ECO

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Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.greensboro.edu

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Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

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Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

General Education: Societies and Structures course Offered: Every spring semester This course applies the economic principles introduced in ECO 2200 and concepts within economic history to issues of public policy. The course explores current economic issues including: government expenditures and revenue collection, government budgeting, fiscal policy-making, and public sector debt. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in written communication.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Junior standing, minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5

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Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

of 2.5 Offered: Periodically based on student need (Note: This course will be taught online by instructor(s) from another college via a partnership. Please be aware of differences in start and end dates for the course.) This course introduces the statistical methods economists use to analyze real-world data. You will learn how to build and evaluate regression models, test economic theories with empirical evidence, and interpret results in meaningful terms. The coursework emphasizes practical application using Excel, with a focus on understanding what data can and cannot tell us. You will develop the skills to work with economic data critically and communicate findings effectively.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

BUS 2720, ECO 2200, ECO 2300, junior standing, minimum cumulative grade point average

Offered: Periodically based on student need (Note: This course will be taught online by instructor(s) from another college via a partnership. Please be aware of differences in start and end dates for the course.) This course examines the role of money, banks, and central banks in the economy. You will explore how money is created, how interest rates are determined, and how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy tools to influence economic activity. The course connects these concepts to real-world events, from the Federal Open Market Committee meetings that set interest rate policy to the extraordinary responses during financial crises. You will develop a practical understanding of how the financial system operates and why monetary policy decisions matter.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

ECO 2200 and ECO 2300, junior standing, minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5

Offered: Periodically based on student need (Note: This course will be taught online by instructor(s) from another college via a partnership. Please be aware of differences in start and end dates for the course.) This course introduces economic tools and analytical methods used in managerial decision-making. It covers key topics such as pricing, demand and forecasting analysis, production and cost relationships, and the effects of macroeconomic policy on the business environment. The course is designed to develop an economic perspective that prepares students for managing business units and organizations across a range of industries.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

ECO 2200 and ECO 2300, junior standing, minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5

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Subject

ECO

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course surveys the evolution of contemporary economic thought from its early philosophical origins to the present. Concepts, doctrines, ideologies and methodology will be studies as a path is traced from the ancients through medieval and scholastic doctrines, to the physiocrats and mercantilists, the arguments of the classical liberal and enlightenment political economists, the emergence of Marxist and socialist doctrines, to the innovations of the Keynesian revolution and the eventual neo-classical counter-revolution, and on into modern ideas of evolutionary and game theoretical modeling of the social contract.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-undergraduate

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

ECO 2200; junior standing; minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course presents special topics in economics. May be repeated for credit a maximum of three times under different topics.

Subject

ECO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Repeatable

May be repeated for credit a maximum of three times under different topics.

Repeatable up to

3

Edition

2026-2027-undergraduate

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Permission of the instructor, junior standing, minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.