AC 320A Principles of Accounting I (3.00)
Introduces basic accounting principles and procedures for sole proprietorship, partnerships and corporations.
AC 320B Principles of Accounting II (3.00)
A continuation of AC 320A.
Pre-requisite: AC*320A
BA 250 Introduction to Business (3.00)
Explores the contemporary business environment by introducing fundamental business concepts including ethics, international business, management, marketing and finance. Provides a solid foundation for future business courses and will assist in understanding current business activities.
BA 282 Intro to Information Systems Concepts (3.00)
Introduces information systems concepts, architectures, and technologies emphasizing information system resources needed to meet organizational mission and objectives. Focuses on information systems from the business viewpoint including processes, value proposition, and different types of information systems. Presents key areas of networking, databases, and software applications to provide an overall information systems background. Explores research, case studies, and different information system applications to gain familiarity with the foundational concepts of information systems.
Cross listing(s): CS 282.
EC 320 Principles of Macroeconomics (3.00)
Introduces macroeconomics, emphasizing the forces that determine the level of national product and national income, and the fiscal and monetary policies that are designed to influence their level. Explores the areas of public finance, money and the banking system, economic growth and international trade.
Cross listing(s): EC 320C.
EC 330 Principles of Microeconomics (3.00)
Studies microeconomics, supply and demand. Examines the causes of different market structures, their influence on market conduct and performance, and issues of public policy towards a variety of different kinds of market behavior.
EC 410 Microeconomic Theory (3.00)
Analyzes consumer behavior and market demand. Includes production and cost functions and their relationship to market supply. Evaluates various types of market structures and their impact on the economic well-being of our society.
Pre-requisite: TAKE EC*330 AND MT*360A;
EC 411 Macroeconomic Theory (3.00)
Emphasizes the determination of national income. Studies economic growth and the effects of various monetary policies and fiscal policies on general economic activity.
Pre-requisite: TAKE EC*320 AND MT*360A;
EC 412 United States Public Policy (3.00)
Examines selected national public policies and their impact on U.S. political and social institutions.
Cross listing(s): POL 410.
EC 418 Environmental Economics and Law (3.00)
Examines the economic, legal, and political systems that affect and regulate the use and conversation of the environment. Examines topics such as sustainable development and environmental regulation.
Pre-requisite: EC*200 OR EC*320
Cross listing(s): ENVS 418.
EC 420 Money and Banking (3.00)
Studies the nature and functions of money and credit, including an understanding of the variety and growth of banking functions, and the influence on banks of Federal Reserve operations. Examines the relationships among money, interest rates, business investment needs, government borrowing and the gross national product.
Cross listing(s): BA 433 FIN 433.
EC 425 Econometrics (3.00)
Studies the mathematical models used to analyze economic variables for purposes of testing economic theory, formulating policy, and making economic forecasts. The primary method covered is ordinary least squares regression analysis.
Pre-requisite: TAKE BA*270 OR MT*270 AND MT*330 OR MT*360A;
EC 432 International Political Econ (3.00)
Analyzes the interactions and interrelationships between political and economic factors at the global level. Factors include monetary management, trade, multinational corporations, foreign aid, cartels and debt. Considers Western and North-South systems.
Pre-requisite: EC*200 OR EC*320
Cross listing(s): ENVS 432 POL 432 PJ 454.
EC 440 Labor Relations and Economics (3.00)
Explores labor and management relations in the workplace: process of unionization, collective bargaining, contract administration and labor costing. Examines economics of labor markets: supply and demand, wage determination, impact of unemployment and public policy decisions.
Cross listing(s): BA 440.
EC 443 Econ Policy/Justice/Commn Gd (3.00)
Uses readings in economics, philosophy and Catholic social teaching to evaluate economic theory and economic policies that address social ills (e.g., poverty, unequal income distribution, unequal access to health care.)
Pre-requisite: TAKE EC*200 OR EC*320 AND EC*330;
Cross listing(s): CAS 443 PJ 478.
EC 444 Economics of Poverty and Inequality (3.00)
Examines poverty, inequality, and discrimination in an economic context and explores the effectiveness of government policies designed to address associated inequalities. Consideration is given to the wealth gap, wage disparities, and capital access both within countries and between countries.
Pre-requisite: EC*320 EC*330
Cross listing(s): BA 444 PJ 444 WS 444 WGS 444.
EC 445 Comparative Public Policy (3.00)
Provides a comparative examination of public policy in western industrialized nation-states emphasizing the interaction and interdependency of politics and economics. Evaluates basic issues of public policy including distribution, extraction and regulation focusing on identifying both the range of possible choices and the actual outcomes of adopted policies under a variety of circumstances.
Pre-requisite: EC*200 OR EC*320
Cross listing(s): ENVS 445 POL 445 PJ 446.
EC 460 Business Cycles & Forecasting (3.00)
Examines theoretical explanations of economic growth in advanced industrial economic systems and the causes of cyclical deviations from the growth trend. Covers forecasting national income and national product aggregates and emphasizes the use of forecasting techniques.
Pre-requisite: EC*320 AND EC*330
Cross listing(s): BA 402.
EC 470 Econ Dev in 3rd/4th Worlds (3.00)
Studies various models/theories of economic development that traces a history of underdevelopment in the third and fourth worlds. Investigates the various barriers and problem areas in developing countries. Assesses possibilities, prospects and policies of the future.
Pre-requisite: EC*320
Cross listing(s): BA 472 ENVS 470 PJ 470.
EC 481 International Economics (3.00)
Examines the theoretical underpinnings of international economics. Emphasizes international trade theory, trade policy, exchange rate determination, factor movements, underdevelopment, balance of payments, national income, the international financial system and institutions, and regional trading blocks.
Cross listing(s): BA 494.
EC 483 International Finance (3.00)
Preseants the economic issues of international finance, including the history in International Finance, fixed and flexible exchange rates, and international agencies that help stabilize international financial markets. Examines issues faced by financial managers of multinational firms.
Pre-requisite: TAKE EC*320 EC*330 BA*430 MT*370 AND MT*330 OR MT*360A;
Cross listing(s): BA 438.
EC 484 Values-Focused Public Policy (3.00)
Examines the policies and procedures utilized by government to improve economic performance. Explores the role that individual and community world views and commitments to justice have in defining appropriate state and federal regulatory action, with particular attention to the Catholic world view and Catholic Social Thought. Areas of study include anti-trust, consumer protection, employment law, and environmental law.
Pre-requisite: EC*200 OR EC*320
Cross listing(s): BA 484 CAS 460G PJ 484.
EC 486 Public Finance (3.00)
Examines the basic principles of public finance. Considers why there may be a role for government in the economy, what that role might be, and how government might most efficiently fulfill the tasks assigned it. Topics include efficiency and equity aspects of taxation and redistributive programs, private and public solutions to problems of externalities and public goods, government provision of health care and social insurance programs, as well as budgeting and public debt.
Pre-requisite: EC*320 EC*330
Cross listing(s): BA 486.
EC 490E-W Ind.Study/Economics: (1.00 - 6.00)
Includes topics of interest not covered in regularly offered courses. Develops content under the direction of a faculty member.
EC 495F-W Seminar/Economic Problems: (3.00)
Focuses on economic analysis of problems of current importance. Based on current problems confronting our economy. Looks into the background and effects of economic policies selected to deal with these problems.
EC 498E-W Internship/Economics (3.00)
Provides faculty-directed fieldwork opportunity.
MT 270 Introduction to Statistics (3.00)
Presents standard topics in introductory statistics for students whose major is not mathematics. Topics include descriptive statistic, probability distributions, estimations, hypothesis testing, linear regression and correlation and other topics.
Cross listing(s): BA CITI MT 270C.