NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Economics

Location: 2103 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2684. For some courses in Economics, priority in enrollment will be given to students whose college or curriculum requires that course. Other students who meet the prerequisites may be accommodated during late registration as space permits.

ECON     120            Principles of Microeconomics
         3 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 120 if the student has credit for ECON 130.   

ECON     121            Principles of Macroeconomics
         3 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 121 if the student has credit for ECON 130.   

ECON     130            Principles of Economics for Business
         5 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 130 if the student has credit for ECON 120 or ECON 121.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

ECON     218            Microeconomics: Theory and Business Applications
         4 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 218 if the student has credit for ECON 220. Prerequisite(s): ECON 130, or both ECON 120 and ECON 121; and either MATH 160 or MATH 165 or MATH 180.   

ECON     220            Microeconomics: Theory and Applications
         3 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 220 if the student has credit for ECON 218. Prerequisite(s): ECON 130, or both ECON 120 and ECON 121; and either MATH 160 or MATH 165 or MATH 180.   

ECON     221            Macroeconomics in the World Economy: Theory and Applications
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 130, or both ECON 120 and ECON 121; and either MATH 160 or MATH 165 or MATH 180.   

ECON     270            Statistics for Economics
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): MATH 160.   

ECON     323            Business Conditions Analysis
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 221, and either ECON 346 or IDS 371.   

ECON     331            Labor Economics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.   

ECON     332            Urban Economics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.   

ECON     333            International Economics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220 or ECON 221.   

ECON     339            Monetary Theory
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 221 or FIN 300.   

ECON     345            Introduction to Mathematical Microeconomics
         3 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 345 if the student has credit for MATH 180. Prerequisite(s): MATH 160 and ECON 120.   

ECON     346            Econometrics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 120 or ECON 121 or ECON 130; and either ECON 270 or IDS 270.   

ECON     354            Health Economics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220; or consent of the instructor and either ECON 120 or ECON 130 for students enrolled in a health sciences college.   

ECON     371            Introduction to Urban Real Estate
         3 hours.
        Same as FIN 371. Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.   

ECON     395            Research and Writing in Economics
         0 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in a designated 300 or 400 level economics course.   

ECON     399            Independent Study in Economics
         1 TO 3 hours.
        May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Prerequisite(s): 9 hours of economics courses at the 300-level or above, overall GPA of at least 3.2 (A=4.0), and consent of a faculty member and the head of the department.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the LAS degree and the major. 

ECON     472            Real Estate Finance
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as FIN 472. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May not be used to satisfy the economics credit requirement for the MA in Economics and Ph.D. in Economics. Elective credit only will be applied toward these degrees. Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.   

ECON     475            Real Estate Markets and Valuation
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Course may not be applied toward the minimum required courses in economics for the M.A. or Ph.D. in Economics. Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220; and ECON 270 or IDS 270; or consent of the instructor.   

ECON     499            Independent Study in Economics
         1 TO 3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the director of graduate studies and the instructor.   

ECON     501            Microeconomics I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 220 and MATH 165.   

ECON     511            Macroeconomics I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 221.   

ECON     514            International Trade Policy
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 501; or ECON 520 and ECON 521.   

ECON     520            Microeconomics for Business Decisions
         4 hours.
        Credit is not given for ECON 520 if the student has credit in ECON 501 or ECON 540 or MBA 502. Prerequisite(s): MATH 165 or MATH 181 or the equivalent. Restricted to Accounting, Real Estate, and Business Administration (MBA). Not intended for Undergrad - Chicago, and Undergrad Non-Degree Chicago.   

ECON     531            Labor Economics I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520.   

ECON     534            Econometrics I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 445 or IDS 532.   

ECON     537            Business Research and Forecasting I
         4 hours.
        Same as IDS 582. Prerequisite(s): ECON 534 and at least one statistics course with regression analysis at the 300-level or above.   

ECON     552            Economic Demography
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520.   

ECON     593            Internship Program
         0 TO 8 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Completion of the core courses in the degree program in which the student is enrolled and approval of the internship program by the graduate adviser and the Graduate Curriculum Committee.   

ECON     596            Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

ECON     598            Master's Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the chair of the thesis committee.   

ECON     599            Ph.D. Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the chair of the thesis committee.