Economics | Course Descriptions

ECON 170 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture

Surveys the economic development of the U.S. emphasizing a topical approach, including the development of business cycles, trade, banks in the new nation, manufacturing, tariffs, slavery, big business, labor, government regulation and deregulation leading to a modern industrial nation. Meets Title V American Institutions U.S. History requirement for the associate degree.

ECON 170H ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES - HONORS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys the economic development of the U.S. emphasizing a topical approach, including the development of business cycles, trade, banks in the new nation, manufacturing, tariffs, slavery, big business, labor, government regulation and deregulation leading to a modern industrial nation. Additional reading, writing, critical thinking and research techniques required. Meets Title V American Institutions U.S. History requirement for the associate degree.

ECON 201 MACROECONOMICS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
C-ID ECON 202
Prerequisite: MATH-070 or higher math placement.

Examines the basic concepts of economics, emphasizing macro-analysis including the nature of the American economy, national income analysis, money and banking, fiscal and monetary policies.

ECON 201 H MACROECONOMICS - HONORS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
C-ID ECON 202
Prerequisite: MATH-070 or higher math placement.

Examines the basic concepts of economics, emphasizing macro-analysis including the nature of the American economy, national income analysis, money and banking, and fiscal and monetary policies. Additional reading, writing and research techniques are required.

ECON 202 MICROECONOMICS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
C-ID ECON 201
Prerequisite: MATH-070 or higher math placement.

Examines how individuals, firms and industries perform in our economy, including supply and demand, perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, wages, prices and profits.

ECON 202H MICROECONOMICS-HONORS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
C-ID ECON 201
Prerequisite: MATH-070 or higher math placement.

Examines how individuals, firms, and industries perform in our economy, including supply and demand, perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, wages, prices and profits. Additional reading, writing and research required.

ECON 291 STATISTICAL METHODS IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Units: 3.00 | UC:CSU 54.00 hours lecture
Prerequisite: MATH-070 or higher math placement.

Examines descriptive statistics, elements of probability distributions, sampling, estimation and confidence intervals, tests of hypothesis, linear regression and correlation, including applications to problems in business and economics. Writing and the use of spreadsheet software are required. UC credit limitation: ECON-291, MATH-140, MATH-140H, PSYCH-104, and SOCl-137 combined; maximum credit, one course.