Graduate Course Descriptions
ECON52040 - INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC MODELS, PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS, ESTIMATION, ESTIMATORS, AND REGRESSION AND
CORRELATION AS TOOLS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52045 - MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. AMONG
TOPICS THAT MAY BE COVERED ARE: SETS, RELATIONS/ FUNCTIONS, MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL AND INTERGRAL CALCULUS, AND
OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52065 - PROB-MONEY & FISCAL POLICY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVES, TECHNIQUES AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52068 - INDUST ORGAN & PUB POLICY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF STRUCTURE, OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL
MARKETS IN AMERICAN ECONOMY. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52076 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ANALYSIS OF NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BARRIERS TO AND FUTURE POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A
NATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THEORIES AND STRATEGIC FACTORS PERTAINING TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52078 - EC HIST INDUSTRIAL DEVEL
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| HISTORICAL SURVEY OF MAJOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES FROM THE MIDDLE
AGES TO THE 20TH CENTURY. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52080 - REGIONAL ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| EXAMINES TECHNIQUES OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERREGIONAL DISPARITIES
IN DEVELOPED NATIONS AND SUGGESTS POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DISPARITIES. GRADUATE
STANDING. |
ECON52081 - URBAN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES TO URBAN SPATIAL PATTERNS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY
IN HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, POLLUTION, WELFARE, ETC. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52083 - HIST OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ECONOMIC THOUGHT FROM MERCANTILIST PERIOD TO EARLY 20TTH CENTURY, ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZING THEORIES OF
CLASSICAL SCHOOL, MARGINALISTS, MARX AND NEOCLASSICISTS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52084 - ECON FLUCTUATION & GROWTH
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SEE CATALOG |
ECON52086 - ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO USE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE WHAT HAS AND IS HAPPENING TO
THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION AND CURRENT HEALTH CARE POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION. TOPICS INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICARE,
HEALTH CARE REFORM, HMO'S AND INCREASING COSTS IN HEALTH CARE. |
ECON52087 - LAW AND ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE IMPACT OF LEGAL SYSTEMS ON MARKET
BEHAVIOR. - FALL 2000. GRADUATE STANDING (OR PERMISSION). - FALL 2000. |
ECON52291 - SEM: ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 4 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| (REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 12 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL SEMINARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF
CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52293 - VT WKSP: ECON
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 6 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| VARIOUS SPECIAL WORKSHOPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER.
REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 18 HOURS. "S/U" GRADING. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52295 - ST: ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| (REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL TOPICS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF
CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON52297 - COLL: ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| (REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL COLLOQUIA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF
CLASSES UNDER THIS NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62010 - SURVEY OF ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SURVEY OF BASIC ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF BOTH MICRO- AND MACROECONOMICS. EMPHASIS
IS PLACED ON THE USE AND RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND TOOLS IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62011 - ECON ISSUE THEORY & PROBS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SEE CATALOG |
ECON62015 - ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND DECISION MAKING AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO THE INFORMATION ECONOMY.
OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND PRODUCTION THEORY, THE DEMAND FOR INFORMATION;
INFORMATION AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION; INFORMATION COSTS AND PRICING. CASE STUDIES IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY. -
FALL 2000. GRADUATE STANDING - FALL 2000. |
ECON62021 - BUS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| Analysis of forces determining economic growth, employment, inflation, and international competitiveness,
with emphasis on understanding the business cycle and government stabilization policies. Prerequisite: BAD 64005
(may be taken concurrently). PREREQUISITE: BAD 64005 (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY). GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62022 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| USES ECONOMIC THEORY AND QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING SKILLS WHICH ENABLE
MANAGERS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO EVALUATE PROBLEMS AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY.
PREREQUISITE: BAD 64005; M.B.A. PROFICIENCY IN CALCULUS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62044 - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SELECTED TOPICS CONCERNING INFERENCE AND REGRESSION. INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE, CHI-SQUARE, F-TEST
AND CORRELATION. EMPHASIZES USEFULNESS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62050 - MICRO-ECONOMIC THEORY I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, PRODUCTION AND COSTS, THE FIRM,
MARKETS AND WELFARE ECONOMICS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62051 MACRO-ECONOMIC THEORY I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT; KEYNESIAN THEORIES OF CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT,
MULTIPLIER, ACCELERATOR, MONEY, INTEREST RATES, PRICE LEVEL AND WAGE RATES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62052 - MICRO-ECONOMIC THEORY II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62050 AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62053 - MACRO-ECONOMIC THEORY II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN MACROECONOMIC THEORY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62050 AND 62051. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62054 - ECONOMETRICS I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEMS AND METHODS OF ESTIMATING THE PARAMETERS OF ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS.
GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62055 - ECONOMETRICS II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| COVERS GENERALIZED LINEAR REGRESSION, MIXED ESTIMATION, SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION SYSTEMS, THEIR
IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION BY SINGLE EQUATION AND SYSTEMS ESTIMATION. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62054 AND GRADUATE
STANDING. |
ECON62061 - MONETARY THEORY & POLICY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MONETARY THEORIES AND THEIR NEOCLASSICAL ANTECEDENTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
MONEY AND ITS INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH RATE OF INTEREST AND GENERAL PRICE LEVEL. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62071 - LABOR ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ANALYSES OF WAGE DETERMINATION, THE SUPPLY OF SKILLS, LABOR MARKET
DISCRIMINATION, AND THE EFFECTS OF TRADE UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62072 - ECON LABOR MKTG STRUCTURE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF UNIONS, INTERNAL LABOR MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND
PROGRAMS ON WAGES, EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62075 - THEORY-INTERNATIONL TRADE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| STUDY OF MODERN INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY. EMPHASIZES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND FACTOR PRICES,
FACTOR ENDOWMENT, TECHNOLOGY, TERMS OF TRADE, CUSTOMS UNIONS AND PROTECTIONISM. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62076 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING EXCHANGE RATES, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOVEMENTS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS,
DISEQUILIBRIUM AND ADJUSTMENT, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM, AND INTERNAL-EXTERNAL BALANCE. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62077 - PROBS OF DEVELOPING AREAS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF SELECTED TOPICS AND ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 52076 OR PERMISSION.
GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62078 - SEM: INTERNATIONAL ECON
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ANALYSIS OF RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND CURRENT PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE.
PREREQUISITE: ECON 62075 AND 62076 OR PERMISSION. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62083 - PUBLIC POLICY TWD BUS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| RECENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING ECONOMIC STABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ENERGY, EQUAL
RIGHTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ARE EMPHASIZED, AS ARE THE REACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE EXECUTIVE. PREREQUISITE:
GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62096 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT OR SEQUENCE OF SUBJECTS. MAXIMUM OF 6 SEMESTER HOURS OF
WORK MAY BE EARNED IN INDEPENDENT STUDY, ALTHOUGH NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS IN ANY ONE SEMESTER. "IP" PERMISSIBLE.
PREREQUISITE: FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 12 HOURS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY WORK, WITH PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62098 - RESEARCH
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
1 to 15 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| RESEARCH FOR MASTER'S STUDENTS. MAY APPLY TOWARD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IF APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY
DEPARTMENT. REPEAT REGISTRATION PERMITTED. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62181 - URBAN ECONOMICS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| SPATIAL THEORIES OF INTER- AND INTRAMETROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND PUBLIC
POLICY IN HOUSING, EDUCATION, CRIME, TRANSPORTATION, WELFARE, POLLUTION, ETC. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62182 - PUB EXP & COST BENEFIT ANLY
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. USES ECONOMIC THEORY
TO APPRAISE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ALTERNATIVES IN ADVANCED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62184 - PUBLIC FINANCE I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ANALYSIS OF MARKET FAILURE INCLUDING THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS AND EXTERNALITIES. AN EXAMINATION OF
THE INCIDENCE AND OUTPUT EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TAXES. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62185 - PUBLIC FINANCE II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THEORIES OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND BUDGETING; DEBT MANAGEMENT; IMPACT OF
FISCAL POLICY UPON LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON62199 - THESIS I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
2 to 6 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| THESIS STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR TOTAL OF 6 HOURS, 2 TO 6 HOURS IN A SINGLE SEMESTER, DISTRIBUTED
OVER SEVERAL SEMESTERS IF DESIRED. "S/U" GRADING; "IP" PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION OF ADVISER AND GRADUATE
STANDING. |
ECON62299 - THESIS II
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
2 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| THESIS STUDENTS MUST CONTINUE REGISTRATION EACH SEMESTER UNTIL ALL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
"S/U" GRADING; "IP" GRADE PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62199 AND GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON64004 - QUANTITATIVE METH B.A. I
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTALS OF MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING. BOTH
ALGEBRAIC AND TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN DISCUSSION. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON64183 - PUBLIC POL TWD BUSINESS
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| GR ST |
ECON67021 - BUS CNDTN & FORECAST-EMBA
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
2 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE REAL GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, EMPLOYMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT, AND INFLATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON APPLICATION AND FORECASTING. GRADUATE STANDING. |
ECON67022 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS-EMBA
| College: |
College of Business Administration |
| Dept: |
ECON |
| Credits: |
2 |
| Class Level: |
G |
| ANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING WITHIN THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FIRM'S
ECONOMIC DECISIONS UNDER DIFFERENT MARKET AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS. |
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