15 courses with the subject ECON, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
*EDUC 3006 Instructional Methods for ELA and Social Studies (6-12) ................................................................ 2
Four electives chosen from ....................................................................................................................................... 12 ECON 2101 Business and Economic Statistics ECON 3201 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory ECON 2401 Comparative Economic Systems ECON 3401 Environmental Economics ECON 2901 Money and Banking ECON 3901 International Economics ECON 3101 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory ECON 4301 Independent Study in Economics Total: 18
An investigation of a selected topic of major importance in the field of economics.
A study of statistical techniques in business and economics, including collection and presentation of business and economic data, measures of central tendencies, dispersion, index numbers, probability, sampling distributions, and test of hypotheses. Prerequisite: completion of the mathematics general education requirement (MATH 1132 and MGT 2302 are highly recommended).
A survey of third world regions and countries, their economic growth, and development.
A study of the history of economic thought. This course will study the evolution of economic theory and policy as it has appeared in historical and social context. The primary schools of thought include: Physiocrats, Classical, Neoclassical, Institutionalist, Keynesian, Monetarist, New Classical, and New Keynesian. Prerequisites: None.
A survey of the monetary and banking systems of the United States, to include problems of money and prices, organization and functioning of commercial banking and the Federal Reserve System, monetary standards, monetary policy, and credit control. Prerequisites: ECON 1901 and ECON 1902.
A study of the theories of determination, fluctuation, and distribution of national income, with emphasis on employment, money supply, interest rates, price level, and public policy. Prerequisites: ECON 1901 and ECON 1902.
A study of the theory of firms, to include choice and demand, production and supply, perfect and imperfect competition, and pricing the factors of production. Prerequisites: ECON 1901 and ECON 1902.
An examination of different approaches to the role and use of environmental resources including the developing field of ecological economics. This course will highlight the unique characteristics of environmental resources and the role of ethics/values that produce different public policy responses to environmental issues. This course is interdisciplinary in nature and will satisfy course requirements in multiple degrees in business and environment and sustainability.
A comprehensive analysis of the forces determining international trade, finance, and commercial policy. Prerequisites: ECON 1901 and ECON 1902.
A course designed to afford the student with a minor or a concentration in Economics an opportunity to study an area that is not fully covered in a standard economics course. This is a seminar-style course that requires independent reading, presentations, and open class discussion. Prerequisites: ECON 1901, ECON 1902, and permission of instructor.
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An application of theory and methods from specific areas of economics in a supervised field experience.
Source: Catawba College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
