Undergraduate - Clarion University

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administration courses): BSAD 341, ECON 312, ECON 363,
ECON 461, select six credits from the department’s
international cultural course list. Foreign experience
requirement: Students may meet this requirement in a
variety of ways, including completing BSAD 437, COOP
321/421, interning with a foreign or international firm,
completing a foreign study abroad experience, or other
qualified experience. Students who opt for an internship in
a foreign country are advised to take a commercial language
course and should be Level II proficient in that language.
Modern language requirement: Students must show
competency in a language other than English. This will be
accomplished by passing a nationally-recognized language
proficiency exam at Level I as a minimum in any language
covered by that examination or completing six credits of a
foreign language at the 200-level or higher.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MINOR ................................ 18 credits
Required: Students must complete 12-15 credits of upperdivision
international business courses from among the
following: ACTG 461, BSAD 341, ECON 312, ECON 361,
ECON 363, ECON 461, FIN 480, MGMT 426, MKTG 469.
Students must complete 3-6 credits from the following:
BSAD 437, COOP 321/421, study abroad, or a foreign
language.
Economics Courses
ECON/GS 140: CONSUMER ECONOMICS 3 s.h.
Major aspects of personal financial management, including budgeting of income and expenditures, transactions, and relations
with banks and other lending institutions, insurance and retirement plans, home ownership, personal taxes, savings, and investment
plans. B.S.B.A. majors may apply this course only as a free elective. Alternate years.
ECON 150: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF AGING 3 s.h.
An introductory analysis of economic factors associated with an aging population. Topics include the economics of providing
for income maintenance, housing, health care, social service, and leisure activities. The economic implications of individuals and
the economy will be discussed. Spring, biennially.
ECON 175: ECONOMICS OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND PUBLIC POLICY 3 s.h.
A basic introduction into the history of economics as a social science, the theory and application of microeconomics and
macroeconomics, international economics, and economic alternatives in current social problems. This is a freshman-level course
can be used only as general education elective in either the associate degree program or the baccalaureate degree programs. Majors
in the College of Business Administration are excluded from the course. Each semester.
ECON 202: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 3 s.h.
An examination of the interdependence between the economy and the environment. Alternative theories of justice which are
used in deciding environmental issues are examined. Economic perspectives of problem resolutions will be examined in general
and with respect to specific environmental problems. Spring, annually.
ECON 211: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 s.h.
Introduction to macroeconomics, national income analysis, money and banking, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation,
unemployment, and international finance. Note: ECON 211 and 212 may be taken in either sequence. Each semester. Fall, annually
at Venango.
ECON 212: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3 s.h.
Introduction to microeconomics, consumer behavior and demand, organization of production, market structures, the pricing of
inputs and outputs, and international trade. Note: ECON 211 and 212 may be taken in either sequence. Each semester.
ECON 221: ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS STATISTICS I 3 s.h.
Topics covered are descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, mathematical expectation, sampling distributions,
and confidence intervals. Application of these statistical techniques in the areas of business and economics will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: College algebra or equivalent and sophomore standing. Each semester. Fall, annually at Venango.
ECON 222: ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS STATISTICS II 3 s.h.
Topics covered are hypothesis testing, the analysis of variance, regression and correlation analysis, non-parametric statistics,
and time series and index numbers analysis. Applications of these techniques in the area of business and economics are emphasized.
Students are introduced to the use of a prewritten computer statistical estimation program. Prerequisite: ECON 221. Each semester.
ECON 310: INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY 3 s.h.
The behavior of consumers, producers, and the economic theory of production and output determination in commodity and
resource markets. Prerequisite: ECON 212. Each semester.
ECON 311: INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY 3 s.h.
National income accounting and analysis, theories of consumption and investment expenditures, the role of money in a dynamic
economy, economic growth, and public policy. Prerequisite: ECON 211. Fall, annually.
ECON 312: COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 3 s.h.
Analysis of alternative patterns of economic control, planning, and market structure. Experiences under capitalism, socialism,
and mixed economics are compared and evaluated. Prerequisites: ECON 211 and 212. Spring, annually.
ECON 314: URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS 3 s.h.
Introductory subnational economics. Includes elementary trade theory, location theory, systems of cities, land use changes, and
the employment and income generating activities of cities. The economics of housing, transportation, poverty, discrimination, and
public sector activity are emphasized. Prerequisites: ECON 211 and ECON 212. Spring, biennially.
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