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3.00 Credits
Not open to students who have taken EC 117 or EC 206.This course introduces students to economic principles, beginning with the issue of scarcity and choice and building to an understanding of microeconomics.Topics include characteristics of the American private enterprise economy; markets, the price system, and the allocation of resources—including the different market structures in American industry; the labor market; the role of government when social costs and private costs diverge; and the distribution of income. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 111. Not open to students who have completed EC 117 or EC 205. This course continues the coverage of basic economic principles. Most of the course will focus on the economy as a whole-on macroeconomics. Topics include National Income Accounting, unemployment and inflation, money and banking, the issue of government deficits and the national debt, economic growth, and international trade and finance. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 133 or MATH 123 or equivalent. Not open to those who have taken EC 111 or EC 112. This course is a calculus-based introduction to economic principles, both macro and micro. All topics will be elucidated mathematically. Topics include characteristics of the American private enterprise economy; markets, the price system, and the allocation of resources, including the different market structures in American industry. The course will also cover national income accounting, macroeconomic equilibrium, and fiscal and monetary policy issues. 3 cr.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Topics in economics that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 202 or EC 112 or EC207 or EC 117 and MATH 111 or MATH 123 or MATH 133. This is a theoretical and applicational view of aggregative economics. A survey of Classical, Keynesian, and neo-Keynesian theory leads into a study of macroeconomics and economic policies, particularly in the United States. Emphasis is on current national economic goals and the macro dynamics of inflation, growth, investment, and consumption as well as the problem. Public policies to promote economic stability and growth are discussed in detail. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 112 or EC 117 or EC 111 or EC 206 and MATH 111 or MATH 123 or MATH 133. This is an intermediate course in economics covering the theoretical bases used by economists in explaining the behavioral patterns of consumers, firms, and industries. Problems, readings, and discussions are directed to the logical development, understanding, and application of theoretical models and concepts rather than pure exposition of static analysis. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 112 or EC 106 or EC 117 or EC 202. This is a problem-oriented approach to American economic history. Specific problems studied in depth vary, but have included the economic experience of Black America, the agricultural problems of the post-Civil War years, Southern economic history, the rise of the industrial giants, and the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 111 or EC 101 or EC 117. This course examines the economic aspects of current environmental and natural resource issues. The problems of pollution control and resource management are examined from an economic perspective. Other topics may include the global population problem; energy dependence and the economy; the economics of recycling; and the impact of environmental policy on growth, jobs, and the quality of life. Offered in alternate years. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 117 or EC 207. Topics in economics that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EC 111 or EC 117. This is an analysis of the characteristics and causes of underdevelopment in poor nations and of programs designed to stimulate economic growth. Offered in alternate years. 3 cr.
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