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ECO 151 - Survey of Economics
This course introduces basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics. Topics include supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, prices and wages, money, interest rates, banking system, unemployment, inflation, taxes, government spending, and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to explain alternative solutions for economic problems faced by private and government sectors. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
     
Class Hours:  3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  0
Day:
   Fall, Spring
Evening:
   Fall, Spring
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: MAT 080 or acceptable placement test score or successful completion of a 100 level MAT course (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings:  Internet, Hybrid
 
 
ECO 251 - Principles of Microeconomics
This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to efficiently achieve economic objectives. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences. This course may satisfy a general education requirement for Catawba College.
     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  0
Day:
   Fall
Evening:
   Fall
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: MAT 080 or acceptable placement test score or successful completion of a 100 level MAT course (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings:  Internet, Hybrid

 
 
ECO 252 - Principles of Macroeconomics
This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought; aggregate supply and demand; economic measures, fluctuations, and growth; money and banking; stabilization tech-niques; and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeco-nomic goals. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  0
Day:
   Spring
Evening:
   Spring
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: MAT 080 or acceptable placement test score or successful completion of a 100 level MAT course (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings: Internet, Hybrid
 
 
 

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