For all interested students as well as prospective economics majors. Examines how markets allocate resources in different kinds of economies. Topics include competitive markets, monopoly, financial markets, income distribution, market failures, the environment, and the role of government.
General Education Code
PE-H
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
For all interested students and prospective economics majors. Examines how the overall level of national economic activity is determined, including output, employment, and inflation. Explores the roles of monetary and fiscal policies in stabilizing the economy and promoting growth, with a focus on contemporary policy debates.
General Education Code
PE-H
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Introduces students to fundamental accounting principles and practices. Key topics include reviewing the accounting cycle, preparing basic financial statements, and integrating data analysis tools to interpret and analyze financial statement data. Course improves students' financial literacy skills by illustrating how financial statements are used by external parties such as bankers, creditors, investors, and others who have a desire and/or need to learn more about the financial information of business organizations.
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Summer
Foundation of accounting course providing students with the concepts, practices, and tools for analyzing, planning, and making managerial accounting decisions for the future with an emphasis on performance measurement using various data analysis tools. Key topics include product and service costing, management decision-making and analysis, planning and controlling processes, CVP analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, and segment reporting.
Quarter offered
Winter, Spring, Summer
Designed for non-majors seeking a basic introduction to core economic concepts relevant for social and public policy decision making. Fundamental economic concepts illustrated through their application to a variety of public policy questions.
General Education Code
PE-H
Provides an overview of the role and importance of entrepreneurship in the economy and society; a framework for approaching entrepreneurship and innovation; and exposure to the core competencies required of all entrepreneurs. The course incorporatescase studies and speakers (often actual entrepreneurs) to provide context for the entrepreneurial topics covered in the course.
Supervised fieldwork experience in an area connected with economics or business. Prerequisite(s): two of the following
ECON 100A,
ECON 100B,
ECON 113. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency and seek internship for approval by agency.
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Supervised fieldwork experience, in an area connected with economics or business. Prerequisite(s): two of the following
ECON 100A,
ECON 100B,
ECON 113. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency and seek internship for approval by agency.
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring
Cross-listed Courses
Introduction to mathematical tools and reasoning, with applications to economics. Topics are drawn from differential calculus in one variable and include limits, continuity, differentiation, elasticity, Taylor polynomials, and optimization. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and
MATH 11A or
MATH 19A or AM 15A. (
AM 11A formerly AMS 11A.)
Cross Listed Courses
ECON 11A
Instructor
Bruno Mendes, Yonatan Katznelson
General Education Code
MF
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring
Mathematical tools and reasoning, with applications to economics. Topics are drawn from multivariable differential calculus and single variable integral calculus, and include partial derivatives, linear and quadratic approximation, optimization with and without constraints, Lagrange multipliers, definite and indefinite integrals, and elementary differential equations. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and
MATH 11B or
MATH 19B or AM 15B. (
AM 11B formerly AMS 11B.)
Cross Listed Courses
ECON 11B
Instructor
Bruno Mendes, Yonatan Katznelson, Bruno The Staff
General Education Code
MF
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring