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ECN

4 courses with the subject ECN, 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.

ECN 158ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS​3

This course provides an introduction to economic principles and problems. In examining economic decision making, the course will explore the topics of supply and demand, foundations of the macroeconomic, financial institutions and the Federal Reserve, fiscal and monetary policy, theories of the firm, production, competition and market structures, factor markets and international economics.

Subject
ECN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
westmoreland.edu
ECN 255MACROECONOMICS​3

Introduces the principles of macroeconomics with an emphasis on the United States economic system. In examining aggregate economic performance, the course will explore the topics of scarcity and choice, unemployment, inflation, aggregate supply and aggregate demand, money and banks, monetary and fiscal policy, policy debates and international economics. Prerequisite(s): BUS 120 (C or better) or MTH 052

Subject
ECN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
westmoreland.edu
ECN 256MICROECONOMICS​3

Introduces the principles of microeconomics with an emphasis on individual decision-making. In examining competition and theories of the firm, the course will explore the topics of scarcity and choice, markets and price determination, market structures, labor and financial markets, public goods, regulation/deregulation, and international economics. Prerequisite(s): BUS 120 (C or better) or MTH 052

Subject
ECN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
westmoreland.edu
ECN 260MONEY AND BANKING​3

The nature and functions of financial markets, institutions and monetary policy will be studied. Topics include an overview of the financial system with an emphasis on money, interest rates, the stock market; economic analysis of banking, central banks and the Federal Reserve System; and the tools, strategies, and tactics of monetary policy. The primary objective is to provide students with the knowledge of the structures and practical operations of major financial markets and the underlying forces, which unify them. Prerequisite(s): ECN 255 or ECN 256

Subject
ECN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
westmoreland.edu

Source: Westmoreland County Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59