College Catalog
ECO Economics
Courses are listed by course discipline prefix, number, course title, credit hours, and, in parentheses, the number of lecture, laboratory and/or work experience/clinical hours, and the semester the course is offered. Local and state prerequisites and corequisites are identified by superscript L for localL and S for stateS. The symbol “AND” indicates the course will be offered “As Needs Demand.”
UGETC represents the Universal General Education Transfer Component as described in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA).
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 151 | Survey of Economics | 3 (3-0) | Fall |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L, MAT-003L or BSP-4003L
Corequisite: None
This course, for those who have not received credit for ECO 251 or 252, introduces basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics. Topics include supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, prices and wages, money, interest rates, banking system, unemployment, inflation, taxes, government spending, and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to explain alternative solutions for economic problems faced by private and government sectors.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation, and A.S.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 251 | Prin of Microeconomics | 3 (3-0) | Fall, Spring, Summer |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L, MAT-003L or BSP-4003L
Corequisite: None
This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to efficiently achieve economic objectives.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- UGETC course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation, A.F.A., A.E., A.S., and A.S. Teacher Preparation
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 252 | Prin of Macroeconomics | 3 (3-0) | Fall, Spring |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L, MAT-003L or BSP-4003L
Corequisite: None
This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought aggregate supply and demand economic measures, fluctuations, and growth money and banking stabilization techniques and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeconomic goals.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- UGETC course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation, A.F.A., A.S., and A.S. Teacher Preparation
- Other Gen. Ed. and Premajor Elective course for A.E.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.