ECON 202: Principals of Microeconomics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Math 121 or equivalent. An introductory study of the nature of microeconomics, with emphasis on consumption, production, and resource allocation from a private and social point of view. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 205: Economic Principles* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 121 or equivalent. This course is a one-semester combination of microeconomic and macroeconomic theories. Topics are supply, demand, national income determination, money and banking, consumption, production, resource allocation, international economics, and comparative systems. Students may not receive credit for ECON 205 and ECON 201-202. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 260: Introduction to Business Statistics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: MADM 150 and MATH 131. Credit will not be given for this course and MATH 260. A study of topics of statistical description, including measures of location and dispersion; probability, random variables, probability distributions; sampling methods and distributions; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; regression and correlation analysis; use of microcomputer packages. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 301: Aggregate Economic Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205. Analysis of the factors determining the aggregate level of national income and employment and related economic theories. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 302: Intermediate Economic Theory 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202, and MATH 131. The study of resource allocation and factor pricing in an enterprise economy. Some consideration is given to the application of microeconomic theory in business decision making. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 310: Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205. An intermediate study of the nature and functions of money, the banking system of the United States, and monetary theory. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 327: Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MADM 301. Analysis of management and labor relations in its behavioral, institutional, legal and historical aspects. Includes collective bargaining, arbitration, grievance procedures, wage and benefits issues, institutional issues, seniority, employee safety, discipline, and public sector collective bargaining. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 345: Public Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205. ECON 302 is recommended. A study giving specific emphasis to the field of public finance, including the study of public revenues, public expenditures, and problems of fiscal policy and debt management. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 370: The History of Economic Thought 3 cr.
Prerequisites. ECON 205. A study of the development of ideas which constitute our understanding of the economy. The course focuses on the theories and the personalities which have contributed to that development. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 405: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 205 and MADM 150. Practical application of microcomputers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as Finance 405. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 430: Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205. A survey and comparison of the capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, and fascist systems of economic organization. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 460: International Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205. An introduction to the theories of trade, international payments, foreign exchange rates, instruments, markets, and adjustment of international disequilibrium. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 475: Internship in Economics 3-6 cr.
Internship offering field-related work experience to economics students demonstrating leadership qualities and exceptional interpersonal skills. Acceptance is based on interviews with carefully matched employers. Students must have maintained a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or 2.75 for the last 24 hours and receive consent of the Economics Department. Credit is granted on the student's written reports and on faculty and employer evaluations. Three to six hours of credit on a pass/no credit basis. Only three hours maybe applied to the major.

ECON 490: Seminar in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

ECON 495: Independent Studies in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the economics faculty. Three hours of research.

ECON 605: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 205 and MADM 150. Practical application of microcomputers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as Finance 605. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 630: Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205 or 505. A survey and comparison of the capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, and fascist systems of economic organization. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 660: International Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205 or 505. An introduction to the theories of trade, international payments, foreign exchange rates, instruments, markets, and adjustment of international disequilibrium. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 690: Seminar in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

ECON 695: Independent Studies in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the economics faculty. Three hours of research.

ECON 705: Economic Analysis for Management 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 205 or 505, and either 260 or 502. A study of relationships between economic theory and management of the firm in a market economy. Demand, revenue, and cost interrelationships are explored along with the gamut of market structures in the American economy. Cases are used to develop the concepts and relationships. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 790: Special Topics in Economics 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from the economics area including time series analysis of economic data, econometric forecasting, basic research analysis for economic analysis, computer applications in economics, etc. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.