| ECN 2101: Principles of Microeconomics (5) Offerings |
| In this introductory economics course, students will learn the foundations of economic decision-making as applied to firms and individuals. Topics include supply and demand, markets and the price system, game theory, and comparative market structures. Students will also integrate the principles of economics that are important for making decisions in business, government, and in their personal lives. |
| Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
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| ECN 2102: Principles of Macroeconomics (5) Offerings |
| Presents topics including elementary demand and supply, determination of national income, employment and prices, money and banking system, fiscal and monetary policy and economic welfare, economic growth and development and international finance. |
| Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
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| ECN 2207: Economic Geography (5) Offerings |
| A geographic approach to studying economic activities and issues of poverty and wealth at local, national and global levels. Includes understanding class theories in Geography of location analysis and economic base. Examines global trends in trade, creation of wealth, economic development, and economic justice issues. Helps students appreciate the role of Christian non-government organizations in building civil society and assisting community development. |
| Equivalent Courses:GEO 2207
Attributes:Social Science B
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| ECN 3101: Intermediate Macroeconomics (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101 and 2102. An analysis of aggregate income, employment and price level; classical and Keynesian perspectives, and recent contributions. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3102: Managerial Economics (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101 and 2102; MAT 2700; and BUS 3700. Examines microeconomics at the intermediate level with particular application to operations of the firm. Emphasizes the application of theory to actual situations encountered in the management of firms and explores the use of economic theory for projections and forecasting. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Textiles Clothing and Interior Majors only. Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3231: Urban Economics (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ECN 2101 or 2102. Examines economic and social factors influencing urban growth and land use patterns, especially forces influencing the demand for urban land and affecting intra-urban rent, real estate values and the housing market. Examines such factors as taxation, zoning and other land-use policies as they relate to the development of urban land. Offered alternate years. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3318: Economics of the Public Sector (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ECN 2101 or 2102. Presents the rationale for governmental provision of goods and services, non-market decision making, public expenditure analysis, taxation, fiscal policy and the role of the government in economic systems. Offered alternate years. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3321: Money and Banking (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101 and 2102, and ACCT 2361. Surveys monetary theory and the role of major financial institutions such as commercial banks, the Federal Reserve System and savings institutions in the monetary system. The impact of bank operations on the quantity and flow of money in the economic system is emphasized. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3435: Marxism: 20th Century Theory and Practice (3) Offerings |
| Examines the development of varieties of Marxist theory and practice in the 20th century, compares the Soviet, European, Chinese and Latin American experiences with Marxist thought and practice. Offered alternate years. |
| Equivalent Courses:HIS 3435, POL 3435
Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ECN 3640: Growth of the American Economic System (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101 or 2102. Studies the development of the American economy, with particular attention to the rise of the modern business system and its impact on American society; gives corollary consideration of labor, agriculture, technology and the monetary system. Offered alternate years. |
| Equivalent Courses:HIS 3640
Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 3810: Development Economics (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ECN 2101 or 2102. An introduction to the economic transformation of developing countries and communities. Challenges to development addressed may include the absence of markets, market failure, health and credit constraints, human development, income distribution and inequality, population and migration, and human rights, as well as challenges unique to urban versus rural economies. Macroeconomic theories of growth and economic development will be introduced and anaylzed as sustainable conduits for economic development. |
| Equivalent Courses:POL 3320
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Business Administration, Economics, Global Development Studies Majors only. Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 4310: International Political Economy (5) Offerings |
| Examines the nature and dynamics of the global economy in relation to the economies and political systems of nations and to theories and models of national, regional and global economic growth. International trade, business and government policy are studied in this context. Offered alternate years. |
| Equivalent Courses:POL 4310
Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 4641: History of Economic Thought I (1-3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101 and 2102, or permission of instructor. A study of the development of economic ideas and philosophies from Moses to mercantilism. Focus is on ethics and economics in the biblical, classical, physiocratic and mercantilist schools of economic thought. Offered alternate years. May be repeated for credit up to 3 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 4642: History of Economic Thought II (1-3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101, 2102 and 4641. Continuation of ECN 4641. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| ECN 4899: Capstone: Issues in Political Economy (5) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ECN 2101, 2102, and 3201. This capstone course studies the interrelationship between politics and economics and their effect on human welfare. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Textiles Clothing and Interior Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only. |
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| ECN 4900: Independent Study in Economics (1-5) Offerings |
| The student proposes a topic of current interest in business to a professor in the School of Business and Economics. The student meets with the professor to discuss a bibliography and rough drafts before turning in the final draft of a paper. A 5-credit independent study requires a total of 30 pages of written work. In general, the number of pages of written work must be six times the number of credits, or there must be equivalent work in exams or other requirements. May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ECN 4940: Internship in Economics (1-5) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: BUS 2910. Provides an opportunity for reflection on a student's internship experience. The internship, paid or unpaid, must have a minimum commitment of 10 hours/week or 100 hours during the quarter, be related to students' Economics major and have provided opportunities for students to relate and apply principles of economics, faith, service, and leadership to a professional work setting. Internship placements must be approved prior to the experience or permission will not be granted to register for BUS 4940 credit. Students must complete an internship learning contract and have it signed by their internship supervisor and the faculty sponsor. |
| Equivalent Courses:ACCT 4940
Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| ECN 4945: Advanced Integrative Internship (1-5) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ECN 4940 or BUS 4942. Provides students the opportunity to specialize their applied learning to economic issues and questions through individualized guidance with an economics faculty sponsor, first-hand experience in their internship sites, academic research, and face-to-face interviews with professionals. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
| Equivalent Courses:BUS 4945
Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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