Economics (ECO) at Blue Ridge Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- ECO 110 - Consumer Economics
- Fosters understanding of American economic system and the individual's role as a consumer. Emphasizes application of economic principles to practical problems encountered. Alerts students to opportunities, dangers, and alternatives of consumers.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ECO 120 - Survey of Economics
- Presents a broad overview of economic theory, history, development, and application. Introduces terms, definitions, policies, and philosophies of market economies. Provides some comparison with other economic systems. Includes some degree of exposure to microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts.Lecture 2-3 hours.
2-3 credits - ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- Presents the fundamental macroeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, national economic growth, inflation, recession, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, and international trade. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer, business, and government decisions, and their effect on the overall economy. This is a Passport Transfer course.Lecture 3 hour. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics
- Presents the fundamental microeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, elasticities, marginal revenues and costs, profits, production and distribution. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer and business decisions, and their effect on the individual.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ECO 230 - Money and Banking
- Reviews history of American banking institutions, principles, and practices. Emphasizes the relationship of finances to business structure, operation, and organization. Examines present financial structures, agents, problems, and institutions.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ECO 245 - Contemporary Economic Issues
- Presents major contemporary economic issues of the day. May focus on issues such as energy, the environment, the farmer, the national debt, taxes, international trade, consumerism, and economic trends. Emphasizes proper analysis of economic problems and formulation of corrective policy. Develops the student's critical faculties by exposure to opinions of eminent economists and may offer open classroom debate. Prerequisite ECO 201.Lecture 3 hours per week.
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