Undergraduate Courses

 

231. Principles of Macroeconomics - An introduction to the behavioral science of economics which focuses on the aggregate behavior of households, firms and the government. Topics covered include gross domestic product, national income, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal policy and monetary policy, and international trade.

 

232. Principles of Microeconomics - An introduction to the behavioral science of economics which focuses on the behavior of individual consumers, firms, government agencies and resource owners. Topics covered include basic price theory, market allocation of resources, consumer behavior, theory of the firm, governmental regulation of business, and comparative economic systems.

 

311. Managerial Economics - Application of economic theory to business decision making. Prerequisite: ECO 232.

 

331. Money and Banking - Study of the monetary system, commercial banking and central banking in the United States. Prerequisite: ECO 231.

337. Public Finance - Study of the government's role in resource allocation in the economy, including identification of revenue sources and program expenditures, analysis of the effects of taxation and regulation, and understanding political markets and intergovernmental fiscal relations.  Prerequisites: ECO 231 or 232.

339. Applied Statistical Analysis - The application of statistical and quantitative methods. Prerequisite: MTH 220.

359. Sports Economics - A survey of the economic theory and literature relevant to the various economic issues in professional and amateur sports.  Topics include public funding of sports arenas, labor relations and compensation of athletes, and antitrust issues in sports markets. Prerequisites: ECO 231 or 232.

345. Industry Structure, Market Power and Anti-Trust Legislation - Study of how industry structure determines the market power of individual firms. Examination of the impacts of market power and dominance on consumers and society in general, with an emphasis on the role played by government through anti-trust legislation. Prerequisite: ECO 232.

351. Income and Employment - Overall performance of the economy with emphasis upon the determination of national income, employment, and price levels. Prerequisite: ECO 231.

 

353. Price Theory - Internal workings of a market economy, including price determination and resource allocation in competitive and monopolistic situations. Prerequisite: ECO 232.

361. Environmental Economics - Economic treatment of environmental issues, including pollution abatement, air and water quality standards, ozone depletion, recycling and toxic wastes, with an emphasis on environmental policy.  Prerequisite: ECO 231 or 232.

439. Labor Economics - Theory of labor markets, dealing with labor supply, demand, wage rate behavior, income distribution, wage differentials and unemployment. Prerequisite: ECO 231 or 232.

475. Special Problems in Economics - Individual instruction in special topics in economics. Prerequisites: Senior standing and approval of department chair.

 

480. International Economics - International trade theory, tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, and international transactions statement analysis; foreign exchange analysis, direct investment, and current issues and events. Prerequisite: ECO 231, 232.

485. Internship in Economics - Supervised on-the-job training in one or more facets of the field of economics. This course cannot be used to satisfy any of the advanced economics courses required of economics majors or business economics majors or economics minors. Prerequisites: Junior standing as a major in economics or business economics or a minor in economics; overall GPA of 2.5 or better; economics GPA of 2.8 or better; and consent of department chair.

Graduate Courses

502. Quantitative Analysis - Applications of statistical analysis to business and economic problems. Topics covered include statistical introduction, analysis of relationships through regression and correlation; and analysis of business change. Prerequisite: CSC 503 or equivalent.

515. Introduction to Economics - An introduction to the behavioral science of economics which examines the behavior of individuals such as consumers, firms and resource owners as well as the aggregate behavior of broadly defined social groups such as households, industry and government, with an emphasis on the application of theory to everyday issues. Topics covered include basic price theory, governmental regulation, international trade, comparative economic systems, gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy.  Recommended for students without any economics background.

520. Managerial Economics - Application of economic analysis in formulating business decisions, drawing upon the theoretical foundations of the concepts of demand, cost, production, profits, and competition, with special emphasis on case studies. Prerequisite: ECO 515.

575. Advanced Graduate Studies - Individual instruction in Economics according to the needs of individual students.  May be repeated for credit under different topics.