37 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.
Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior standing. Economics is the study of making decisions when faced with alternatives. The act of making choices does not happen in a vacuum. Decisions are made in a world with other people, necessitating that choices must somehow be coordinated across time and space. This course will study how we coordinate, cooperate, and compete with strangers. REAL Area A
ECON 105 OR ECON 106 ; and A Foundational Math course, OR credit for an equivalent math course, OR a passing score on a math placement test approved by the department of Mathematics and Statistics. Development of selected mathematical and quantitative techniques, with emphasis on the application of those techniques to economic theory and problems. REAL Area R
ECON 105 or ECON 106 . All three levels of government are discussed with emphasis on financing federal government. Students are introduced to government taxation.
ECON 230History of Innovation and Economic Growth3
ECON 106 Or ECON 108 . An introduction to the supply, demand and allocation of natural resources and the interdependence between natural ecosystems and the economy.
Completion of one of the following: ECON 101 , ECON 105 , ECON 106 ; or permission of the instructor. Introduces students to topics of current national and global interest. Draws from other social sciences, humanities, and business disciplines while maintaining its emphasis on economics processes and applications.
ECON 105 or ECON 106 . Examines the nature and significance of the entrepreneurial drive throughout history, focusing on the role that this drive has played in the economic growth of countries, how public policy has fostered this drive, and how this drive is unfolding, both locally and globally, in our current era of rapid technological innovation through interactive activities. REAL Area L
ECON 105 , ECON 106 , and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 169 , MATH 171 , or ECON 207 . Study of the economy as a whole, including output, economic growth, unemployment, and inflation, presented in a unified framework that is used to analyze macroeconomic policy. REAL Area A
ECON 106 , and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 169 , MATH 171 , or ECON 207 . A theoretical study of consumers, firm, markets, the price system and the allocation of resources. REAL Area A
ECON 105 and ECON 106 . This course will trace the evolution of economic thinking throughout history to modern scholars. Students will learn about the history of ideas and the intellectual developments that have shaped the world as we know it.
ECON 105 and ECON 106 . In this course, students will analyze different economic systems, including capitalism, socialism, and corporatism. Students will assess the economic performance of countries who utilize alternative systems, using measures such as economic growth, economic viability, and income distribution. Students will also analyze the incentives structures for corporate finances under each system type. REAL Area A
ECON 105 and ECON 106 . Study of issues, theories and policy alternatives in economic growth and development of less developed countries, poverty and income distribution, demographic factors, major theories of growth, resource limitations, development policies and agencies. REAL Area A
STAT 200 ; ECON 105 , ECON 106 , and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 151 , MATH 169 , MATH 171 , or ECON 207 . This course teaches students how to apply statistical methods to the analysis of economic data in order to test economic theories and produce forecasts. It uses the least squares regression theory to produce estimators and analyzes how to deal with problems unique in the analysis of economic data, such as heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and multicollinearity. REAL Area R
ECON 105 . A study of the functions of money in economic society and of the impact of monetary policy on national income, prices, employment and interest rates. The role of banking in the money supply process is examined.
ECON 105 , and ECON 106 . An overview of the global economic environment within which business is practiced and the opportunities and challenges managers face in doing business across national boundaries. A business core requirement.
ECON 105 , ECON 106 , and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 169 , MATH 171 , or ECON 207 . An examination of classical and modern theories of international trade patterns and trade-related policies in competitive and non-competitive markets.
ECON 105 . This course is designed and taught to give students both theoretical and practical training in saving and investment decisions at various levels. Topics include contemporary issues in money, finance, portfolio management, risk analysis, trading in stocks, bonds, and options receive heavy emphasis. In addition, the relationship between economic activity and the financial sector is analyzed at considerable length.
ECON 106 and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 169 , or MATH 171 . Investigates the relationships among market structures, market conduct and market performance. Examines the rationale for government intervention into or regulation of different industries.
ECON 106 . Analyzes the application of economic theory in the American judicial system. Investigates the choice of legal rules and regulations on the incentives faced by individuals. Considers the influence of economic development on the evolution of law.
ECON 105 , ECON 106 , and ECON 305 . An examination of the determinants of a nation’s balance of payments, exchange rate determination, implications of various exchange rate regimes for domestic stabilization policies and the international coordination of monetary and stabilization policy.
STAT 200 and one of the following: MATH 126 , MATH 169 , MATH 171 or ECON 207 . In this hands-on course, students will learn how to make forecasts using business and economic data. Emphasis will be placed on identifying patterns in different types of data (trends, seasons, cycles, etc.), designing forecasting models, and evaluating model performance. Students will learn how to use SAS (a statistical software package favored by firms) for predictive analytics.
ECON 306 and STAT 200 . Demonstrates the use of microeconomic theory and quantitative methods in the formulation of business plans and the solution of business problems.
ECON 106 . Covers history of the labor movement, union-management relations, the nonunionized worker, wage theory and unemployment in context of the application of economic theory to problems of labor.
Completion of economics requirements, enrollment in the Honors College, a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses and in economics. To earn a bachelor’s degree with honors in economics, a student may conduct research and write a thesis or prepare for and take a comprehensive examination. In order to receive honors credit, a student must earn a grade of “A” or “B” for the final project.
Junior or senior standing, economics major, cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and permission of the instructor. A one- or two-semester program of work and study in the student’s major area and/or career interest. The number of hours of work, credit hours and grade for the work performed determined by the faculty member or members sponsoring the student. Students may take up to a total of six credit hours – no more than three credit hours per internship site.
ECON 305 and ECON 306 , or permission of instructor. Investigates topics of current and continuing interest not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students may take course up to six credit hours under two different topics.
MBA Status or permission of the instructor Entrepreneurship is the product of cultural boundaries and institutional limitations that define the scale and scope of risk-taking and individual incentives to engage in creative activity. Small changes to institutional environments can produce dramatic changes in the nature and direction of innovation and entrepreneurship. This course assesses and analyzes the conditions that direct the emergence of entrepreneurial and innovative discoveries both at the macro (governmental) level and at the micro (firm) level.
MBA status or permission of the instructor. Study of selected topics in economic theory and their application to management problems. Topics include demand and supply, revenues, elasticity, production and cost, incremental decision making, market structure and pricing and investment analysis. Elementary quantitative methods developed and utilized.
Admission to the MBA Program or graduate status. Forecasting involves making the best possible judgment about some future event. Topics covered include introduction to forecasting, a review of basic statistical concepts, exploring data patterns and choosing a forecasting technique, moving averages and smoothing models, regression analysis, time series analysis, the Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology and judgmental elements in forecasting. Students will be trained in using computer-based models, databases and programs.
Graduate standing. Investigates topics of current and continuing interest not covered in regularly scheduled graduate courses. Topics announced with each offering of course.
Approval of the directed study supervisor, advisor and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College. Hours and credits to be arranged. Semi-autonomous independent research on an economic topic of interest to the student. Provides the student with an opportunity to develop conceptual sophistication on a specific topic. See “ Directed Study .”
