ECON 150C1 – An Economics Perspective (3 units)
Description: Societal & Institutional Systems - The study of the interactions of individuals and societies from the viewpoint of economics. The Course examines a series of important social problems that lie on the intersections of economics and disciplines such as law, history, anthropology, political science, psychology, and so forth.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to: ECON 150C1-SA.
Approved as: General Education Tier One - Individuals and Societies.
Formerly: INDV 103 (before 08/01/2011)
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 200 – Basic Economic Issues (3 units)
Description: National and international economic issues. An introduction to economic analysis.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Not available to students who have completed or are enrolled in ECON 201A, ECON 201B, or ECON 210.
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 201A – Principles of Economics (3 units)
Description: Nature of economics, price theory for the product market, factor prices, international economics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Not available to students who have completed or are enrolled in ECON 200 or ECON 210.
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 201B – Principles of Economics (3 units)
Description: Introduction to the theory of national income and employment, money and banking, economic growth and stabilization.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 201A, not available to students who have completed or are enrolled in ECON 200 or ECON 210.
Special exam: course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 217 – Resources and Environmental Economics (3 units)
Description: Relationship between man and use of natural resources and environmental systems, with emphasis on the economic implications of alternative environmental, energy and land-use policies.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 or ECON 201A.
Identical to: AREC 217; AREC is home department.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 276 – Statistical Inference in Management (3 units)
Description: This is a first course in business statistics, with an emphasis on techniques for data analysis and inference in management. Students are assumed to be familiar with basic descriptive statistics, probability theory, and probability distributions. Presentation of technical material is combined with hands-on analysis of data to aid managerial decision making. Meeting will be a mix of lecture and problem-solving. There are two objectives for the course. First, to develop a conceptual understanding of statistics and the role of data analysis in management. Second, to master the mechanics of applied statistics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): MIS 111; MATH 115A; MATH 115B.
Equivalent to: MAP 276; MGMT 276; MGMT is home department.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring. |
ECON 291 – Preceptorship (1-4 units)
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 299 – Independent Study (2-4 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 299H – Honors Independent Study (1-3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 300 – Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions (3 units)
Description: Examination of industrial structure; theory of prices under varying market conditions; applications to business problems.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A-ECON 201B; Accounting, Bus Management, Finance, Marketing, Gen Business, MIS, Ops Management, or Entrepreneurship Advanced Standing in Fall and Spring only. Not available to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 313 – Economics of Futures Markets (3 units)
Description: Commodity and financial futures market participants, evolution, functions, performance, price determination, and regulation with hedging and speculative applications of futures and futures-options contracts.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 or ECON 201A.
Equivalent to: AREC 313; AREC is home department.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 323 – Economics of Sports (3 units)
Description: Analysis of the economics of professional and intercollegiate sports.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 201A and ECON 201B
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 325 – Historical Development of Financial and Economic Institutions (3 units)
Description: Historical development of securities markets. Topics include financial scandals, early origins of Wall Street, the Robber Barons, the Crash of 1929, up to the Enron crisis.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 201A and ECON 201B
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 330 – Macroeconomic and Global Institutions and Policy (3 units)
Description: The study of how the macroeconomy is affected by institutions, technology and other forces, and governmental policy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B; Accounting, Bus Management, Finance, Marketing, Gen Business, MIS, Ops Management, or Entrepreneurship Advanced Standing in Fall and Spring only; Not available to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECON 332.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 332 – Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 units)
Description: Analysis of output, employment, interest rates, and the price level; the effects of these on changes in monetary and fiscal variables.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B; MATH 113 or MATH 115A/B or MATH 124 or MATH 125. Not available to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECON 330.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 339 – Economic Statistics (3 units)
Description: Application and interpretation of statistical measures to problems in economics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 113. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: AREC 339, ECON 376, MGMT 376, MKTG 376.
Equivalent to: AREC 339; AREC is home department.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 340 – International Economics and Policy (3 units)
Description: Normative and positive aspects of international trade and international monetary economics, with attention drawn to government policy as it relates to international commercial relations.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B, not available to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECON 442 or ECON 443.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 342 – Economic of Latin America (3 units)
Description: Analysis of the structure and development of Latin American economics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 361 – Intermediate Microeconomics (3 units)
Description: Determination of prices and quantities in product and factor markets.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B; MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 113. Not available to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECON 330.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 371 – Economic Development (3 units)
Description: Analysis of the economic development process of newly developing nations.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 373 – Environmental Economics (3 units)
Description: Analysis of current environmental problems and their potential solutions.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): A major or minor in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 200 or ECON 201A and 201B.
Equivalent to: AREC 373
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 382 – Labor and Public Policy (3units)
Description: Economic and legal analysis of the issues and problems arising out of executive, legislative, and judicial efforts to define the rights, duties, and responsibilities of labor and management in the field of industrial relations.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A - ECON 201B. A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
Equivalent to: MGMT 382.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 391 – Preceptorship (1-3 units)
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
May be repeated: An unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 393 – Internship (1-3 units)
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 396H – Honors Proseminar (3 units)
Description: The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading: Alternative grades can be awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): Adv Standing: Economics; Student must be active in the Honors College.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 399 – Independent Study (1-3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: An unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 399H – Honors Independent Study (1-3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Prerequisite(s): Adv Standing: Economics; Student must be active in the Honors College.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 406 – Introduction to Experimental Economics (3 units)
Description: Lab experimental studies of economic behavior; applications to monopoly, bilateral bargaining, and competitive markets under various exchange rules; speculation, voting processes, public goods.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 407 – Economics of Strategy (3 units)
Description: The microeconomics of strategy; the economics of imperfect information and uncertainty, externalities and public goods, and imperfect competition.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 507.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 410 – Topics in Economics Analysis (3 units)
Description: Study of selected important and current issues in economics while stressing the underlying analytical structure.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 418 – Introduction to Econometrics (3 units)
Description: Statistical methods in estimating and testing economic models; single and simultaneous equation estimation, identification, forecasting, and problems caused by violating classical regression model assumptions.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/AREC 339 or ECON/MGMT 276.
May be convened with: ECON 518.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 420 – Intro to Math Economics (3 units)
Description: Study and development of the mathematical structure that underlies economic theory and analysis.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 332, ECON 361, MATH 223.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 422 – Introduction to Health Economics (3 units)
Description: Applies microeconomic theory, industrial organization and public finance to efficiency and equity problems in the acute and chronic health-care sectors and explores solutions to these problems at an introductory level.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 300 or ECON 361; PA 321.
Equivalent to: PA 422.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 425 – Topics in the Economic History of the United States (3 units)
Description: Examines the economic history and development of the United States, including roles of legal and cultural institutions, changes in output mix, government regulation, income distribution, monetary policy, and demographic factors.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 525.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 427 – Current Topics in Healthcare Economics and Policy (3 Units)
Description: This course uses the core principles and methods of health economics to analyze current important issues in healthcare economics & policy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 430 – Monetary Economics (3 units)
Description: Analysis of the role of money and monetary policy in the macroeconomic process.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 330.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 431 – Games and Decisions (3 units)
Description: Introduction to decision theory and game theory and their application to various economic situations under conditions of complete and incomplete information.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 531.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 435 – Public Sector Economics (3 units)
Description: The influence of governmental revenue and expenditure decisions on resource allocation, income distribution, and aggregate economic performance.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 535.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 436 – Behavioral Economics (3 units)
Description: This course explores at both the theoretical and empirical levels how psychological insights can be incorporated into economic analysis. Fundamental techniques building on game theory, experiments, and non-parametric statistics will be developed.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 535.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 438 – Law and Economics (3 units)
Description: The economic analysis of legal rules and institutions. The economics of the common law, constitutional law, and the legal process.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 439 – Law, Statistics, and Economics (3 units)
Description: The development and use of quantitative methods to determine appropriate economic damages that would be approved by the legal process.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/AREC 339 or ECON/MGMT 276 and either ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 442 – International Macroeconomics (3 units)
Description: General equilibrium analysis of product and input markets of international trade, tariffs, commercial policy, and growth and the welfare aspects of each.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 330 or ECON 332.
May be convened with: ECON 542.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 443 – International Trade Theory (3 units)
Description: General equilibrium analysis of product and input markets of international trade, tariffs, commercial policy, and growth and the welfare aspects of each.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 543.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 452 – Information Economics and the Internet (3 units)
Description: This course will use concepts and tools from microeconomics to analyze and help students understand the internet, electronic commerce, and other facets of information technology.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be repeated: For credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 453 – Quantitative Methods for Economic Strategy (3 units)
Description: Forecasting techniques used in business and government; assembly, interpretation and use of economic data; analysis of business conditions; examination of related environmental factors; construction of actual sales or revenue forecasts.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/MGMT 276 or ECON/AREC 339.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 460 – Industrial Organization (3 units)
Description: Structure, conduct, and performance of American industry; governmental institutions and policies affecting business.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/AREC 339 or ECON/MGMT 276 and either ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 560.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 461 – Economics of Regulated Industries (3 units)
Description: Economic analysis of the regulated sector of the American economy, including communications, transportation and energy industries; impact of existing and alternative public policies.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
May be convened with: ECON 561.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 462 – Topics in Industrial Organization (3 units)
Description: Microeconomic analysis of current issues and topics in Industrial Organization.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 464 – Economics of Immigration (3 units)
Description: Analysis of key issues in the economics of immigration. Specific topics include the determinants of migration, migrant self-selection, and the effects of immigration on wages and prices in both the host and the home country.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA);ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 473 – Energy Markets and Environmental Economics (3 units)
Description: Economic analysis of various markets for energy and the impact of energy production and consumption on the environment.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA);ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 478 – Economics of the Natural Environment (3 units)
Description: Economics is used to study the allocation, management, and ownership of such natural resources as air, fisheries, forests, global resources, minerals, natural areas, oil & gas, water, and wildlife. The course is comprised of theoretical models and detailed applications - including the relationship between economic development and environment, the economics of climate change, and the economics of public land management. Emphasis is placed on the causes and effects of alternative institutions governing the use of the natural environment with a focus on property rights, legal rules, regulations, and administrative agencies.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): ECON/AREC 339 and ECON 361
Equivalent to: AREC 478; AREC is home department.
Usually offered: Spring |
ECON 479 – Communication in Economics (1 unit)
Description: Develops written communication skills applied to topics in economics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); Junior or Senior Standing; 6 units of Economics.
May be repeated: For a total of 3 units of credit.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 481 – Economics of Wage Determination (3 units)
Description: Applications of economic theory and empirical methods to labor supply and demand, investment in human capital, minimum wages, union effects on relative wages, and labor market discrimination.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/AREC 339 or ECON/MGMT 276 and either ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 482 – Labor and the Economy (3 units)
Description: Macro aspects of labor economics: unemployment causes and cures; unemployment and inflation; distribution of income.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA); ECON/AREC 339 or ECON/MGMT 276 and either ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 487 – New Venture Development and Industry Analysis (3 units)
Description: Integration of marketing, production and management functions. Pro forma statements. Development of venture capital.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 311 or ECON 330 or MKTG 361. Open to entrepreneurship students only.
Equivalent to: MGMT 487, SIE 487.
Usually offered: Fall. |
ECON 491 – Preceptorship (1-3 units)
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
May be repeated: An unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 493 – Internship (3 units)
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s): A major in Economics (ECONBA) or Business Economics (BNECBSBA).
May be repeated: An unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall and Spring. |
ECON 493L – Legislative Internship (1-12 units)
Description: Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: An unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Spring. |
ECON 498 – Senior Capstone (1-3 units)
Description: A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring. |
ECON 498H – Honors Thesis (3 units)
Description: An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of Economics.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring. |
ECON 499 – Independent Study (1-5 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F I.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and 2. |
ECON 499H – Honors Independent Study (1-3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required: Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring. |
