Economics

Course Descriptions

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ECON 129	Free Market Principles	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter A study of economies based on voluntary exchange of free markets. Students will examine the relationship between liberty and economic activity, and the theories on how freedom of choice raises the standard of living in a society. The course includes a comparative study of alternative systems of economic organization.
ECON 201	Principles Of Microeconomics	4.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter Introduces economics and the economy. Addresses the nature and methods of economics, the economizing problem, practical understanding of individual markets, demand and supply, and private and public economic systems. Uses practical, everyday real life, individual decisions about unlimited demands vs scarce resources. Some sections may have a no-cost text book option.
ECON 202	Principles Of Macroeconomics	4.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Summer, Winter, Spring Introduces macro (group) economics from the student perspective as both a consumer and a producer living in a society of laws and regulations. Studies the political and economic environments through the lens of national income, employment, and fiscal policy; money, banking, and monetary policy; long-run perspectives of aggregate supply/demand; economic growth; and macroeconomic debates. Some sections may have a no-cost text book option.