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  • DIGI 499: Independent Study

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    An independent study provides students with the opportunity to enrich the learning experience by allowing them to focus their attention on a particular area in their field of study. Students can request an independent study of one to six credits if a comparable course is not available on campus or through another institution of higher education. Prerequisite: a junior or senior class standing and a 3.0 q.p.a. are required to register for an independent study.
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  • ECON 194: Special Topics (CORE)

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

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  • ECON 195: Special Topics in Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

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  • ECON 201: Principles of Economics/Macroeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course provides the foundational principles for the understanding of the drivers of an economy as a whole, and covers key aspects of both the national and the world economy, which are highly interconnected due to globalization. Moreover, students will gain a critical knowledge and analytical tools of economics as applied by governments and other political actors through fiscal and monetary policy. Topics to be discussed and analyzed include determinants of total production and employment in the economy, equilibrium in an open economy, government policies to promote economic growth and recovery from recessions, and the main challenges of the world economy. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Identify and define the terminology associated with economics, from recessions and unemployment to international trade and foreign debt. (2) Distinguish between economic concepts and economic systems, such as social security and universal health care, and communism and socialism. (3) Discuss and apply macroeconomic issues domestically and globally, such as unemployment and foreign debt. (4) Find and critically analyze articles from academic journals, other primary sources of information such as professional publications, and periodicals in economics in order to examine the basic economizing problems, specific economic issues, and policy alternatives, including the financing of the budget deficit with foreign funds and/or more taxes. (5) Analyze supply and demand tools to explain the functioning of an open market economy, including the impact of exports and imports on domestic production and employment.
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  • ECON 202: Principles of Econ/Microecon

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course provides the foundational principles for economic transactions and establishment of value in both national and international markets, such as the world oil market, and other markets involving natural resources, industries, and services, which are all of paramount importance to our country and the world. Microeconomics is a core component of financial literacy, providing key insights into an individual and/or organization's ability to succeed in a world that is becoming more integrated and competitive every day. Thus, a variety of market forms will be discussed ranging from perfectly competitive markets to monopolies and oligopolies. The role of government in the market place will also be analyzed. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Analyze the microeconomic foundations of the US market economy, including the resources and technology we have available to face national and global challenges. (2) Describe and define the role of demand and supply, as well as the price mechanism and its effects in determining a firm's behavior under competitive and non-competitive conditions, especially in a more globalized environment. (3) Find and critically analyze articles from academic journals, other primary sources of information such as professional publications, and periodicals in economics in order to examine the role of government in the market system, including the labor market and the market for natural resources, which are significantly affected by world events such as globalization and wars. (4) Explain microeconomic principles from both the theoretical and policy perspectives, including the "optimal" allocation of national resources taking into account the opportunity cost in activities such as education, health care and national defense.
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  • ECON 203: Economic History of the United States

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    A study of the evolutionary development of the United States from the colonial subsistence level to the present day. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Analyzes the sources of American economic growth from colonial times through the 1960s (2) Compare and contrast American economic growth and that of other economies (3) Examine factors that seem to promote (or retard) economic development (4) Summarize the causes and effects of the Great Depression, and critique the New Deal (5) Judge the public policy decisions, given an economic framework, specifically the "Great Society," welfare, affirmative action, and environmental laws
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  • ECON 205: Survey of Economic Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course will introduce students to the ideas of major figures from antiquity to the present times and explore the reasons such ideas revolutionized the field of economics. Moreover, the major schools of economic setting will be examined. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Discuss basic themes that concern economics, politics, and society, particularly questions concerning rights, freedom, order, security, the community, the individual, equity, and growth (2) Identify and define the classical Western philosophers and their ideas that have a bearing on these themes (3) Compare and contrast major economic theories (4) Analyze primary source documents of economic theory
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  • ECON 294: Special Topics (CORE)

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    No course description available.
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  • ECON 295: Selected Topics in ECON I

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Selected Topics in ECON
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  • ECON 306: Economics of Money and Banking

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    The functioning of our monetary and banking system and the possible effects of monetary policy on the economy. Examines the ways domestic monetary policies affect global financial markets and international monetary arrangements. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Identify, define, and analyze financial markets and how they work (2) Discuss current events from economic perspective (3) Interpret and communicate economic data to peers (4) Examine the tools of monetary policy and related theories (5) Analyze basic macro economic indicators and their meaning
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