This course is designed to allow the economics major to earn credit from practical work experience. The experience must be at a professional level and involve the application of economic concepts or techniques to a real world environment. A maximum of 1 credit will count toward the Economics major. ECON 289 Contemporary Economic Issues 1-3 cr. This course uses economic tools and analysis to consider a particular contemporary economic issue.
Emphasis includes possible solutions and policy to deal with an economic problem.
3 cr. hrs. Students will study the behavior of individual consumers, resource owners, business firms, and the operation of markets in a free-enterprise economy. 3 cr. hrs. The course is a study of economic theory underlying the determination of national income, inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Other topics include fiscal and monetary policy, theories of consumption and investment, and international trade and finance.