| Subject | Course | Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC | 1033 | Economics of
Social Issues |
Three hours lecture. Basic economic principles introduced and developed through the study of important social issues such as unemployment, health care, poverty, crime, pollution, inflation, and government debt. (Not open to students with prior credit in Principles of Economics). |
| EC | 2113 | Principles of
Macroeconomics |
(Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.) Three hours lecture. Introduction to macroeconomics: free enterprise principles, policies, institutions; national income, employment, output, inflation, money, credit, business cycles, and government finances. |
| EC | 2123 | Principles of
Microeconomics |
(Prerequisite: EC 2113 and Sophomore standing.) Three hours lecture. Introduction to microeconomics: emphasizes American industrial structure, demand and supply, pricing and output, income distribution, factor pricing, international trade. |
| EC | 2183 | Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics | (Prerequisite: Open through invitation only). Honors sectionof EC 2113. |
| EC | 2193 | Honors: Principles of
Microeconomics |
(Prerequisite: Open through invitation only). Honors sectionof EC 2123. |
| EC | 2990 | Special Topics In Economics | Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be usedon a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| EC | 3113 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Measurement and determination of national income, employment, and output; economic significance of consumption, saving, investment, foreign trade, money and prices, fiscal and monetary policy. |
| EC | 3123 | Intermediate Microeconomics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Theory and application of microeconomics; demand, supply, optimal consumer choice, production, cost, profit-maximizing pricing and output decisions, employment of resources, externalities,efficiency and welfare. |
| EC | 3213 | Labor Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123.) Three hours lecture. Labor market behavior of households and firms. Emphasizes wage determination, optimal employment decisions, income distribution, unionization, human capital, and discrimination. |
| EC | 3223 | Introduction to Industrial Organization | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Structure and performance of large corporations, economic effects of antitrust, governmental policy toward competitive practices, regulation of monopoly and natural resources. |
| EC | 3333 | Managerial Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. The application and use of economic models in analyzing and solving selected problems of the firm such as product pricing, product mix, demand forecasting, market analysis. |
| EC | 3423 |  Government and Business |
(Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Examination of the evolution and composition of the economic relationship between government and business in the U.S.; including the regulation of public utilities and antitrust. |
| EC | 3513 | Economic Systems of the World | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123 or consent of instructor). Comparative analysis of economic systems ranging from capitalism to market socialism. Includes emerging market systems of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America. |
| EC | 4000 | Directed Individual Study | Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| EC | 4183 | U.S. Economic History |
(Prerequisites: Any 1000-level history course). Three hours lecture. |
| EC | 4213 | Personnel Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Economic analysis of human resources issues within business organizations. Theoretical examination of hiring standards, productivity, compensation schemes, training, teamwork, incentives, benefits, worker empowerment, and evaluation. |
| EC | 4223 | Labor Law and Employment Policy |
(Prerequisites: Three credit hours of economics or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Examination of the legal and regulatory environment of the employment relationship in today's American economy; including, unionization, equal employment opportunity, occupational health and safety. |
| EC | 4303 | Theory of Economic Development | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Analysis of problems involving developing economies as they relate to the world economy: population, trade, agriculture, industry, and technology. Policies for promoting economic growth. |
| EC | 4313 | Introduction to Regional Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113, EC 2123, and MA 1463 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Regional economic differences; location theory (industrial, agricultural, andresidential); Land use patterns; Regional structure, growth,and methods of analysis; National assistance for regional economic development. |
| EC | 4323 | International Economic Relations | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. The nature of international trade. International economic theory. Current problems affecting international economic relations. |
| EC | 4333 | Applied Regional Economics | (Prerequisite: EC 4313/6313). Economic analysis and effects of regional resources and development potentials, economic factors affecting industrial location decisions, planning and organization of industrial development. |
| EC | 4423 | Introduction to Public Finance | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Economics of the public sector. Analysis of government on distribution, allocation, and stabilization functions. Emphasis on public goods, externalities, social insurance, public choice, and taxation. |
| EC | 4433 | Problems In State & Local
Finance |
(Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Fiscal importance and economic effects of state and local budgets; trends in taxation, expenditures, fiscal administration, and budgeting fiscal economic development. |
| EC | 4523 | History of Economic Thought |
(Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Survey of economic ideas from Ancient Greece to present, emphasizing the changing foci and methodologies of economics relative to economic problems perceived at the time. |
| EC | 4990 | Special Topics In Economics | Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| Subject | Course | Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC | 6183 | U.S. Economic History |
(Prerequisites: Any 1000-level history course). Three hours lecture. |
| EC | 6213 | Personnel Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Economic analysis of human resources issues within business organizations. Theoretical examination of hiring standards, productivity, compensation schemes, training, teamwork, incentives, benefits, worker empowerment, and evaluation. |
| EC | 6223 | Labor Law and Employment Policy |
(Prerequisites: Three credit hours of economics or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Examination of the legal and regulatory environment of the employment relationship in today's American economy; including, unionization, equal employment opportunity, occupational health and safety. |
| EC | 6303 | Theory of Economic Development | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Analysis of problems involving developing economies as they relate to the world economy: population, trade, agriculture, industry, and technology. Policies for promoting economic growth. |
| EC | 6313 | Introduction to Regional Economics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113, EC 2123, and MA 1463 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Regional economic differences; location theory (industrial, agricultural, and residential); Land use patterns; Regional structure, growth,and methods of analysis; National assistance for regional economic development. |
| EC | 6323 | International Economic Relations | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture.The nature of international trade. International economic theory. Current problems affecting international economic relations. |
| EC | 6333 | Applied Regional Economics | (Prerequisite: EC 4313/6313). Economic analysis and effects of regional resources and development potentials, economic factors affecting industrial location decisions, planning and organization of industrial development. |
| EC | 6433 | Problems In State & Local
Finance |
(Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture. Fiscal importance and economic effects of state and local budgets; trends in taxation, expenditures, fiscal administration, and budgeting fiscal economic development. |
| EC | 6523 | History of Economic Thought |
(Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Survey of economic ideas from Ancient Greece to present, emphasizing the changing foci and methodologies of economics relative to economic problems perceived at the time. |
| EC | 6990 | Special Topic In Economics | Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| EC | 7000 | Directed Individual Study | Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| EC | 8000 | Research / Thesis | Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| EC | 8043 | Survey of Economics | (Prerequisite: Graduate standing). Three hours lecture. Introduction to macro and microeconomics, national income accounts, monetary system, macroeconomic policy, international trade, supply and demand, distribution of income, markets, pricing, and output. |
| EC | 8103 | Economics for Managers | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and EC 2123). Three hours lecture.Primarily for masters level candidates. Exposition of the fundamental theoretical and analytical tools of economics used by business managers engaged in decision making. |
| EC | 8113 | Labor Theory and Analysis | (Prerequisites: Graduate Standing). Three hours lecture. Theoretical and empirical examination of labor market processes and policy; wage determination, resource allocation, labor mobility, human capital investment, discrimination and income distribution. |
| EC | 8133 | Econometrics I | (Prerequisites: BQA 8443 or equivalent and familiarity with linear algebra). Econometric theory and methods for business. Topics include "k" variable linear models, maximum likelihood, generalized least squares, and simultaneous equations. |
| EC | 8143 | Econometrics II | (Prerequisite: EC 8133). Applied work with econometric methods and additional topics not covered in EC 8133. Recursive residuals, pooling data, spline functions,qualitative dependent variables, and other advanced topics. |
| EC | 8163 | Microeconomics | (Prerequisite: EC 3123 or EC 8103 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Survey of demand analysis, production, cost,and supply relationships, analysis of pricing under competitive and noncompetitive conditions, analysis ofi ncome distribution with emphasis on input pricing. |
| EC | 8173 | Macroeconomics | (Prerequisites: EC 2113 and 2123). Three hours lecture. Synthesis of short and long run analysis of the macroeconomy with special emphasis on the roleof fiscal and monetary policy. |
| EC | 8183 | Industrial Organization | (Prerequisites: EC 8103 or equivalent). Examination of theory and empirical studies concerned with industrial structure and performance with emphasis on the structure performance paradigm, anti-trust, and regulatory issues. |
| EC | 8273 | Macroeconomics II | (Prerequisites: EC 8173 or equivalent). Primarily for DBAcandidates. Examination of the modern macroeconomic synthesis. Studies in dynamic economic growth, rational expectations, monetarism, disequilibrium analysis, and open market economies. |
| EC | 8323 | Economic Analysis of Developing Nations |
(Prerequisites: 9 hours in Economics, including EC 6303 or consent of instructor). In-depth analysis of economic issues of developing nations and emerging markets; emphasis on public policies to promote economic growth and transition. |
| EC | 8423 | Public Finance | (Prerequisites: EC 2113, EC 2123 and graduate standing).Three hours lecture. Economics of public sector incapitalist system. Emphasizes government budget influences on distribution, resource allocation, stability, growth; stresses taxation, expenditure, budgeting, public choice and debt management. |
| EC | 8523 | History of Economic Thought |
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor). Three hours lecture. The evolution of economic ideas from Ancient Greece to present. Emphasis is placed on the role of of heterodoxy and the rise of new paradigms. |
| EC | 8990 | Special Topics In Economics | Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| EC | 9000 | Research / Dissertation | Hours and credits to be arranged. |
