comparative Economic Systems
A study of how societies with differing social, political and economic
preferences have organized themselves to satisfy human needs with an emphasis on
the theory and practice of socialism, capitalism and modern variations.
Prerequisites: BCOR 111 and BCOR 112 or ECON 211 or ECON 212
3 credits
ECON 253: Environmental Economics
A study of environmental issues and of policies that propose to address them.
Topics include property rights, public goods, externalities, Coase’ Theorem, and
the institutions and policies designed to address problems associated with the
environment.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or BCOR 111
3 credits
ECON 285: Project Economics
This course develops the techniques necessary for understanding economic price
theory, the time-value of money, and the basic issues surrounding organizational
architecture. These include issues surrounding supply and demand,
cost-production, decision making and market models. In particular, the
course focuses on the application of these economic theories to projects,
including issues surrounding risk analysis and triage, budgeting, planning, and
scheduling necessary to the successful completion of a project.
Prerequisite: High School Calculus (MATH 140 or MATH 115 or equivalent)
3 credits,
Fall
ECON 301: Monetary Theory
The influence of the quantity of money on prices, growth and employment and its
relation to the central banking system’s control of the money supply.
Prerequisite: FINC 201
3 credits
ECON 321: Forecasting Methods
A study of forecasting methods and their application. Topics covered include
data collection, time-series decomposition, moving average, exponential
smoothing, correlation and regression.
Prerequisites: BCOR 221, CIS 150 or the equivalent.
3 credits
ECON 327: Econometric Methods
A study of the application of statistical methods to estimation and analysis of
economic models.
Prerequisites: BCOR 221, CIS 150 or the equivalent.
3 credits
ECON 331: Public Finance
An application of microeconomic theory to the study of how government policies
influence the economy. The course emphasizes the study of how government tax and
expenditure policies affect the allocation of resources, the distribution of
income, and the welfare of the citizens.
Prerequisite: ECON 211
3 credits
ECON 351: Managerial Economics
An application of economic and statistical methods to managerial decision
making.
Prerequisites: BCOR 111, BCOR 221, CIS 150 or the equivalent.
3 credits