Economics (ECON)

ECON 201. Principles of Microeconomics. 3 Credits.

This is an introductory study of microeconomics. The course emphasizes the price system, market structure, resource allocation, and income distribution.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics. 3 Credits.

This is an introductory study of macroeconomics. The course emphasizes national income, fiscal and monetary theory and policy, unemployment, and inflation.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

ECON 299. Special Topics. 1-4 Credits.

Courses not offered in the regular catalog that provide an opportunity to extend student learning.
Typically Offered: On sufficient demand.
Repeatable: Up to 12 Credits.

ECON 345. International Political Economy. 3 Credits.

This course introduces students to the study of international political economy (IPE). The course focuses on the political foundations and consequences of the contemporary world economy. The course will survey the evolution of the international economic system, in particular since the Second World War, emphasizing the main contemporary theories, debates, and issues shaping the global economy and politics.
Typically Offered: Spring, even years.
Same As: POLS 345/ECON 345.

ECON 350. Money and Banking. 3 Credits.

A course designed to acquaint students with, and to help them understand, financial markets, institutions, and the Federal Reserve System. The course enables students to analyze and evaluate regulation of the financial system as well as monetary policy. Current issues in domestic and international financial systems are emphasized.
Typically Offered: Fall, even years.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and ECON 202.

ECON 394. Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

Directed reading, study, and/or activities in selected topics.
Typically Offered: On sufficient demand.
Repeatable: Up to 12 Credits.

ECON 399. Special Topics. 1-4 Credits.

Courses not offered in the regular catalog that provide an opportunity to extend student learning.
Typically Offered: On sufficient demand.
Repeatable: Up to 12 Credits.

ECON 460. The Atlantic World. 3 Credits.

This course is an interdisciplinary investigation of the political, economic, and social developments that shaped the region, from the age of empires to the decolonization of the twentieth century. Using a comparative approach, this course examines the Atlantic community constructed between Africa, Western Europe and the Americas, with particular attention to the interactions on matters of migration, market economies, ideology and cultural exchange. Cross-referenced with HIST 460 and GEOG 460.
Typically Offered: Spring, odd years.
Same As: ECON 460/GEOG 460/HIST 460.

ECON 494. Undergraduate Research. 3-12 Credits.

The course is designed to integrate subject matter from major coursework and other disciplines into a project that leads to the creation of an original body of knowledge.
Typically Offered: On sufficient demand.
Repeatable: Up to 12 Credits.

ECON 499. Special Topics. 1-4 Credits.

Courses not offered in the regular catalog that provide an opportunity to extend student learning.
Typically Offered: On sufficient demand.
Repeatable: Up to 12 Credits.