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• ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics 6 credits

  This course gives the students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 110, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include consumer choice theory; the formation of prices under competition, monopoly, and other market structures; the determination of wages, profits, and income from capital; the distribution of income; and an analysis of policy directed towards problems of public finance, pollution, natural resources, and public goods.

  • Offered: Winter 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Not open to students who have completed any of the following exams: AP Microeconomics exam with a score of 5 or IB Economics exam with a score of 6 or better. Students who plan to take upper-level economics courses must review additional material in lieu of ECON 111. If you would like to waive your AP or IB test score in order to take ECON 111, please contact the Registrar's Office for options.

  • Tags: CL: 100 level PPOL Core

  • ECON  111.03 Winter 2025

  • Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:30
  • M, WWillis 204 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FWillis 204 1:10pm-2:10pm

• ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development 6 credits

  This course explores household behavior in developing countries. We will cover areas including fertility decisions, health and mortality, investment in education, the intra-household allocation of resources, household structure, and the marriage market. We will also look at the characteristics of land, labor, and credit markets, particularly technology adoption; land tenure and tenancy arrangements; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; and the impacts of alternative politics and strategies in developing countries. The course complements Economics 241.

  • Offered: Winter 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.

  • Tags: AFST Pertinent ASST Central Asia ASST East Asia ASST South Asia CL: 200 level EAST Supporting ECON Elective ENTS Society, Culture and Policy LTAM 300 HIST/SOAN/POSC LTAM Electives LTAM Pertinent Courses POSI Elective/Non POSC ASST Social Inquiry PPOL Economic Policy Making & Development SAST Support Social Inquiry

  • ECON  240.00 Winter 2025

  • Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 211 9:50am-11:00am
  • FWillis 211 9:40am-10:40am