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All Course Descriptions

Below is a list of all the courses available in the Department of Economics. The links will take you to an official description of the course (if available), its prerequisites, and history.

  • 1011 Introduction to Microeconomics
  • 1021 Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • 124 Principles of Macroeconomics Seminar with Computing Applications

Note: 200-level classes do not count toward the Economics major.

  • 205 Napster, AIDs, and Intellectual Property
  • 299 Internship in Economics
  • 309W Microeconomics of Public Policy
  • 326 American Economic History
  • 335 Money and Banking
  • 348 Economic Realities of the American Dream
  • 352 Health Economics
  • 372 Political Economy of Development in Africa
  • 380 Labor and the Economy
  • 4011 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
  • 4021 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
  • 403 Economics of Law
  • 404 Behavioral Economics
  • 4111 Optimization and Economic Theory
  • 413 Introduction to Econometrics
  • 4151 Applied Econometrics
  • 423 Western Economic History (Identical with International Studies 4231 and History 4231)
  • 426W Comparative Systems in Theory and Practice
  • 428 Capital Market Imperfections and Entrepreneurial Finance
  • 435 Open Economy Macroeconomics
  • 444 Innovation and Intellectual Property: Theory and Practice
  • 445 Public Finance
  • 448W Current Macroeconomic Issues
  • 451 Environmental Policy
  • 452 Industrial Organization
  • 456 Business, Government, and the Public
  • 458 The Theory of Property Rights
  • 460 Urban Economics
  • 467 Game Theory
  • 471 Development Economics
  • 472 Topics in Growth and Development
  • 4721 Advanced Topics in Modern Economic Growth
  • 475 International Trade (Identical with International & Area Studies 4753)
  • 4861 Seminar in Macro and Monetary Economics
  • 490 Independent Work
  • 493 Mathematical Economics
  • 496 Teaching Practicum in Economics
  • 497 Research in Economics
  • 498 Honors Seminar in Economics
  • 499 Senior Honors Thesis
  • 501 Macroeconomics l
  • 502 Macroeconomics ll
  • 503 Microeconomics l
  • 504 Microeconomics ll
  • 506 Topics in Advanced Economic Theory
  • 506A Topics in Advanced Economic Theory l
  • 506B Topics in Advanced Economic Theory ll
  • 5101 Dynamic Optimization in Economics
  • 511 Quantitative Methods in Economic l
  • 512 Quantitative Methods in Economics ll
  • 5121 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Economics 
  • 513 Introduction to Econometrics
  • 514 Advanced Topics in Econometric Theory
  • 5141 Advanced Microeconometrics
  • 515 Macroeconomic Models and Forecasting
  • 5161 Applied Econometrics
  • 517 Applied Microeconometrics
  • 518A Seminar in Applied Econometrics l
  • 518B Seminar on Applied Econometrics ll
  • 519 Empirical Research Seminar
  • 520 The Economic History of the United States
  • 521 Economic Theory in Historical Perspective l
  • 522 Economic Theory in Historical Perspective ll
  • 525 Keynes and Post-Keynesian Economics
  • 526 Economic History and Development
  • 527 Graduate Seminar in Western Economic History
  • 528 Graduate Seminar in American Economic Hsitory
  • 529 Topics in New Institutional Economics
  • 5301 Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
  • 531 Program Evaluation
  • 532 Monetary Theory
  • 533 Topics in Monetary Theory
  • 537 Economic Analysis of Choices Under Uncertainty
  • 538 Economics of Education
  • 542 Growth Theories and Growth Models
  • 543 Public Economics
  • 544 Taxation
  • 545 Social Choice and Welfare
  • 5451 Public Finance
  • 547 Empirical Public Finance
  • 549 Economic Instability and Policy Since World War ll
  • 550 Industrial Organization
  • 551 Seminar in Political Economy
  • 552 Contract Theory
  • 555 Economics of Industrial Organization l
  • 5551 Economics of Industrial Organization ll
  • 5552 Theory of the Firm
  • 5553 Topics in Empirical Industrial Organization
  • 5554 Firms, Markets, and Institutions
  • 559 Event Study Methodology
  • 560 Location Theory and Regional Economic Growth
  • 561 Problems and Policies in Urban and Regional Development
  • 562 The Economics of Technological Change and Dynamics
  • 565 Research Workshop in Energy and Environment
  • 568 Research Seminar in Health Economics
  • 571 Topics in Economic Development l
  • 572 Topics in Economic Development ll
  • 575 Theory of International Trade
  • 577 International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics
  • 581 Seminar in Growth and Development
  • 582 Seminar on Work, Family, and Public Policy
  • 582A Seminar on Work, Family, and Public Policy l
  • 583 Labor Economics l
  • 584 Topics in Labor Economics ll
  • 585 Economic Seminar
  • 586A Seminar in Macroeconomics
  • 586B Seminar in Macro and Monetary Economics
  • 586C Topics in Monetary Economics and Macroeconomics
  • 5875 Financial Markets, Institutions, and the Regulatory Challenge
  • 588 Seminar in Polictical Economy
  • 589 Seminar in Dynamic Economics
  • 597 Readings in Economics
  • 598 Research in Economics
  • 5991 Money and Macroeconomics Workshops
  • 5992 Money and Macroeconomics Workshops
  • 5993 Economic Theory Workshop
  • 5994 Economic Theory Workshop
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