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.  Credit is not given for ECON 270 if the student has credit for IDS 270. Prerequisite(s): MATH 160.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussio/Recitation and one Lecture.

ECON            320
         Law and Economics
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220; or consent of the instructor and either ECON 120 or ECON 130 for pre-law students and criminal justice majors.  

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

ECON            324
         Economic History of the United States
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

ECON            326
         History of Economic Thought
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220 or ECON 221.  

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            334
         Economic Development
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220 or ECON 221. Cultural Diversity course.  

ECON            342
         Regional Economics
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220 or ECON 221.  

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            512
         Macroeconomics II
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 511.  

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            521
         Macro and International Economics for Business
       4 hours. Meets 05-Sep-06 - 22-Dec-06. Credit is not given for ECON 521 if the student has credit in ECON 511, or MBA 502 and MBA 508. Departmental Approval Required 

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

ECON            551
         Economics of Education
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520.  

ECON            555
         Health Economics I
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520; or consent of the instructor.  

ECON            575
         Economic Analysis of Public Expenditures
       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.