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International and
European Economic Studies: First and
Second Year Courses
UNYP/77216 American Government and Politics (3)
Structure and processes of the American system of government
and politics. Basic constitutional principles of representative
government, and the organization and function of the political
system.
UNYP/77229 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
Study of the major political systems of the world through the use
of comparative theories and techniques.
UNYP/64245 Basic Calculus (4)
Survey of calculus useful to students of business, information
science, and the social and biological sciences. Differentiation
and integration of polynomial, rational, exponential and
logarithmic functions. Emphasis on techniques and applications,
chosen from such fields as economics, psychology, and biology.
Prerequisite: Pass Math Placement Exam or Grade of C- or better
in College Algebra.
UNYP/33206 Microeconomics (3)
Analysis of the allocation of scarce resources, the economics of
the firm markets and the price system. Prerequisite: Grade of C-
or better in College Algebra.
UNYP/33207 Macroeconomics (3)
Analysis of the interaction of the various sectors of the national
economy.
Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in Microeconomics.
UNYP/58214 Modern Europe (3)
The political, economic, and social evolution of Europe from the
Renaissance to the present.
UNYP/58353 Twentieth-Century Europe (3)
Study of Europe since 1890: imperialism, the world wars,
fascism, communism, genocide, the European Economic
Community, and the communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
UNYP/77227 International Politics (3)
Policies of the great powers and smaller nations, and their
relations to each other. Elements of national power and their
impact on world affairs.
UNYP/78112 Modern Political Theory: Nation State (3)
This course focuses on the role of the state and nation in modern
society. Emphasis on the basic concepts of political theory, the
definitions and form of both the state and the nation. Course
examines the various ways that state power is analyzed, what
roles are traditionally assigned to the state and whether the
modern state is now under threat and its powers are being
usurped. The course also looks at the concept of nation and
nationalism, asking, in the end, whether the nation-state has a
viable future.
UNYP/77327 Classics of Political Thought (3)
Classical theory from the pre-Socratic period to that of
Machiavelli and the rise of the modern nation-state. Concepts
such as authority, legitimacy, law, justice, constitution, and public
good.
UNYP/33302 Comparative Economic Systems (3)
A comparative study of the goals and methods of various
economic systems, including competitive capitalism, centrally
planned state-managed economies, and workers' selfmanagement.
Topics include each system's ideological
foundations, institutional structure and economic decisionmaking
mechanisms. Historical analysis of economic
performance and efficiency concerns. Examination of
developments and issues associated with the post-Soviet
transitional economies within a global context. Prerequisite:
Grade of C- or better in Microeconomics or Macroeconomics.
UNYP/07214 Cultural Anthropology (3)
Principal concepts, data, and generalizations about the behavior
systems of human groups with emphasis on non-Western
cultures.
UNYP/87100 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Analysis of social structures and processes in settings ranging
from small informal groups to formal organizations and
communities to stratification and kinship systems to total
societies. Emphasis on applications of major sociological
principles and concepts in selected settings
UNYP/20309 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
Statistical analysis of economic and business problems with
emphasis on statistical inference. Rigorous treatment of
probability theory and probability and sampling distributions.
Estimation and hypothesis testing of (population) parameters are
emphasized. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in Basic Calculus.
UNYP/20271 Legal Environment of Business I (3)
Introduction to the American legal systems, business
organizations, agency, business torts, contracts and warranties,
property, securities, environmental law, employment/labor law,
government regulation of business and markets. Alternative
methods of dispute resolution will also be addressed.
International and European and
Economic Studies: Third and Fourth
Year Courses
The following courses will be offered by UNYP and Empire State
College. Courses selected from this list will form the basis of a
suggested program which will enable students to obtain a
Bachelor's Degree from Empire State College with a major in
International European & Economic Studies and bakalar (Bc.)
degree from UNYP.
UNYP/21334 Ethics of Business & Public Administration (3)
Ethical and moral issues related to economic justice, corporate
social responsibility, conflict of interest, environmental
responsibility, advertising and discrimination. This subject will
assist managers to respond to contemporary ethical challenges
in real life and work environment.