A description of the economics curriculum may be found in Specialization Descriptions. An introduction to the problems of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth.
Emphasis is on the roles of monetary policy and fiscal policy in determining macroeconomic policy.
The efficacy of controlling wages and prices is analyzed. Analysis of the principles underlying the behavior of individual consumers and business firms. Topics include problems of international trade and finance, distribution of income, policies for eliminating poverty and discrimination, problems of environmental pollution, and effects of various market structures on economic activity. A one-semester introduction to the principles of economics and their applications to the major economic problems of society. Topics include problems of population, poverty, inflation, unemployment, inequality, monopoly, urban renewal, environmental protection, economic planning, imperialism, international trade, and comparative economic systems.