EK11/ECO101
CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES

Introduces use of economic methods for understanding social and political events dominating news headlines. Crime, health care, poverty and taxes are issues important in our daily lives and may serve as topics in developing the course.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK21/ECO111
MACROECONOMICS: THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

Course begins with simplified description of a complex matter :how and how well does a national economy work? Over short periods of time, production and employment are known to be volatile, while over longer periods of time production and employment grow. Why is each of these observations true and what is role of government (if any) in the process?

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK22/ECO112
MICROECONOMICS: PRICES AND MARKETS

Introduces structure and operation of markets for goods, resources and financial instruments. How does a market determine the price for a good? Within a market, how does the firm determine its profit-maximizing production level of a good and employment level of labor? How does competitiveness of the market affect behavior of the firm? Under what circumstances (if any) should government alter decisions of the marketplace?

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK32/ECO116
ECONOMICS OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Introduces theory and practice of natural resource management. Economic concepts of market system, marginal analysis and cost-benefit analysis are established as theoretical core of course. These conceptual tools are applied to resource management problems of air, water, energy, agriculture, forests and wildlife. A model for sustainable economic development provides overview for course and offers a management strategy for regional and global conflicts between economic growth and environmental quality.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK41/ECO141
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK41-45/ECO141
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK42/ECO142
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK43/ECO143
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK44/ECO144
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK45/ECO145
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK48/ECO148
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK48-49/ECO148
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK49/ECO149
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

Special and current topics in economics. Content varies from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK51/ECO201
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Study of underlying forces affecting economic relations among nations; development and bases of international trade; balance of payments and mechanics of adjustment; commercial policies, foreign exchange rate systems and market; and role of the United States and international agencies in the international economy.

Prerequisite: EK22.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No

EK55/ECO202
MONEY AND BANKING

Monetary theory and policy is combined with a study of functions and operations of commercial and central banks. The approach is analytical, descriptive and historical.

Prerequisite: EK21.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No