ECON 151 Principles of Economics I
Nature of economic choices as faced by individuals and businesses, basic supply and demand analysis, applications to taxation, trade, and environmental issues.

ECON 152 Principles of Economics II
Historical answers to questions of society-wide problems including business cycle fluctuations, data collection, functions of money and related economic institutions. Emphasis on ability to understand media descriptions of economic phenomena. Prerequisite: 151.

ECON 220X Economic History (U.S.) (History 220)

ECON 225 History of Economic Thought
Contributions to economic thought of principal theorists, with reading of selections from their significant writings. Prerequisite: 152.

ECON 231 Public Finance
Structure of taxation and expenditures at different levels of government; impact upon and relationship of these to economic development. Prerequisite: 151.

ECON 251 Microeconomics
Theory of pricing and output in commodity and factor markets; resource allocation. Prerequisite: 151.

ECON 252 Macroeconomics
A more detailed mathematical look at long-run economic growth and short-run business cycle fluctuations. Emphasis on varying theories and policies regarding government intervention in the economy. Prerequisites: 151, 152.

ECON 260 Law and Economics
Applications of economics to property, contracts, torts, and criminal law, emphasizing property rights, breach of contract, product liability and punishment. Prerequisite: 101 or 151.

ECON 321 Money and Banking
Nature and functions of financial intermediation, asset demand theory, money, Federal Reserve System operations, and monetary policy. Prerequisites: 151, 152.

ECON 322 International Trade
Trade theory and policy; role of tariffs and other barriers; international monetary theory and practice, including role of fiscal and monetary policy under floating and fixed exchange rate regimes. Overview of international economic institutions, including the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. Prerequisite: 151; prerequisite or corequisite: 152.

ECON 330 Labor Economics
Theory of supply and demand for labor. Applied topics including compensating wage differentials, union activity, gender and racial discrimination, income distribution, immigration, and the role of education. Prerequisite: 151.

ECON 332 Organization and Regulation of Industry
Conduct of U.S. industry with emphasis on regulation and antitrust. Prerequisite: Economics 151.

ECON 333X Geography and Economy of Europe (Geography 333)

ECON 352 Advanced Statistics for Economics and Business
Regression analysis of economics and business data. Prerequisites: Economics 151 and 152, and Statistics 161.

ECON 450 Seminar
Open to junior and senior majors with permission of department.

ECON 460 Independent Study
Supervised independent study in area of individual interest in economics. Prerequisites: junior or senior status and approval of department. One to four semester hours.

ECON 470 and 471 Internship I and II
Work experience related to field in student’s major, jointly supervised by department and a professional in the field. Minimum 40 hours per semester hour credit of field work along with on-campus assignments. Prerequisites: junior or senior status, approval of the department, and completion of Economics 152. Pass-Fail only. Three semester hours credit each for 470 and 471 as separate internships; variable credit from one to three semester hours for 471 when part of a combined 470-471 internship at a single site.