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Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 4110 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Boston (Hybrid) Tu 5:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Macroeconomics, the study of the economy as a whole, applies the basic principles of economics to whole economic systems and the relationships among sectors of the economy. Students explore unemployment, inflation, national income and employment theory, government expenditures and taxation, the role of the banking system, the Federal Reserve System, and supply-side policies.
(Not open to students who have taken ECN 4115 Economic Principles and Problems 1.)
Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 4111 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston Th 5:45 PM - 9:45 PM
July 23 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) Tu 5:45 PM - 9:45 PM
The study of microeconomics centers on individual areas of activity such as a firm, product, or consumer. Students apply basic principles of economics to current economic problems and explore such topics as the role of a market pricing system, supply and demand, the costs of production, profits and the supply decision, competitive markets, monopoly, oligopoly, factor markets, and income distribution. Economic principles are also applied to selected problem areas including poverty, pollution, and international trade.
Prerequisite: ECN 4110 Principles of Macroeconomics or equivalent. (Not open to students who have taken ECN 4116 Economic Principles and Problems 2 or ECN 4117 Economic Principles and Problems 3.)
Healthcare Economics
ECN 4130 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston M 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
This course includes a survey of current methods of allocating scarce health resources among potential users and the implications for economic efficiency and equity. Topics include healthcare trends in the United States; the pricing of doctors’ and hospital services; causes for increasing medical care costs; supply and training of healthcare personnel; the nation’s need for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health personnel; the quality of medical care; economics of health insurance plans; and consumer demand for healthcare, medical facilities, and semiprofessional personnel.
Statistics 1
ECN 4250 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Boston (Hybrid) W 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
This course introduces the collection and organization of data, including the measurement, presentation, and uses of elementary set theory; measures of central tendency and variability; basic probability; and probability distributions.
Prerequisite: MTH 4111 College Algebra 2.
Statistics 2
ECN 4251 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston Tu 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
July 23 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) W 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
The study of statistics continues with sampling and basic estimation techniques, instructor’s “t” distribution, testing of statistical hypotheses, and analysis of variances.
Prerequisite: ECN 4250 Statistics 1 or equivalent. |
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