Academic Catalog

ECONOMICS (ECON)

ECON 201  ~MICROECONOMICS  
3 Credit Hours  
Introduction to types of business organizations; market models of capitalism. Basic theories of cost and production, market structure, elasticity, international trade, welfare economics and environmental issues are covered in this course. (3 lecture)
ECON 202  ~MACROECONOMICS  
3 Credit Hours  
Introduction to supply and demand, national income accounting system, unemployment and inflation. The overview of Classical, Keynesian and Monetary theory and policies and their application for economic stabilization and basic overview of international financial market. (3 lecture)
ECON 297  SPECIAL TOPICS  
1 Credit Hour  
(1 lecture)
ECON 311  INTRO TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
3 Credit Hours  
Broad introduction to the principles and practices, tactics and techniques of local and regional economic development. (3 lecture)
ECON 320  MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS  
3 Credit Hours  
Managerial economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision making. In this course students will increase their understanding of managerial economics and learn a variety of approaches that will allow them to solve business problems relating to costs, prices, revenues, profits and competitive strategies. (3 lecture)
Prerequisite(s): (ECON 201 or ECON 211) and (ECON 202 or ECON 212)  
ECON 331  FINANCIAL ECONOMICS  
3 Credit Hours  
This course emphasizes the financial system, financial institutions, central banks, monetary policy, foreign exchange rate and financial stability. The course studies the role of money and interest rates in the operation of the U.S. financial system and an understanding of the theory and practice of monetary policy. (3 lecture)
Prerequisite(s): (ECON 201 or ECON 211) and (ECON 202 or ECON 212)  
ECON 397  SPECIAL TOPICS  
1-3 Credit Hours  
(1-3 lecture)
ECON 399  INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ECON  
1-6 Credit Hours  
ECON 413  ANALYSIS-ENTERPRISES/ECON DEVL  
3 Credit Hours  
Analysis of business or other entities that show an interest in relocating or expanding within the target community or county will be undertaken by students in this course. (3 lecture)
Prerequisite(s): ECON 311