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3.00 Credits
This class is designed to introduce new first-year students to Marymount University and learning in higher education. Each course section features a unique theme, emphasizing active learning, student engagement, and inquiry, which allows students to begin to identify their strengths and weaknesses as learners and develop important intellectual skills and attitudes. Through participation in a variety of activities and with the support of their peer mentor, instructors, and classmates, students will improve their understanding of the intellectual, social, and emotional challenges of university life and apply this knowledge to themselves. Offered fall semester only. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
Measurement and determination of aggregate levels of income and output, employment, and prices. The role of the central bank and the impact of government spending and taxation are examined as well. Prerequisite: MGT 123 or any 100-level or higher Mathematics course. Liberal Arts Core/University Requirements Designation: SS- 1. (3)
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3.00 Credits
Explores the application of economic analysis to issues of natural resources and the environment. Topics include environmental externalities, environmental cost/benefit analysis, common property resources, alternative pollution control measures, climate change, and the relationship between environmental quality and economic growth. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ECO 210 or ECO 211. The prerequisite course must have been completed with a grade of C- or better. (3)
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3.00 Credits
Uses microeconomic principles to explore the decisions of owners and business managers in the sports industry. Topics include players' salaries and union contract negotiations, ticket sales, the market for broadcast rights, and stadium financing. The course also examines the economics of collegiate sports and the expanding international markets in broadcast rights, athletes' contracts, and team paraphernalia. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ECO 210 with a grade of C or better or permission of the instructor. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
An application of microeconomics. Topics include estimation of demand, production and cost functions, and optimal pricing and output decisions under various market structures. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ECO 210. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the American banking system, monetary theories, and monetary policies with emphasis on the economic importance of the Federal Reserve System. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisite: ECO 211. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the theories of the regulation of economic activity, its applications, and its implications. Topics will include why and how the government regulates some types of economic activity (antitrust, industrial, and social policies) and how to economically design and assess the regulation policy. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ECO 210. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
A selected group of substantive issues explored in-depth, using a variety of current sources and the application of basic economic analysis. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: ECO 210 and ECO 211. ( 3)
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3.00 Credits
A student in this course will conduct collaborative research (scholarly work leading to new knowledge) under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: application and approval of department chair. ( 1-6)
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3.00 Credits
An opportunity for assisted, self-directed study of a topic of interest. The study will culminate in a paper and oral presentation. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: 12 credits in ECO courses numbered above 300. ( 3)
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