Economics Program

Examines how consumers and firms make choices when facing scarce resources, and how those choices are related to government policy and market outcomes, such as prices and output. Prerequisites: RDWR115 and MTH 20 or placement above these levels.

Examines the aggregate activity of a market economy, economic growth, inflation, unemployment, and the use of fiscal and monetary policy to address macroeconomic problems. Prerequisites: RDWR115 and MTH 20 or placement above these levels.

The course will provide a historical study and understanding of the sources of economic growth and change in the United States. The discussion will center how changes in industry, agriculture, commerce, transportation, labor, and finance affected the development of modern Free Market Capitalism.