course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

ECO 252   Principles of Macroeconomics
   
Lecture: 03 Lab: 00
Clinical:  00 Credit: 03
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: Take DRE-097 and DMA-050 or ENG-080, RED-080 and MAT-070 or Placement Test Credit Equivalent
Corequisites:   None
   
This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought; aggregate supply and demand; economic measures, fluctuations, and growth; money and banking; stabilization techniques; and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeconomic goals.
This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.