2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

ECON 309. Economics of a Sustainable Society
(3-4). Interpret meaning of sustainable economy.
Techniques for measuring economic performance
using sustainability standard. Analyze domestic
and international policies consistent with a
sustainable economy. Economics and Business
Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units and
must have completed ECON 210. [CWT.]
ECON 310. Intermediate Microtheory & Strategy
(4). Price determination in markets for goods,
services, and resources. Utility and indifference
analysis of demand. Isoquant analysis of production.
Supply determination under competitive and
noncompetitive conditions. [Prereq: ECON 210;
math code 50 or equivalent.]
ECON 311. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4).
Critique macroeconomic models, including macrodynamics
and the microeconomic foundation
of macroeconomic theory. Fiscal and monetary
policy impacts on income, employment, interest
rates, economic growth, inflation. [Prereq: ECON
210.]
ECON 315. Political Economy of Islam (3-4).
Economic and political foundations of Islam. Islamic
laws applied to economic/political institutions.
Role of government. Economics and Business
Administration majors MUST enroll for 4 units
and must have completed ECON 210.
ECON 320. Development of Economic Concepts
(3). Equips teaching credential candidates
with understanding of economic principles and
concepts for teaching them at elementary and
secondary level public schools. Not open to economics
majors.
ECON 323. Economic History of the US (3-4).
Trace development of American economy and
underlying economic, legal, and social institutions.
Interaction among economic, social, and political
conditions. Critique conventional wisdom on economic
interpretation of historical issues, such
as the revolution, Civil War, and slavery. Fulfills
legislature-mandated requirement in US history.
Economics and Business Administration majors
MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed
ECON 210.
ECON 331. Public Finance (4). Government
sector finance; fiscal performance of tax and
expenditure policies. Analyze public choice, collective
decision-making processes and income
redistribution through fiscal processes. [Prereq:
ECON 210; math code 50 or equivalent.]
ECON 340. Quantitative Economics (4). Apply
mathematical economic models to aggregate
economy, business firms, public agencies. Econometric
methods for estimating model parameters.
[Prereq: BA 232; ECON 210; math code
50 or equivalent.]
ECON 423. Environmental & Natural Resources
Economics (3-4). Apply economic
principles to public policies and management of
natural resources (water, air, fisheries, forestry).
Benefit/cost and economic impact analyses.
Economics and Business Administration majors
MUST enroll for 4 units and must have completed
ECON 210.
ECON 435. Principles of Money & Banking (4).
Nature and function of financial institutions and
Federal Reserve System in US economy. Monetary
and fiscal policy and the international financial
system. Implications of recent financial system
deregulation legislation. [Prereq: ECON 210.]
ECON 459. The Economics of Antitrust &
Regulation (4). Problems using regulatory agencies
to protect public interest. Pros and cons
of government activities affecting business and
consumers. Economics of antitrust policy. [Prereq:
ECON 210.]
ECON 470/570. Sustainable Rural Economic
Development (4). Service-learning course; analyze
rural economic development strategies; case
studies; local speakers; field trip; reflection on
sustainable development in Humboldt County;
economic theory coupled with practical community
experience.
ECON 480. Special Topics in Economics (1-4).
Use established methods of economic inquiry.
When possible, interdisciplinary elements explored.
[Rep with different topics.]
ECON 490. Capstone Experience (2). Students
produce a culminating project, normally in the
form of a portfolio of the student’s work, under
the supervision of a faculty member in economics.
[Rep.]
ECON 499. Directed Study (1-4). [For advanced
students upon IA.]
GRADUATE
ECON 523. Topics in Environmental & Natural
Resource Economics (3-4). Develop and analyze
economic models in topical areas such as externalities,
energy economics, dynamic natural
resource markets, and common-pool resource
dilemmas. Analysis and discussion of appropriate
public policy.
ECON 580. Special Topics in Economics (1-4).
Use established methods of economic inquiry.
When possible, explore interdisciplinary elements.
[Prereq: IA for credit. Rep.]
ECON 699. Directed Study (1-4). [Open to grad
students with IA.]
Education
See also Administrative Services, Elementary
Education, Liberal Studies/Elementary Education,
Secondary Education or Special Education.
LOWER DIVISION
EDUC 110. Introduction to Education (1). Contemporary
issues and problems.
EDUC 180. Special Topics (.5-4). Topics of current
interest. [Rep.]
EDUC 210. Current Issues in Schools (3). Social
and historical understanding of K-12 schooling
in America through the lens of contemporary
controversies in the field.
EDUC 280. Special Topics (.5-3). Topics of current
interest. [Rep.]
EDUC 285. Technology Skills for Educators
(3). Introduces computer novice to wide variety of
computing topics and terminology in preparation
for teaching career. Hands-on activities develop
basic skills in many common computer applications.
[CR/NC.]
EDUC 299. Directed Study (.5-4). Independent
study. [Rep.]
UPPER DIVISION
EDUC 310. Education for a Livable World (3).
Purposes of education in the world. Schooling and
other formal and informal processes and sites
where education occurs.
EDUC 311. How We Learn (3). Define, analyze,
and assess case studies on classroom life and
adult education; critique sites in which learning
occurs; assess own philosophy of education.
EDUC 313 / ES 313 / WS 313. Education
for Action (3). This course aims to strengthen
organizational and activist skills, and to create
an understanding of how social change occurs.
[DCG-d.]
EDUC 318 / WS 318. Gay & Lesbian Issues
in Schools (3). Explores the ways in which K-12
public education responds to the open inclusion of
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students,
teachers, and parents. Special focus on topics
such as homophobia in girl’s sports, gender nonconforming
sports, and teachers’ decisions to be
closeted or openly gay. [DCG-d.]
EDUC 377/SPED 777. Education of Exceptional
Individuals (2). Introduction to core concepts,
specific terms, and definitions related to special
populations in education. Specific educational support
needs and effective techniques of instruction
will be presented.
EDUC 380. Special Topics (.5-4). Topics of current
interest. [Rep.]
EDUC 450 / WS 450. Threads of Communication
(3). Development and histories of quilting,
embroidery, and weaving in North, Central, and
South America. How women communicate
personal/community concerns and sentiments
through fibers. Lecture and practice.
EDUC 480. Special Topics (.5-4). Topics of current
interest. [Rep.]
EDUC 499. Directed Study (.5-3). Directed reading
or independent conference. [Prereq: IA. Rep.]
GRADUATE
EDUC 580. Special Topics (.5-4). Topics of current
interest. [Rep.]
EDUC 583. Teaching in Higher Education
(3). Guided experience in skills and knowledge
relevant to teaching in higher education. Course
and syllabus development, lecture/discussion
organization, evaluation procedures, classroom
management, and legal and ethical issues.
EDUC 604. Education in Society (2). Prepares
educational leaders who understand the purposes
of education in a democracy and the competing
social, economic, and political values that affect
education and schooling in the United States.
DCG diversity & common ground; d domestic, n non-domestic; disc discussion; F fall, S spring, Su summer; GE general ed; IA instructor approval; lect lecture; prereq prerequisite; rep repeatable
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog
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