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. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

ECON            121
         Principles of Macroeconomics
       3 hours.  Credit is not given for ECON 121 if the student has credit for ECON 130. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

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. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  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 MATH 160.  

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 MATH 160.  

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

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

ECON            328
         Public Finance
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

ECON            329
         Industrial Organization
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

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

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

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

ECON            350
         Economics of Sports and Entertainment
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

ECON            370
         Environmental Economics
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

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            441
         Teaching Methods in Economics
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit earned in ECON 441 may not be used to satisfy Economics credit requirements for the BA, BS, MA or PhD degrees awarded by the Department of Economics. Credit earned in ECON 441 may be applied toward the degree as an elective. Prerequisite(s): For undergraduate students, two 300- or 400-level electives in economics; for graduate students in economics, one course in graduate-level microeconomics or macroeconomics.  

ECON            450
         Business Forecasting Using Time Series Methods
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as IDS 476. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): IDS 371 or ECON 346 or consent of the instructor.  

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 PhD in Economics. Elective credit only will be applied toward these degrees. Prerequisite(s): ECON 218 or ECON 220.  

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            502
         Microeconomics II
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 501.  

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

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. 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 07-Jan-08 - 21-Mar-08. Credit is not given for ECON 521 if the student has credit in ECON 511. Departmental Approval Required 

ECON            535
         Econometrics II
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 534.  

ECON            536
         Advanced Mathematical Economics
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): MATH 181.  

ECON            538
         Business Research and Forecasting II
       4 hours.  Same as IDS 583. Prerequisite(s): IDS 476 or IDS 582 or ECON 537.  

ECON            553
         Economics of Religion
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520.  

ECON            556
         Health Economics II
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 or ECON 520; or consent of the instructor.  

ECON            571
         Urban Real Estate and Land Economics
       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.