ECON 104. Contemporary Topics in Economics (3). Analyze contemporary economic issues, including multicultural issues. Employ principles of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the economics of discrimination and public choice. Role of economics as a social science assisting in understanding causes, effects, and possible policies for current problems.
ECON 210. Principles of Economics (4). Learn economic fundamentals. Microeconomic behavior of consumers and firms. Different market structures and government policies. Macroeconomic concepts including business cycles, unemployment, inflation, and growth. Effects of Fiscal and monetary policy. Prereq: Math Code 40 or higher.
ECON 305. International Economics & Globalization (3-4). Economic theories of trade and finance. Evaluate effects of world trading system and globalization. Debate role of international institutions (WTO & IMF). Case studies on free trade areas, financial crises, protectionist policies, and labor/environmental issues. Economics majors must enroll for four units. Optional four units for others. Prereq: ECON 210, only if enrolling for four units. GE.
ECON 306. Economics of the Developing World (3-4). Explore economic theory underlying development policies. Evaluate World Bank & IMF policy. Case studies covering poverty, inequality, trade & growth policy, debt issues, health, education, population, sustainable development, women in agriculture. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210. DCG, GE.
ECON 308. History of Economic Thought (3-4). From Greeks and Romans to modern times. Changing thought on enduring questions of efficiency and justice. Great debates over trade, price control, socialism, and limits to growth, as reflected in works from Plato to Marx, Keynes and Kuznets. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210. GE.
ECON 309. Economics of a Sustainable Society (3-4). Interpret meaning of sustainable economy. Techniques for measuring economic performance using sustainability standard. Analyze domestic and international policies consistent with a sustainable economy. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210. CWT.
ECON 310. Intermediate Microtheory & Strategy (3-4). Price determination in markets for goods, services, and resources. Utility and indifference analysis of demand. Isoquant analysis of production. Supply determination under competitive and noncompetitive conditions. Prereq: MATH 45 or MATH 106 or MATH 115; ECON 210.
ECON 311. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4). Critique macroeconomic models, including macrodynamics and the microeconomic foundation of macroeconomic theory. Fiscal and monetary policy impacts on income, employment, interest rates, economic growth, inflation. Prereq: MATH 45 or MATH 106 or MATH 115; ECON 210.
ECON 315. Political Economy of Islam (3-4). Economic and political foundations of Islam. Islamic laws applied to economic/political institutions. Role of government. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210.
ECON 320. Development of Economic Concepts (3). Equips teaching credential candidates with an understanding of economic principles and concepts for teaching them at elementary and secondary level public schools. Not open to economics majors.
ECON 323. Economic History of the US (3-4). Trace development of American economy and underlying economic, legal, and social institutions. Examine interaction among economic, social, and political conditions. Critique conventional wisdom on economic interpretation of historical issues, such as the revolution, Civil War, and slavery. Fulfills legislature-mandated requirement in US history. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210.
ECON 423. Environmental & Natural Resources Economics (3-4). Apply economic principles to public policies and management of natural resources (water, air, fisheries, forestry). Benefit/cost and economic impact analyses. Economics and Business Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed ECON 210.
ECON 435. Principles of Money & Banking (4). Nature and function of financial institutions and the Federal Reserve System in the US economy. Monetary and fiscal policy and the international financial system. Implications of recent financial system deregulation legislation. Prereqs: ECON 210.
ECON 470/570. Sustainable Rural Economic Development (4). Service-learning course; analyze rural economic development strategies; case studies; local speakers; field trip; reflection on sustainable development in Humboldt County; economic theory coupled with practical community experience.
ECON 480. Special Topics in Economics (1-4). Topics of current issues. Rep. with different topics.
ECON 490. Capstone Experience (2). Students produce a culminating project, normally in the form of a portfolio of the student's work, under the supervision of a faculty member in economics. Rep.
ECON 499. Directed Study (1-3). For advanced students upon IA.
ECON 523. Topics in Environmental & Natural Resource Economics (3-4). Develop and analyze economic models in topical areas such as externalities, energy economics, dynamic natural resource markets, and common-pool resource dilemmas. Analysis and discussion of appropriate public policy.
ECON 580. Special Topics in Economics (1-4). Use established methods of economic inquiry. Interdisciplinary elements explored when possible. Prereq: IA for credit. Rep.
ECON 699. Directed Study (1-4). Open to graduate students with IA.
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