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4.00 Credits
Th is seminar provides the opportunity for students in their fi nal semester to synthesize their learning and skills as they broaden their understanding of the political and social policy dimensions of community organizing and leadership. Each student will engage in a signifi cant service project that will serve as the focal point for both skill application and issue analysis. 4 cr.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Th is is internship that provides students with opportunities to engage in meaningful experiences that build upon their skills and interests while developing an awareness of civic issues and supporting the growth of student involvement in the community. 1-4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Studies how an economy functions. Develops measures and theories of economic performance to study such issues as unemployment, infl ation, international trade and fi nance and the level of national production. Examines government policies designed to correct for unemployment and infl ation with close attention to the use of fi scal and monetary policies in the U.S. No credit for students who have received credit for ECON 401. Group 7. 4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Studies how an economy functions. Develops measures and theories of economic performance to study such issues as unemployment, infl ation, international trade and fi nance and the level of national production. Examines government policies designed to correct for unemployment and infl ation with close attention to the use of fi scal and monetary policies in the U.S. No credit for students who have received credit for ECON 401. Writing Intensive. Group 7. 4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Studies the behavior and interaction of fundamental decision-making units in an economy, especially consumers and business fi rms. Applies such economic principles as scarcity, supply and demand and elasticity to a variety of social issues. Topics include the resource allocation problems of households and business fi rms, economic theories of social problems (such as crime, divorce and discrimination) and the economic implications of government policies aff ecting the environment, the workplace and industrial organization. No credit for students who have received credit for ECON 402. Group 7. 4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Studies the behavior and interaction of fundamental decision-making units in an economy, especially consumers and business fi rms. Applies such economic principles as scarcity, supply and demand and elasticity to a variety of social issues. Topics include the resource allocation problems of households and business fi rms, economic theories of social problems (such as crime, divorce and discrimination) and the economic implications of government policies aff ecting the environment, the workplace and industrial organization. No credit for students who have received credit for ECON 402. Writing Intensive. Group 7. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
What is “power”? How does it originate and infl uenceevents? Are there, or should there be, limits to power? How does power (or powerlessness) manifest itself within your life and community? Th is semester we will explore the concept of “power”, including its sources,deployment and eff ects, using a variety of sources, methods and disciplinary perspectives. To raise and address questions about power, we will carefully read, view, discuss and listen to primary source material related to our topic including texts, fi lm, art and music. Course content includes the perspective of philosophers (Friedrich Nietzsche, Th omas Hobbes), dramatists (Samuel Beckett, Christopher Marlowe) scientists (Rene Descartes, Albert Einstein), essayists (Ralph Waldo Emerson), autoenographers (Carolina Maria DeJesus), as well as the work of historians, economists, psychologists and scholars working in the fi elds of communication and gender studies. In addition students will design a service learning project(s) to research aspects of power and/or powerlessness within their life and community. Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the impact of governmental regulatory agencies and regulatory legislation on the operation of business in the United States. Topics include: the theory of regulation; the regulation of natural monopoly; antitrust economics; deregulation; social regulation and interaction with regulatory agencies. Prereq: ADM 400, ECN 412. Not open to fi rst year students except with instructor’s permission. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the fi nancial sector of the economy including commercial banks, thrifts and other depository institutions. Examines the meaning and determinants of the money supply, credit and interest rates. Close attention paid to the role of the Federal Reserve and the economic eff ects of its monetary policy. Prereq: ECN 411, ECN 412. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the legal environment of business. Emphasis is on using economic analysis to examine laws of property, contract and tort aff ecting business. Includes the ethical foundations of law and ethical issues involving business. Specifi c topics may include commercial free speech, white collar crime and managerial responsibility, product liability, cyberlaw, copyright, trademark and patent law. Prereq: ADM 400, ECN 412 and sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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