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  • ECON 2020: Principles of Economics II SS

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010. Teaches basic concepts and tools from the fields of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics not covered in ECON 2010. Focuses on economic scenarios that depart from perfect competition, including market failures and imperfect competition. Analyzes the Keynesian framework and its applications to fiscal policy, as well as monetary theory and policy. Uses lectures, class discussions, and a variety of in-class activities to promote engaged learning. Required for Finance and Economics majors.. Lab access fee of $30 for computers applies.. Canvas Course Mats $85/McGraw applies.
    ShareECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II SS
    General Education Course

  • ECON 3010: Intermediate Microeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2020, MGMT 3345, and University Advanced Standing. Covers intermediate microeconomic theory for economics and finance majors planning on extending their economics training into econometrics, mathematical economics and other related courses. Reviews microeconomic theory and models to develop an understanding of, and ability to use, modern microeconomic theory, measurement, and policy.
    ShareECON 3010 - Intermediate Microeconomics

  • ECON 3020: Managerial Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 2240 with a B- or better; ECON 2020; University Advanced Standing. Extends the discussion of the economic theory of markets, demand and supply, elasticity, and marginal analysis process to make more effective decisions. Emphasizes an applied approach using basic theoretical concepts. Discusses the concepts of production theory and cost analysis in the short and long run. Describes how to apply economic decision-making in various competitive markets, including perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly. Reviews elements of risk and uncertainty in a microeconomic framework.. Canvas Course Mats $85/McGraw applies.
    ShareECON 3020 - Managerial Economics

  • ECON 3030: Intermediate Macroeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Matriculation into the Woodbury School of Business and University Advanced Standing. Extends discussion of models of income determination, economic growth theory, analysis of fiscal and monetary policy theory, international trade issues, and alternative views related to the impact of macro theory in the US and world economies. Prepares economics majors for other advanced economic theory and policy courses.
    ShareECON 3030 - Intermediate Macroeconomics

  • ECON 3040: Environmental Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval and University Advanced Standing. Introduces economic issues of ecological and environmental theory and policy. Identifies the economic tools appropriate for the analysis of ecological and environmental challenges for an inter-disciplinary group of engineering, science, social science, and natural resources management professionals. Presents the microeconomic concepts useful for reviewing these types of issues. Evaluates public policy issues related to environmental, ecological, and natural resource challenges.
    ShareECON 3040 - Environmental Economics

  • ECON 305G: International Economics GI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010, ECON 2020, and University Advanced Standing. Covers theoretical and practical concepts of international trade and finance. Reviews empirical tests of basic international trade theories. Uses international trade and finance databases for the analysis of trade patterns, balance of payments, exchange rates and global capital markets. Includes coverage of cultural and intercultural relationships that exist within an economic context.. Canvas Course Mats $100/Pearson applies.
    ShareECON 305G - International Economics GI
    General Education Course

  • ECON 3060: Money and Banking

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2020 and University Advanced Standing. Covers the concept of money, its historical development, and its role in the economy. Covers the U.S banking system with a focus on the Federal Reserve Bank. Examines the Federal Reserve Bank balance sheet and the different tools for conducting monetary policy. Provides the opportunity for students to collect data from the Federal Reserve Bank and test the relationships between money, banking, and macroeconomics theory.
    ShareECON 3060 - Money and Banking

  • ECON 3070: Behavioral Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010 and University Advanced Standing. Provides an introduction to Behavioral Economics. Contrasts the assumptions of the neoclassical economic theories with theories based on psychology, sociology, and related disciplines. Reviews the leading models in heuristics and biases in decision making. Uses case studies for the understanding of real-world scenarios in economics and business.
    ShareECON 3070 - Behavioral Economics

  • ECON 3370: Economic Modeling and Data Analytics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 2240 with a B- or better; ECON 2020; University Advanced Standing. Covers at an intermediate level some of the most important quantitative tools used in Economics and Data Analytics. Explains how to build, solve and estimate theoretical models of real-world situations. Applies optimization techniques and machine learning methods to economic and business problems. Uses lectures, class discussions, and a variety of in-class activities to promote engaged learning.
    ShareECON 3370 - Economic Modeling and Data Analytics

  • ECON 3400: Health Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 3370 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces healthcare economics and provides an overview of the structure and operations of health care systems in the United States. Introduces dynamic developments in the healthcare industry and changes in health policy. Reviews the roles of private and government insurance, physician, hospital, and patient relationships, the impacts of pharmaceutical providers, long-term care, and related issues. Includes the application of alternative economic models associated with healthcare provision and the identification of data required to measure and evaluate healthcare processes.
    ShareECON 3400 - Health Economics