ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BT 114 or WR 121Z or designated placement.

Recommended Prerequisite(s): CIS 125WW

Course Description: Introduces students to the study of human behavior and choices in a market process, through traditional and modern economic models. Students will analyze relationships in supply and demand, production and cost, output and employment, market structures and political policy.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify complex economic theories, principles and practices.
CLO#2: Formulate ideas and resolve problems relating to key economic principles.
CLO#3: Identify a succession of economic concepts that grow in complexity throughout the course.
CLO#4: Identify how personal choice and governmental policies enhance efforts in sustainability and environmental protection. (ILO: Critical Thinking)