Courses
ECON 1099, 2099, 3099, 4099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Designed to meet special needs of economics students. May be repeated when topic varies.
ECON 2330 Introduction to Economics (3-3-0) [#]
A survey of economic principles. Basic principles, such as the nature of economics, voluntary exchange,
markets, supply, demand, and supply-demand applications will be studied in depth. After a thorough
grounding in the basics, the remainder of the course will introduce in very general terms the major
subject- matter areas of microeconomics. Fall, Spring
ECON 2332 Principles of Microeconomics (3-3-0) [#]
A study of the principles involved in the production, cost, exchange, and distribution of goods and
services in a market economy. Analysis includes the role of consumers; the theory of the firm; the
determination of prices under differing degrees of competition; productive inputs and their
earnings; and the economics of international trade. Prerequisite: ECON 2330. Fall, Spring
ECON 2333 Principles of Macroeconomics (3-3-0) [#]
A study of the theory and application of economic principles relating to the behavior of aggregate
economic activity and the price level. Topics include aggregative economic variables and their
measurement, economic growth, economic fluctuations, inflation, unemployment, government deficits,
monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international finance. Prerequisite: ECON 2330 or 2332. Fall,
Spring
ECON 3301 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3-3-0)
Intermediate price theory and introduction to welfare theory. Includes the theory of demand, theory
of production, examination of costs, the theory of the firm, and the competitive structure of
industries. Prerequisite: ECON 2332. Spring
ECON 3302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3-3-0)
Analysis of the economy with special emphasis on the measurement of income and prices, aggregate
demand and supply, output, employment, price determination, inflation, business fluctuations,
fiscal and monetary policies and growth. Prerequisite: ECON 2333. Fall
ECON 3332 International Trade (3-3-0)
Deals with international trade theory and policy. Topics include the reasons for international trade and
factor movements, the instruments of trade policy, the political economy of trade policy, and trade
policy in developing and advanced countries. Prerequisite: ECON 2333. Fall
ECON 3333 International Finance (3-3-0) (Also FINA 3333)
Deals with such international financial matters as the balance of payments, the foreign exchange
markets, the macroeconomics of open economies, and the international monetary system. Prerequisite:
ECON 2333, FINA 3341. As needed
ECON 3335 Law and Economics (3-3-0)
Economics provides a scientific theory of behavior as well as a method of evaluating laws‘ effects on
important social goals. This course applies economic principles to numerous concrete legal
questions, especially those arising in the broad areas of common law: property,
tort, contract, and crime. Prerequisites: ECON 2332 and BSAD 3303. As needed
ECON 3337 Urban and Regional Economics (3-3-0)
An overview of regional differences. Topics include: the
theory of industrial and agricultural location and human migration; the economic basis for land use
patterns, central places, urban form, regional and urban structure, and growth; and an
analysis and examination of urban problems. Prerequisite: ECON 2333. Spring
ECON 3338 History of Economic Thought (3-3-0)
Development of economic thought and economic
methodology from antiquity to the advent of precapitalism to the formation of current schools of
economics. The course will
focus on the evolution of economics as a body of thought, the
historical and cultural circumstances affecting this development, and the movement from classical
economics to neoclassical economics as a foundation for modern economic theory. Prerequisite: ECON
2330. Fall,
ECON 3344 Money and Banking (3-3-0) (Also FINA 3344)
History and theory of banking; money and capital markets; central banking; monetary policy.
Prerequisite: ECON 2333. Fall, Spring
ECON 3346 Labor Economics (3-3-0)
A study of labor markets: labor supply and demand, employment contracting and personnel economics, labor unions,
investments in education and training, discrimination, and patterns of inequality. Also covered are
applications of economic theory to important public policy isssues such as minimum wage laws,
unions, and unemployment. Prerequisites: ECON 2332 and 2333. Spring
ECON 4336 Public Finance (3-3-0)
Deals with the justification for government activities, the design
of programs consistent with these justifications, and the effects of major existing and proposed
expenditure programs and taxes.
Spring
ECON 4337 Econometrics (3-3-0)
Techniques of simple and multiple regression. Methods for correcting problems of
autocorrelation heteroscedasticity, and multicollinearity