Austin Community College

FY 2001 Course Descriptions

Economics


ECO 1603 ISSUES IN ECONOMICS (3-3-0). A course for students who have active interests in fields other than business administration or economics, but also of interest to students majoring in these areas. This is an issues-oriented course; a number of social, political and business issues of current interest will be studied from an economic perspective. This issues approach will help develop an understanding of people in relation to their economic environment. Students will gain a knowledge of the purpose, functioning, and results of a capitalistic system and an understanding of current economic problems.

ECO 1653 EMERGENCE OF OUR MODERN ECONOMY (3-3-0). A course for students who have active interest in fields other than business administration and economics, but of interest also to students majoring in these areas. Students will study the forces responsible for shaping the evolution of modern industrial economy in the United States, as well as the institutional adaptations and the changes in social relations due to these forces.

ECON 2301 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3-3-0). Deals with consumers as a whole, producers as a whole, the effects of government spending and taxation, and the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. Macroeconomics is concerned with unemployment, inflation and the business cycle. Skills: G (ECO 1633)

ECON 2302 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3-3-0). Deals with the interactions between individual households and business firms. The concepts of supply and demand will be studied; students will learn what these concepts mean, how they operate, and how prices are determined. Market structure, market failure and income distribution will also be considered. Skills: G (ECO 1623)


Course Descriptions as of October 02, 2000 2:28pm
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