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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.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Note open to students who have completed any of the following exams: AP Microeconomics exam with a score of 5 or better or IB Economics exam with a score of 6 or better.
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ECON 111.02 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 271 Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment 6 credits
This course focuses on environmental economics, energy economics, and the relationship between them. Economic incentives for pollution abatement, the industrial organization of energy production, optimal depletion rates of energy sources, and the environmental and economic consequences of alternate energy sources are analyzed.
- Winter 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 – Principles of Microeconomics with a grade of C- 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.
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ECON 271.00 Winter 2025
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 211 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 329 Econometrics 6 credits
This course is an introduction to the statistical methods used by economists to test hypotheses and to study and quantify economic relationships. The course emphasizes both econometric theory and practical application through analysis of economic data sets using statistical software. Prior experience with R is strongly encouraged. Topics include two-variable and multiple regression, interval estimation and hypothesis testing, discrete and continuous structural change, parameter restrictions, model construction, experimental design, issues of functional specification, model overfitting and underfitting, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation, and multicollinearity.
- Fall 2024, Winter 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student must have completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 – Principles of Macroeconomics or received a score of 5 or better on the Macroeconomics AP exam AND ECON 111 – Principles of Microeconomics or received a score of 5 or better on the Microeconomics AP exam OR received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam. AND MATH 101 – Calculus with Problem Solving or MATH 111 – Introduction to Calculus or greater or received a a score of 4 or better on the Calculus AB AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Mathematics IB exam AND either STAT 120 – Introduction to Statistics or STAT 250 – Introduction to Statistical Inference with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Statistics AP exam or equivalents.
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ECON 329.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 329.00 Winter 2025
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 204 10:10am-11:55am
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ENTS 232 Research Methods in Environmental Studies 3 credits
This course covers various methodologies that are used to prosecute interdisciplinary academic research relating to the environment. Among the topics covered are: identification of a research question, methods of analysis, hypothesis testing, and effective rhetorical methods, both oral and written.
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ENTS 232.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- THWillis 204 8:15am-10:00am
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ENTS 395 Senior Seminar 3 credits
This seminar will focus on preparing Environmental Studies majors to undertake the senior comprehensive exercise. The seminar will be organized around a topic to-be-determined and will involve intensive discussion and the preparation of a detailed research proposal for the comps experience. The course is required for all Environmental Studies majors choosing the group comps option. Prerequisite: Completion of all other ENTS core courses except comps.
Requires completion of all other ENTS core courses except comps.
- Fall 2024
- SI, Social Inquiry
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ENTS 395.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- TWillis 204 8:15am-10:00am
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ENTS 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
In this course, ENTS majors complete a group-based comprehensive exercise. Each group is expected to research and execute a group project on the topic chosen by the group, under the guidance of an ENTS faculty member. Toward the end of winter term, all groups present their research at a symposium sponsored by ENTS.
- Winter 2025
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Student has completed the following course: ENTS 395 – Senior Seminar with grade of C- or better