208 Elective Courses (12 credit hours) Select from the following ECON 3090 History of Economic Thought (3) ECON 3110 International Trade (3) ECON 3120 International Finance & Monetary Systems (3) ECON 3200 Money and Banking (3) ECON 3400 Labor Economics (3) ECON 3410 Women in the World Economy (3) ECON 4170 Economic Development (3) ECON 4320 Industrial Organization (3) ECON 4520 Public Finance (3) ECON 4550 Introduction to Econometrics (3) ECON 4560 Mathematical Economics (3) ECON 4800 Independent Research (1-3) ECON 4810 Experimental Courses (1-3) ECON 4920 Short Courses, Workshops (1-3) Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Economics departmental honors Please contact the Economics Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. » Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses. » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3 » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for an Economics Department major, given above for Business Economics and, for General Economics, in the Social & Behavioral Sciences section of the catalog. In fulfilling these requirements, students must take at least 12 hours of economics courses on an Honors basis, 2 hours of which must be completed as a senior project (HNRS 4990). The student may receive economics Honors credit in any upper- division or graduate-level economics course. In addition, either ECON 4010 or 4020 ECON must be taken on an Honors basis. Economics for Non-Business Majors minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or higher in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours. This minor is for students who major outside of the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (21 credit hours) ECON 2899 ECONSS2010 ECONSS2020 ECON 4010 ECON 4020 or ECON 3200 QUANSI2600 or CJ SI3600 orGEOGSI4050 orPSYSI3600 or GERT/SW SI3600 or SOC SI3600 Two upper-level ECON Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment (0) Principles of Microeconomics (3) Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) Money and Banking (3) Business Statistics I (3) Criminal Justice Statistics (3) Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) Statistics in Psychology (3) Social Statistics (3) Social Statistics (3) or QUAN electives (6) MATH QL1050 with a grade of "C" or higher (or CR if taken on a CR/ NC basis) is a prerequisite for ECONSS2010, QUAN SI2600; ECON SS201 Oisa prerequisite for ECON SS2020. Economics Teaching MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.5 or higher in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 15 credit hours. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Students who select the Economics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Advisement is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (15 credit hours) ECON SSI010 Economics as a Social Science (3) Principles of Microeconomics (3) Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Economic History of the U.S. (3) Money & Banking (3) ECONOMICS COURSES - ECON ECONSS2010 ECONSS2020 ECON All 740 ECON 3200 ECON SSI010. Economics as a Social Science (3) 5m, F, 5 An introduction to basic economic institutions and principles of economics for non-business and non-economics majors. The primary objective of the course is to provide a framework of economic approaches useful in the analysis of social problems. Topics include poverty, economic systems, crime, pollution, health, discrimination, unemployment, inflation, and the role of government in the economy. ECON SSI 100. Environmental Issues and Economic Policy (3) F An analysis of policies which affect environmental resources. Emphasis on economic analysis of renewable and nonrenewable resources and public policy. Applications include land use, such as forests and wilderness areas, and pollution control, such as hazardous waste and air/water quality. This course encourages students to study the management of local natural resources. ECON All740. Economic History of the United States (3) F, 5 A critical study of the growth and development of American Society and its institutions. Note: MATH QL1050 is a prerequisite for all Economics courses numbered 2000 or higher. ECON SS2010. Principles of Microeconomics (3) 5m, F, 5 The application of economic concepts to the analysis of scarcity of individual, firm, and organizational behavior. Topic coverage includes the theories of how consumers and firms make choices, and how various rules guide their respective decisions. The course also explores the theory of market structures, such as perfect and imperfect competition, as well as monopoly. Prerequisites: MATH QL1050 with a "C" or higher grade (or CR if taken on a CR/NC basis). ECON SS2020. Principles of Macroeconomics (3) 5m, F, 5 The application of economic concepts to the analysis of national income and employment, economic fluctuations, inflation, fiscal and monetary policies, economic growth, and the global economy. This course analyzes various economic policies, and how they affect Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog