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2009 Course Catalog
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Financial Markets and Investments (EC901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course first examines types and operations of US financial markets and institutions. Attention is given to financial concepts, investment theories, market practices and government... (more »)
International Financial Markets and Investments (EC902-3A)
Program: Pre-College
This course first examines the operations of global financial markets and institutions. These markets include foreign exchange markets, international money markets, international... (more »)
Introduction to the Global Business Environment (EC900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will familiarize students with the dynamic nature and global reach of the contemporary business enterprise. Course participants will study the nature, opportunities... (more »)
How a Nation's Economy Works: An Introduction to Macroeconomics (EC910-3A)
Program: Pre-College
One out of four workers lost a job during the Great Depression. How could this happen in the absence of war or any natural disaster, with all the production possibilities in place?... (more »)
Principles of Economics (ECON 0110)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Extensive coverage of economic issues, institutions, and vocabulary, plus an introduction to economic analysis and its application to current social problems. Required for all... (more »)
An Introduction to Game Theory (EC905-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The award-winning film “A Beautiful Mind” introduced many people to the life of the Nobel Prize winning economist John Nash, but what about the theory that won him... (more »)
Introduction to Financial Markets (EC914-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This course introduces students to the basics of finance. We will examine how financial markets and financial institutions work and the economic fundamentals that underlie financial... (more »)
Economic Growth and Development (EC913-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Why are some countries so much richer than others? Why is the standard of living in developed countries like the United States so much higher today than it was 100 years ago?... (more »)
Financial Accounting (ECON 0710)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This introductory course in basic accounting theory and practice includes accounting procedures for various forms of business organizations and provides a basic review of individual... (more »)
Work in the Global Economy (SO908-2A)
Program: Pre-College
How does manufacturing in China affect jobs in the U.S.? Why do Filipino women represent the largest share of domestic workers in Japan? How does the widespread migration of young... (more »)
International Political Economy of Development (POLS 0330)
Program: Summer Session Credit
What does international politics have to do with the economy? How do economic crises in one part of the world affect domestic politics in another part? What is development, and... (more »)