Economics (EC)

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EC 2241

Macroeconomics

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

Introduces the student to the principles of macroeconomics.  It will lead the student through the workings of an economic system - with major emphasis on the United States economic system.  The course will cover topics such as supply and demand relationships on a national scale, the relationship between economic activity with the money and banking system, unemployment, inflation, productivity, distribution of income, and economic growth.

 

EC 2242

Microeconomics

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

Introduces the student to the principles of microeconomics.  It will concentrate on matter of individual decision making.  The course will cover such topics as consumer choice, supply and demand relationships in markets, the theory of the firm within perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly market structures, labor unions, labor legislation, anti-trust policies, and international trade.

 

EC 2243

EC 2244

EC 2245

EC 2246

Free Enterprise I

Free Enterprise II

Free Enterprise III

Free Enterprise IV

1 Credit Hour

1 Credit Hour

1 Credit Hour

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

Open to any student regardless of major and in conjunction with Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), students enrolled in Free Enterprise will develop, innovate, and implement an assortment of projects and programs that foster the principles of free enterprise while helping local businesses and the community. Students will develop leadership, teamwork, communication, project management, and networking skills that will help them compete in a free market society.

 

EC 2249

Issues in Today’s Economy

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

Issues in Today’s Economy is designed to be a practical guide to the economy for non-concentrations.  The course emphasizes important current issues in both the macro and microeconomy such as inflation and unemployment, national defense, taxes and deficits, discrimination, pollution, welfare, and the global economy.

 

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