ECON211

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Economics in the Real World: Reading, Writing, and Researching

Economics College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

ECON

Course Number

211

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, MECO: Major-Economics, WRMJ: GenEd-Writing in the Major

Course Short Title

Econ in the Real World

Course Long Title

Economics in the Real World: Reading, Writing, and Researching

Course Description

Introduces main traditions and schools of contemporary economics with a historical perspective. Critically unpacks foundational concepts of growth, division of labor, class conflict, capitalism, institutions, competition, commodification, and inequality. Explores diverse problems and fields of economies and economics, including those that pertain to unemployment, discrimination, environmental degradation, GMOs, and health care provision. Students will have multiple opportunities to write research notes in economics using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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