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• ECON 225: Comparative Economic Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analysis of economic systems in France, the former Yugoslavia, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union and the United States. Emphasis varies with each offering at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite:    ECON 101, ENGL 110.
  ShareECON 225 - Comparative Economic Systems

• ECON 226: Area Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analysis of regional economies such as Africa, Asia or Latin America. The area of study will be specified by the instructor expected to teach the course. Prerequisite:    ECON 101 or 102.
  ShareECON 226 - Area Studies

• ECON 231: Applied Statistcs 1

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Presentations of data, measures of central tendency and variation, and index numbers. Introduction to probability theory, sampling and inference and regression and time series analysis. Offered in fall, spring.
  ShareECON 231 - Applied Statistcs 1

• ECON 235: Mathematical Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Static analysis in economics, consumer and firm equilibrium, marginal analysis, optimization problems. Preliminary use of algebra and calculus for business and economic applications. Prerequisite:    ECON 101, 102; MATH 101 or equivalent.
  ShareECON 235 - Mathematical Economics

• ECON 246: Econ Health and Welfare Prgm

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analysis of consumer theory, firm theory and market failure within the context of health economics. Emphasis on the institutions involved in health care provision, labor markets for health care professionals and market structure and government regulation. Prerequisite:    ECON 102.
  ShareECON 246 - Econ Health and Welfare Prgm

• ECON 300: Co-Op Ed Experience in Econ

  3.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Co-Op Ed Experience in Econ
  ShareECON 300 - Co-Op Ed Experience in Econ

• ECON 305: Economics in Film

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course utilizes film as a bridge between real economic life and scholarly treatment of the relevant issues. The course emphasizes critical thinking and synthesis of economic ideas. Students must also engage in questioning the obvious, exploring meaning, and writing about issues from films incisively and analytically following the scientific method. While maintaining rigor in their writing, students must state clearly their hypothesis and empirical methodology. Data collection includes prilnary data, surveys, personal interviews, and focus groups (culturally diverse groups related to the underlying socioeconomic issue). Prerequisite:    ECON 100 or 101 or 102; COMM 100; ENGL 110 and junior status.
  ShareECON 305 - Economics in Film

• ECON 307: Environmental Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Microeconomic theory applied to the problems of pollution control, sustainability, and valuation of environmental goods and services. Topics include economic efficiency, externalities, public goods, benefit-cost analysis and environmental policy. Content includes economic theory, critical analysis, and problem solving applied to applications of economic efficiency, welfare analysis, and optimal pollution abatement policy. Prerequisite:    ECON 102, ENGL 110, and Math 101 or MATH placement beyond MATH 101 (MATH 151, 155H, 160, 161, 163H)
  ShareECON 307 - Environmental Economics

• ECON 310: Economics of Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Economic concepts and models are used to explain laws and legal situations. Economics is applied in some of the principal areas of the law: property, contracts, torts and crime. Prerequisite:    ENGL 110, COMM 100, junior status, ECON 102, BUAD 202, or permission of instructor.
  ShareECON 310 - Economics of Justice

• ECON 316: Public Finance

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Economic aspects of governmental budgeting emphasizing fiscal policy including impact of taxation and expenditures. Topics include the allocation, distribution and stabilization effects of the public household. Prerequisite:    ECON 101, 102.
  ShareECON 316 - Public Finance