First Year Experience Course EC 150 - Principles of Economics

FYE course Theme:
"Principles of Economics - Enduring Concepts and New Challenges"

(Two units of Social Science credit; designed both for students who are fairly certain they plan to major in Economics and those seeking an understanding of economics as a method of inquiry and mode of thinking. Students completing this First Year Experience will receive credit for two blocks that satisfy an initial requirement to be an Economics major.)

EC 150 Principles of Economics Catalog Description: An introduction to the principles of economics (both microeconomics and macroeconomics) with emphasis on decision-making by households and firms, the way in which individual markets work, the distribution of income, governmental impact on specific markets, and the behavior of economic aggregates such as total output, total employment, the price level, and the rate of economic growth; and governmental policies which affect them. 2 units.

Course Instructor: Prof. Walt Hecox
Course FYE Mentor: Andy Mendrop, International Political Economy Major, Class of 2005

Updated: July 31, 2006