Economics ECON 111 – 3 Credits Personal Finance A study of economic decisions facing individuals in their personal life; includes setting up a budget, consumer credit, buying or renting a home, medical care, life insurance, retirement programs, buying and selling stocks, preparing income tax returns, minimizing taxes, and consumerism. NOTE: Courses offered every fall and spring semester. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 121 – 3 Credits Contemporary Economic Issues Discusses a special topic selected for its contemporary significance such as environmental pollution, poverty, unemployment, inflation, government's economic role, big business and the consumer, the farm problem, and urban economics; generally targets non-business majors. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 130 – 3 Credits Economic History of the United States Explores America's economic development from the 17th through the 20th century; analyzes selected issues, periods, personalities, or institutions in an effort to understand the nation's changing economic attitudes, values, and development as the world's largest economy. Recommended as essential background for all students in history and business. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052 ECON 131 – 3 Credits Fundamentals of International Economics Introduces basic elements of international trade theory necessary for an understanding of the relationship of foreign trade to national economic growth; includes the balance of payments problem, tariffs and other trade restrictions, the international monetary system, free trade zones, and international currency markets. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 141 – 3 Credits Development of Economic Systems Introduces modern economic problems and the development and present status of the institutions created to deal with them; compares developments in the United States, Western Europe, the post-Communist Bloc economies and underdeveloped nations. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 152 – 2 Credits Natural Resource Economics and Sustainable Development Covers important theoretical issues such as sustainable development and the allocation of non-renewable resources to future generations; examines renewable and exhaustible energy resources, water scarcity, overharvesting of fisheries and forests, wetlands, recyclable resources, population growth, and policy options for a sustainable future. NOTE: Courses offered every fall and spring semester. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 201 – 3 Credits Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles Studies the national economy including income, savings, investment, government economic activity, and policy making; explores money and banking, economic growth, international economics, and related current issues and problems. NOTE: Courses offered every fall and spring semester. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 ECON 202 – 3 Credits Introduction to Micro-Economic Principles Explores how businesses, households, and public agencies are led by market forces to use their resources efficiently for desired optimal outcomes. NOTE:Courses offered every fall and spring semester. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or written permission from program coordinator required ECON 220 – 1 Credit Current Economic Problems ECON 250 – 3 Credits Women in the Economy Examines the changing roles of women and men in the division of labor, paid or unpaid, in the US and other economies; studies the forces determining such changes and the impact of these changes on economic life and on women's position in society. NOTE: Same as WMST 250. Credit can be earned for one course only. NOTE: Courses offered less than once a year. Prerequisites: RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 and ENGL 052 or ESOL 052; or ACLT 052;and MATH 081 or consent of instructor