Course Descriptions - Economics (ECNS)

ECNS 094 PCE TOPIC
Non-credit professional and continuing education (PCE) courses offered to provide condensed coursework to meet the needs of working students and professionals. These courses are eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) and OPI Renewal Units and are transcribed on the student’s continuing education transcript.

ECNS 194 PCE TOPIC
Credits: VARIES (Sufficient Demand)

Credit-bearing professional and continuing education (PCE) courses offered to provide students and professionals condensed courses for skills upgrades, Professional Certification requirements, and as electives for the Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degrees. These courses may be eligible for financial aid for students pursuing the AA or AS degrees and are transcribed on the student’s undergraduate transcript.

ECNS 201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONIMICS
Credits: 3
Term: (F based on sufficient demand)

This course examines the subsystems of the economy such as the economics of the individual, the firm, and the industry. Study includes analysis of the pricing mechanism of the economy and the theories of income distribution.

ECNS 202 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONIMICS
Credits: 3
Term: (S based on sufficient demand)

This course presents the principles underlying the operation of a macroeconomic system through the study of the national and world economies as a whole. Topics explored include gross domestic product, full employment, economic growth, surplus and deficits, income distribution, balance of trade, protectionism, government policies, and international trade.