 | | Course ID: | ECON 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Environmental Quality | Course
Description: | The economic analysis of environmental issues, with discussions of current environmental quality problems, their underlying causes, and command vs. market-based solutions. | | Athena Title: | Economics Environ Quality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2100E | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Environmental Quality | Course
Description: | The economic analysis of environmental issues, with discussions
of current environmental quality problems, their underlying
causes, and command vs. market-based solutions. | | Athena Title: | Economics Environmental Qual | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2105. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics | Course
Description: | Explanations of economic growth and the business cycle, aimed at shedding light on economy-wide problems such as inflation and unemployment, with special attention to the role played by monetary and fiscal policies. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2105H, ECON 2105E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2105H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Explanations of economic growth and the business cycle, aimed at shedding light on economy-wide problems such as inflation and unemployment, with special attention to the role played by monetary and fiscal policies. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2105, ECON 2105E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2105E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics | Course
Description: | Explanations of economic growth and the business cycle, aimed
at shedding light on economy-wide problems such as inflation
and unemployment, with special attention to the role played by
monetary and fiscal policies. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2105, ECON 2105H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2106E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Microeconomics | Course
Description: | Laws governing the use of scarce resources by producers and
consumers in market economies, with emphasis on the role played
by prices. The consequences of government involvement in the
economy are studied, with examples taken from current policy
issues. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Microeconomics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2106, ECON 2106H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2106. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Microeconomics | Course
Description: | Laws governing the use of scarce resources by producers and consumers in market economies, with emphasis on the role played by prices. The consequences of government involvement in the economy are studied, with examples taken from current policy issues. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Microeconomics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2106H, ECON 2106E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2106H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Microeconomics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Laws governing the use of scarce resources by producers and consumers in market economies, with emphasis on the role played by prices. The consequences of government involvement in the economy are studied, with examples taken from current policy issues. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Microeconomics H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2106, ECON 2106E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Development of the United States | Course
Description: | The United States' growth and transformation into an industrialized nation, exploring the contributions of diverse cultural groups. The rise of the corporation, slavery, government regulation, banking, transportation, the economic role of women and minorities, the Great Depression, and rapid post-World War II growth. | | Athena Title: | Economic Development of U.S. | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2200H, ECON 2200E | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2200H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Development of the United States (Honors) | Course
Description: | The United States' growth and transformation into an industrialized nation, exploring the contributions of diverse cultural groups. The rise of the corporation, slavery, government regulation, banking, transportation, the economic role of women and minorities, the Great Depression, and rapid post-World War II growth. | | Athena Title: | Economic Development of U.S. H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2200, ECON 2200E | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 2200E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Development of the United States | Course
Description: | The United States' growth and transformation into an
industrialized nation, exploring the contributions of diverse
cultural groups. The rise of the corporation, slavery,
government regulation, banking, transportation, the economic
role of women and minorities, the Great Depression, and rapid
post-World War II growth. | | Athena Title: | Economic Development of U.S. | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2200, ECON 2200H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 3100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Sustainable Development | Course
Description: | Introduces students to issues in sustainability as represented in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Focuses on economic analyses of these issues and policies to address them, highlighting their impact on the poor. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Sustainable Dev | | Prerequisite: | ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Economics of Human Resources | Course
Description: | The application of microeconomic principles to the study of the behavior of individuals and business firms in the labor market. The roles of private institutions and public policies in affecting worker compensation, employment, unemployment, and the distribution of labor-market earnings. | | Athena Title: | Economics of Human Resources | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E) and (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Microeconomics | Course
Description: | Resource allocation in a market economy, with an emphasis on the workings of the price system under competitive and monopolistic conditions. The welfare costs of departures from perfect competition are examined, and students are introduced to game theory and the economics of information. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate Microeconomics | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E) and (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E) and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or BUSN 4000 or BUSN 4000E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Macroeconomics | Course
Description: | Theories aimed at explaining observed levels of national income, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates, with critical evaluations of alternative domestic and international fiscal and monetary policies. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate Macroeconomics | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E) and (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E) and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or BUSN 4000 or BUSN 4000E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Money and Banking | Course
Description: | Money and banks in the economy, with lectures on financial intermediation, how interest rates are determined, domestic banking regulations, international banking and exchange rates, and monetary theory and policy. | | Athena Title: | Money and Banking | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4030H | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E) and (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The International Business Environment | Course
Description: | Trade, macroeconomic policy, and financial-market issues and theories of relevance to multi-national firms, with applications to recent events. | | Athena Title: | International Business Environ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4040E | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4040E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The International Business Environment | Course
Description: | Trade, macroeconomic policy, and financial-market issues and
theories of relevance to multi-national firms, with
applications to recent events. | | Athena Title: | International Business Environ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4040 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Analysis of Sport | Course
Description: | Economic analysis of aspects of the sports industry e.g.,
incentives that influence actions of players, teams, leagues,
and governments; economic impact of teams and special events;
analytic tools for the sports industry. | | Athena Title: | Economic Analysis of Sport | | Prerequisite: | ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2105E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4100/6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Monetary Economics | Course
Description: | Money and financial markets, emphasizing the evolution and economic rationale of money and financial institutions, determinants of the price level and interest rates, alternative monetary policies, and international monetary relations. | | Athena Title: | Monetary Economics | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 or ECON 4020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Economics | Course
Description: | The economic foundations of global environmental problems, including air and water pollution and the depletion of natural resources, with discussions of alternative (command and market-based) solutions. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Economics | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Economics | Course
Description: | Economic aspects of urbanization with an emphasis on inter- and
intra-metropolitan location decisions of households and firms.
Analysis of land, housing, and transportation markets and of
local public finance and public policy in metropolitan areas. | | Athena Title: | Urban Economics | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Growth and Development | Course
Description: | Problems and programs of economic growth; specific attention directed to underdeveloped areas, national economies, and regions. International agencies and coordinated efforts in economic development processes will be appraised within a theoretical reference. | | Athena Title: | ECON GROWTH & DEV | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Education | Course
Description: | Application of economic principles to the production and
delivery
of education. Analysis of education policy and reform at the
primary, secondary and post-secondary levels; e.g., policies
related to teacher pay, class-size, high-stakes testing, charter
schools, vouchers, affirmative action, and financial aid.
International higher education policies are also discussed. | | Athena Title: | ECON OF EDUCATION | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4250H | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4250H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Education (Honors) | Course
Description: | An analysis of how education is organized and delivered, and the efficacy of reforms such as increasing teacher salaries, decreasing student-teacher ratios, requiring teacher certification, high-stakes testing, charter schools, vouchers, and EMO's. In higher education, we study affirmative action, racial preferences in admissions, and the recent shift from need-based to merit based aid. | | Athena Title: | ECON OF EDUCATION | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4250 | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Sector Economics | Course
Description: | Government's economic role, with discussions of what governments should (or shouldn't) do, and of what they do in fact. Major tax and spending programs are critically examined, and proposals for changing them are considered. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC SECTOR ECON | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Economics | Course
Description: | Economics of health, health care, and health policy.
Application of microeconomic principles to the study of
individual health production and the market for health
insurance, the analysis of the health-care industry, and the
evaluation of health policy. | | Athena Title: | Health Economics | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4350/6350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Industrial Economics | Course
Description: | Firms' performances and conduct toward rival firms, suppliers, and customers under different market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. The rationale and consequences of antitrust regulation and other public policies. | | Athena Title: | INDUSTRIAL ECON | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4360/6360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Game Theory | Course
Description: | The theory of games, with examples from economics and social
sciences. A focus on non-cooperative games and the classical,
rationalistic approach to strategic behavior. Formal models of
strategic reasoning are presented, along with classroom
experiments and examples. | | Athena Title: | GAME THEORY | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4450/6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Analysis of Law | Course
Description: | An efficiency-based perspective on major areas of the law, including contract, tort, and nuisance law, which points to the reduction of transactions costs as unifying legal principle. | | Athena Title: | ECN ANALYSIS OF LAW | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4460/6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sports Economics | Course
Description: | Economic analysis of sports teams, leagues, and institutions.
Topics include antitrust issues, the alleged cartel of sports
leagues, public funding of sports venues, labor relations, player
drafts, athlete compensation, wagering markets, and the general
application of economic principles to sport settings and events. | | Athena Title: | SPORTS ECONOMICS | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Monetary Policy | Course
Description: | The theory and practice of monetary policy, including discussions of rationales for government involvement in money and banking, actual central bank behavior, the choice of monetary rules versus discretion, and how alternative monetary regimes might work. | | Athena Title: | MONETARY POLICY | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECON 4010 and (ECON 4030 or ECON 4030H or ECON 4100/6100) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Trade: Theory and Policy | Course
Description: | The determinants of world trade patterns, with discussions of immigration, capital mobility, inter-industry trade, transfer payments, and recent developments in international trade policy. | | Athena Title: | INT TRADE | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Labor Economics | Course
Description: | The application of microeconomics to the study of labor markets. The demand for and supply of labor, compensating wage differentials, human capital investment, alternative compensation policies, unions, discrimination, and unemployment. | | Athena Title: | LABOR ECONOMICS | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4650/6650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Organizations and Management | Course
Description: | Decision making within firms and public organizations, using standard microeconomic tools. Transaction costs and the size of the firm, the compensation and motivation of workers, mergers and corporate control, team production, and the theory of bureaucracy. | | Athena Title: | ECN OF ORG/MGMT | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4700/6700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic History of the United States | Course
Description: | Economic analysis is combined with historical narrative to explore the evolution of the United States' economy from its agrarian origins to its current status as an industrialized nation. Basic economic reasoning is used to explain the course, sources, and consequences of United States economic change, with particular emphasis on the twentieth century. | | Athena Title: | ECN HIST OF US | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4710/6710. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Economic History | Course
Description: | In-depth treatment of particular episodes in economic history,
such as the Industrial Revolution and the Great Depression. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS ECON HISTORY | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught combining lectures with seminar-style
discussions of assigned readings. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON(MARK) 4750/6750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Econometrics | Course
Description: | Estimation and hypothesis-testing techniques using the linear regression model, with emphasis on the least-squares estimator and its performance under different statistical assumptions. A hands-on approach, stressing a wide range of empirical applications. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Econometrics | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECON 4010 and (STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000E or MSIT 3000H or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4760/6760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Time Series Analysis | Course
Description: | An introduction to the statistical analysis of time series data.
Focus is on fundamental models of time series processes and how
these models can be used for forecasting and influence. Although
some statistical theory is necessary and will be developed, the
main thrust involves applying models to the data. Because data
analysis will rely on the R statistical programming language,
the basics of that language will also be covered. | | Athena Title: | Time Series Analysis | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | ECON(MARK) 4750/6750 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | ECON(MARK) 4750/6750 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship and/or Cooperative Education | Course
Description: | Students are permitted to enter business establishments or
governmental agencies for the purpose of obtaining practical and
applied business experience. An in-depth paper based on an
approved economics topic is required. | | Athena Title: | Internship Cooperative Educ | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship not involving formal lecture. | | Prerequisite: | Junior standing and permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECON 4010 or ECON 4020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4850H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics for Economics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Intensive study relating to a central theme of special interest in the field of Economics at the honors level. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics Economics Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4850 | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4850. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics for Economics | Course
Description: | Intensive study relating to a central theme of special interest in the field of Economics. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics for Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4850H | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4950. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Competitive Strategy | Course
Description: | This course applies tools from microeconomics to decision making
in environments of strategic interdependence. Topics include
entry, commitment, price wars, tacit collusion, antitrust, and
new product introduction. We rely heavily on case studies. | | Athena Title: | Competitive Strategy | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and (ACCT 1160 or ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101H or ACCT 2101E) and (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5900S. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Thesis, Service Learning | Course
Description: | An extensive economics research paper, written about a service-
learning project under the direction of a faculty member. The
research paper will address a question of concern to the local
communities in Georgia. This course should be taken during the
term just prior to the student's planned graduation. | | Athena Title: | Senior Thesis SL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 5900, ECON 5900H | | Nontraditional Format: | The course includes a service-learning project, community-based
research, that either employs skills or knowledge learned in
the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to the
course objectives. Student engagement in the service-learning
project will comprise up to 25% of instructional time and up to
50% of the student's independent research time. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5900H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Thesis (Honors) | Course
Description: | An extensive economics research paper, approximately 15-25
pages, written under the direction of a faculty member. This
course should be taken during the term just prior to the
student's planned graduation. | | Athena Title: | Senior Thesis (Honors) | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 5900, ECON 5900S | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and senior standing and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5900. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Thesis | Course
Description: | Students research an economic question of their choice and write
a documented paper of approximately fifteen pages. The paper
will demonstrate mastery of economic concepts and proficiency in
writing, and it is required for the Economics degree. It should
be an original synthesis of material, primarily in the student's
own words, and cannot have been submitted for credit in another
course. | | Athena Title: | Senior Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 5900H, ECON 5900S | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5960H. 1-9 hours. | | Course Title: | Tutorial (Honors) | Course
Description: | Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal course offerings and supervised by a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | TUTORIAL HONORS | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Students must apply to the department head at least five weeks in advance of registration. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and senior standing and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5970H. 1-9 hours. | | Course Title: | Tutorial (Honors) | Course
Description: | Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal course offerings and supervised by a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | TUTORIAL HONORS | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Students must apply to the department head at least five weeks in advance of registration. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and senior standing and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 5990. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Economics Tutorial | Course
Description: | Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal course offerings and supervised by a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | ECON TUTORIAL | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Students must apply to the department head at least five weeks in advance of registration. | | Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and senior standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Analysis for Business Leaders | Course
Description: | The first part of the course focuses on microeconomics, with an
emphasis on the basic decision problems faced by households and
business managers. The second part develops the foundations of
modern macroeconomic theory, with emphasis on its relevance for
business managers and executives making decisions in an
increasingly globalized world. | | Athena Title: | Econ Analysis for Bus Leaders | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7300. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7710. 1.5 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Causal Inference for Business Analytics | Course
Description: | Causal inference for business analytics students, focusing on regression analysis and the quasi-experimental methods of difference in differences, regression discontinuity, and instrumental variables. Each of these techniques is developed in the context of a formal framework for counterfactual thinking and compared with the experimental ideal of a randomized trial. | | Athena Title: | Intro Causal Infer Bus Analyt | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7720. 1.5 hours. | | Course Title: | Machine Learning and Prediction | Course
Description: | An introduction to machine learning (ML), a research field at the intersection of economics, statistics, and computer science, for business analytics students. Focus will be on the development of "trained" models to represent patterns embedded in large, high-dimensional data using supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques. Such models enable leadership in business and governmental organizations to leverage their data to make better decisions. | | Athena Title: | Machine Learn and Predict | | Prerequisite: | ECON 7710 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7910. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Business Microeconomics | Course
Description: | Development of the fundamental concepts of scarcity, opportunity
cost, and marginal analysis, with an emphasis on problems faced
by managers. These concepts are used to explain the structure
and performance of firms and industries. | | Athena Title: | BUSINESS MICRO | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7920. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Business Macroeconomics | Course
Description: | Examination of the historical behavior and determinants of gross
domestic product, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, the
money stock, and exchange rates. Consideration of alternative
theories of the business cycle and growth, and the role of
fiscal and monetary policies for improving welfare. | | Athena Title: | BUSINESS MACRO | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 8920 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7930. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | MBA Tutorial | Course
Description: | Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal MBA course offerings and supervised by a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | MBA TUTORIAL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 8930 | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Students must apply to the department head at least five weeks in advance. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7940. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Managing Organizations | Course
Description: | Application of microeconomic principles to the study of the
behavior of workers and managers in organizations. Analyzes how
to select and retain productive workers; allocate decision-
making authority, design jobs, and manage teamwork; and
evaluate
and reward employee performance. | | Athena Title: | ECON OF MAN ORG | | Prerequisite: | ECON 7910 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 7950. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Competitive Strategy and Structure | Course
Description: | Students will learn a systematic approach to applying principles
of microeconomics, industrial organization, and game theory to
evaluating business decisions. | | Athena Title: | COMP STRATEGY | | Prerequisite: | ECON 7910 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mathematical Analysis for Economists | Course
Description: | Mathematical methods and economic applications of selected topics in optimization theory, including comparative statistics analysis, duality and envelope results, inequality constraints and Kuhn-Tucker theory. | | Athena Title: | MATH FOR ECON | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Microeconomic Theory I | Course
Description: | The theory of consumer behavior, the analysis of production and cost, and the determination of output level and input mix of the profit-maximizing firm under perfect competition and monopoly. | | Athena Title: | MICROECONOMICS I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Microeconomic Theory II | Course
Description: | Welfare economics, including the concepts of Pareto efficiency and consumer surplus and the analysis and measurement of welfare costs of public goods, externalities, and other "market failures." | | Athena Title: | MICROECONOMICS II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8000 and ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Microeconomic Theory III | Course
Description: | The general equilibrium framework of microeconomics is developed and then extended to allow for the passage of time and the presence of uncertainty. Game-theoretic considerations are also considered. | | Athena Title: | MICROECONOMICS III | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Macroeconomic Theory I | Course
Description: | Theories of national income, unemployment, inflation, and interest and exchange rates. The implementation, and domestic and global repercussions, of alternative monetary and fiscal policies. | | Athena Title: | MACROECONOMICS I | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECON 8000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Macroeconomic Theory II | Course
Description: | Dynamic, stochastic models of macroeconomic behavior, including neoclassical and endogenous models of economic growth and New Classical and New Keynesian models of the business cycle. | | Athena Title: | MACROECONOMICS II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8040 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Macroeconomic Theory III | Course
Description: | Advanced topics in macroeconomic theory. | | Athena Title: | MACROECONOMICS III | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8050 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Statistics for Econometrics | Course
Description: | The statistical foundations of econometrics, including probability, random variables, sampling, expectation, distribution functions, parametric and conditional distributions, independence, functions of random variables, and maximum likelihood. | | Athena Title: | STATS ECONOMETRICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Econometrics | Course
Description: | Linear regression models, with special attention to estimator properties and hypothesis testing under various statistical assumptions. Least-squares, maximum likelihood, and method-of-moments estimation procedures and seemingly unrelated regressions and simultaneous equation models. | | Athena Title: | INTRO ECONOMETRICS | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8070 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Economics | Course
Description: | Practical issues in conducting applied economic research. Topics include choosing dissertation/research topics; data sources and methods; presenting, publishing, and refereeing research papers and critical analysis of the literature. Students are required to write and present a research paper to the department in partial fulfillment of the course requirements. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH METHODS | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 and ECON 8070 and ECON 8080 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Econometrics I | Course
Description: | Advanced econometric techniques, including full-information
estimation of simultaneous equation models, non-linear
regression, generalized methods of moments estimation and
specification testing, and estimation and inference using panel data. | | Athena Title: | ECONOMETRICS I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8080 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Econometrics II | Course
Description: | The theoretical properties of maximum likelihood estimators and their use in overcoming shortcomings of the classical linear model. Computer algorithms are developed and used to compute maximum-likelihood estimators for logit, probit, tobit, sample-selectivity, and failure time models. | | Athena Title: | ECONOMETRICS II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8080 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Time Series Econometrics | Course
Description: | An introduction to the economic and statistical analysis of time
series. Topics include linear regression with time series data,
ARMA models, VAR models, ARCH and other non-linear models,
unit-root non-stationary processes, and cointegration. | | Athena Title: | TIME SERIES | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8080 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Industrial Economics I | Course
Description: | The structure, conduct, and performance of suppliers and customers in product and geographic markets. Topics treated include recent industry studies, consequences of technological change, the role of property rights and transactions costs, and federal and state public utility and antitrust regulations. | | Athena Title: | INDUSTRIAL ECON I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Industrial Economics II | Course
Description: | Industrial economics, with emphasis on game-theoretic models of strategic behavior, contracting and agency theory, transaction costs, property rights, and the boundaries of the firm. Recent theoretical contributions are also covered, with empirical applications and illustrations. | | Athena Title: | INDUSTRIAL ECON II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8030 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Economics I | Course
Description: | Introduces students to seminal and contemporary research in health economics, with a particular focus on the demand side of health. The course will cover theory and empirical evidence related to the demand for medical care, health production, health behaviors, health inequality, and health insurance. | | Athena Title: | Health Economics I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Economics II | Course
Description: | Introduces students to seminal and contemporary research in health economics, with a particular focus on the supply side of health. The course will cover theory and empirical evidence related to the supply of health care including markets in insurance, hospitals, physicians, and pharmaceuticals. By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of the main topics of study on the supply side of health economics. | | Athena Title: | Health Economics II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Economics I | Course
Description: | Market failures involving public goods and externalities, and of methods for measuring and reducing their efficiency costs, together with analysis of taxation and income-redistribution policies and discussion of collective choice theories, including social choice and public choice paradigms. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC ECON I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Economics II | Course
Description: | The effects of taxes on economic decision making by individuals and businesses, with discussions of alternative tax systems, tax evasion and avoidance, social insurance programs, and issues in fiscal federalism. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC ECON II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Labor Economics I | Course
Description: | The neoclassical economic theory of the market and nonmarket allocation of individuals' time. Labor demand and supply, human capital investment, unions, discrimination, public sector labor markets, the distribution of earnings and income, and unemployment. | | Athena Title: | LABOR ECON I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Labor Economics II | Course
Description: | Labor economics, with special emphasis on current theoretical and empirical issues. The demand for and supply of labor, compensating wage differentials, the structure of compensation, worker displacement, unemployment, and the distribution of labor-market income. | | Athena Title: | LABOR ECON II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Economics I | Course
Description: | A general equilibrium treatment of commodity and intra-industry trade, international capital mobility, and immigration, with treatments of alternative government policies including free trade, import tariffs and subsidies, export taxes and subsidies, quotas, and voluntary export restraints. | | Athena Title: | INTERN ECON I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Economics II | Course
Description: | Commodity-market imperfections and trade policy, including discussion of the implications of increasing returns to scale technology, commodity-trade restrictions, and the location of economic activities for international trade policy. | | Athena Title: | INTERN ECON II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Monetary Economics I | Course
Description: | Monetary and banking theory, emphasizing the microfoundations of monetary exchange and bank intermediation, the determinants of money supply and demand, and the macroeconomic consequences of monetary shocks and bank failures. | | Athena Title: | MONETARY ECON I | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8040 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Monetary Economics II | Course
Description: | The evolution and workings of commodity and flat-monetary regimes, with discussions of alternative regimes, discretionary central bank behavior, and externality, natural monopoly, and time-consistency issues in money and banking. | | Athena Title: | MONETARY ECON II | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8040 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic History | Course
Description: | United States history through cliometrics, which applies economic theory and econometrics to historical data. The course draws on recent cliometric research as well as on more traditional studies of economic history. | | Athena Title: | ECON HISTORY | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8040 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Growth and Development | Course
Description: | Exogenous and endogenous growth theories for market economies, addressing regional growth-rate differences, and of determinants of economic development including economic structures, environmental policies, and diet. | | Athena Title: | ECON GROWTH & DEV | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8040 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8850. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Economics | Course
Description: | Intensive study relating to a central theme of special interest in the field of Economics. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN ECONOMICS | | Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8980. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Economics Seminar | Course
Description: | Lectures on and discussion of some selected topic in applied or theoretical economics, with an emphasis on recent published and unpublished research. | | Athena Title: | ECON SEMINAR | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 8990. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study | Course
Description: | Students investigate a research problem in their special field of study under the personal direction of their major professor. | | Athena Title: | DIRECT STUDY | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 9000. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 90 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECON 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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