2009-2010 - Bowie State University

ECON 212 PRIN OF MICROECONOMICS (Fall, Spring, Summer, Mini‐Semester) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116, 118, 125 or higher or Permission of Department.
This course is a study of microeconomics, explaining how the price of a product or a resource is determined under various market structures,
how an economy's resources are allocated, and how factor incomes are determined. Current problems in domestic and international economics
are explored. (NOTE: May be taken for honors credit.)
ECON 311 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (Fall) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211 and ECON 212. This course is an extension of macroeconomic and microeconomic theories to serve as a bond
between the principles ( level) and the advanced level courses. Macro and micro dimensions of economics will be taught during the first and
second semesters, respectively.
ECON 312 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (Spring) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211 and ECON 212. This course is an extension of macroeconomic and microeconomic theories to serve as a bond
between the principles (elementary level) and the advanced level courses. Macro and micro dimensions of economics will be taught during the
first and second semesters, respectively.
ECON‐313 ECONOMICS OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT (Fall) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: ECON‐211, ECON 212 or instructor’s permission.
Using the tools of microeconomics, this course is divided up into the economic analysis of sports and entertainment. They will begin with
examining both professional and collegiate sports issues such as monopoly and monophony market structures, labor market issues including
free agency and salary caps, and public policy issues related to stadium financing. The second part examines issues in the entertainment
industry. This includes a discussion of the economics of various forms of media including movies, cable, and music. Finally, economic issues of
casinos and amusement parks will be examined.
ECON 321 MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS (Fall, Spring, Summer) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211. This course is a study of the nature and function of money and credit, with emphasis on the roles played by
depository institutions and of the structure of the financial market and the effects of regulatory agencies on the financial market and the
money supply.
ECON‐331 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS (Spring) 3 credits
Prerequisite: ECON‐211, ECON 212 or instructor’s permission.
This course is designed to introduce students to elementary calculus concepts that are directly related to business and economic theory and
application. The goal is for students to learn calculus specifically to solve problems in business, management and the economic sciences.
ECON‐331 is specially designed for business majors and is not open to students majoring in Computer Science, CTECT, Biology, Mathematics or
any Engineering programs. The course presents concepts and skills on limits and continuity; differential and integral calculus with applications
from business, economics, and the social.
ECON 341 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211 and ECON 212 or Permission of Department. This course focuses on the theory of international trade, commercial
policy and its relation to economic development. Balance of payments, international capital movements, and foreign exchange are examined
against the background of current theories and policies.
ECON‐343 ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION (Fall Only) 3 credits
Prerequisite: ECON 211 and/or ECON 212.
This course is designed to tackle the complex issues of the economics of education. The average student, in college, devotes a significant
amount of time in preparing themselves for ‘a better life’. By the time student graduates from college, they would have spent at least 16 years
in school. The question then becomes, what is education for Following that question is did Bowie State University increase earning potential
These are the fundamental questions this course seeks to address. After covering the basic issues, this course then explores the meaning and
empirics of educational equity; the black‐white achievement gap; the importance and dangers of early education; and the role of the
government in providing education.
ECON 351 BUS/ECON STAT I (Fall, Spring, Summer) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MATH 125 and Junior Standing. This course focuses on the business and economics applications of descriptive and inferential
statistics, including measures of central tendencies, dispersion, probability, regression and correlation analysis, hypothesis testing and
parameter estimation.
ECON‐353 HEALTH ECONOMICS (Spring) 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECON 211 and ECON 312.
This course explores economic principles and its relationship to the field of health care. It will provide an introduction to the health care system
in the U.S. We will discuss some of the key concepts that health economists use to analyze health care markets. Finally, we will apply these
concepts to selected current issues in health policy.
ECON 363 ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211 and ECON 212 or Permission of Department. This course is an inquiry into the nature, the causes, and the implications
of the process of economic development that focuses on raising the economic well‐being
of nations.
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