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ECON 25 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.
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Study of economic and social systems, emphasizing choices made by individuals in society such as consumers, producers, employees, voters, policy makers, and students (Liberal Studies P1).
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu ECON 232 Introductory Macroeconomics and Social Issues 3
Macroeconomic principles; alternative theories of economic instability; national income, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and international trade (Liberal Studies P1).
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu ECON 302 Managerial Economics 3
The price mechanism and allocation of resources under competition, monopoly, and imperfect competition; applications to decision making.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 . Credits: 3 ECON 303 Monetary and International Economics 3
Role of money in the economy, central banks and monetary policy, interest rate determination, stock market behavior, trade theory, exchange rates, and international currency markets.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 232 . Credits: 3 ECON 304 Econometrics 3
Evaluation of business indicators; techniques for analyzing current business conditions and forecasting changes in levels of national economic activity.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 and (MATH 170 or MATH 270 or MATH 370 or QA 235). Credits: 3 ECON 305 Public Economics 3
Economic analysis of government including taxation, expenditures, and decision-making.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 . Credits: 3 ECON 307 Regional Economic Analysis 3
Regional structure and growth; location theory, interregional income theory, factor mobility; public policy for regional development.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 or ECON 232 . Credits: 3 ECON 308 Law & Economics 3
This course applies microeconomic analysis to the causes and consequences of legal rules and institutions, examining how laws influence and are influenced by incentives, behavior, and social outcomes. Topics include property rights, contracts, torts, liability, antitrust, and intellectual property. Emphasis is placed on efficiency, trade-offs, and policy analysis of legal structures. Through economic modeling and case studies, students develop analytical tools to evaluate the performance of legal systems and gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between law, economics, and public policy.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 Credits: 3 ECON 310 Natural Resource Economics 3
Economic policy regarding renewable and nonrenewable resources; environmental and energy economics.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 or ECON 232 . Credits: 3 ECON 321 Intermediate Microeconomics 3
Consumer behavior and the theory of the firm, introduction to consumer and producer surplus, and study of decision-making by voters and policy makers.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 . Credits: 3 ECON 322 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
Economic growth and economic business cycles; roles of fiscal and monetary policy.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 232 . Credits: 3 ECON 335 Financial Institutions 3
An introduction to the financial services industry: institutions, money, capital, and derivative instruments.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 232 or FIN 305 . Credits: 3 ECON 344 Ethics of Capitalism 3
Compares ethical, political, and economic implications of alternative economic system, especially various forms of capitalism and socialism (Liberal Studies P4).
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu ECON 354 Health Economics 3
Economics used to analyze the health care system and participants, demand for care, health insurance markets, government health insurance programs, health care reform, competition, and regulation.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu ECON 389 Cooperative Education in Economics 1-3
See Cooperative Education Program.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu ECON 393 Topics in Economics 1-3
A course designed for special topics, areas of interest, or relevancy to the field and not covered in the program’s curriculum.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite College of Business requirement of completed 45 hours for 300-/400- level courses. Credits: 1-3, R6 ECON 403 Development of Economic Ideas 3
Ideas of the great economists; great debates in economics.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 302 . Credits: 3 ECON 404 Research Methods in Economics 3
Exploration of research methods in economics including developing research questions and economic methods of research.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 , ECON 232 , and ( MATH 170 or QA 235 ). Credits: 3 ECON 406 International Trade 3
Determinants and consequences of the flow of goods, savings, and investments from one country to another.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 232 . Credits: 3 ECON 420 Sport Economics 3
Economic models, techniques, and applications related to sports.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 231 . Credits: 3 ECON 480 Independent Research 3
Independent Research.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Permission of department head. Credits: 3 ECON 483 Internship in Business Economics 3
Work experience in business economics. Minimum of 10 hours per week. S/U grading.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 ECON 484 Internship in Business Economics 3
Work experience in business economics. Minimum of 10 hours per week. S/U grading.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 ECON 485 Internship in Business Economics 3
Work experience in business economics. S/U grading. Minimum of 10 hours per week.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 ECON 493 Topics in Economics 1-3
Topics in Economics.
Subject ECON Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Permission of department head. Credits: 1-3, R6 Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
