ECON 5050 Business and the Economic Environment (3 units)
Analysis of contemporary macro- and microeconomic problems and issues, related governmental policies, and their impact on the business firm. Including (but not limited to) unemployment, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy; government regulation of business; business concentration and anti-trust policy; income distribution; international economic relations. Prerequisite: MBA or MA candidacy. (Spring)
ECON 5570 Ecological Economics (4 units)
Focuses upon the relationship between economic systems and the biological and physical world. It recognizes that practical solutions to pressing social and environmental problems require interdisciplinary approaches that focus on the links between economic, social, and ecological systems. Current problems of economic growth and the prospects for continued development in a finite world are examined. Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and ECON 2510 (or ECON 5050), ECON 4560, and graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
ECON 5940 Economics Internship (1-6 units)
Supervised field experience in a selected area of economics. Formal written report(s) will be required. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of internship coordinator prior to registration.
ECON 5960 Graduate Project (3-6 units)
Under the direction of the project adviser, the student will prepare, complete, and orally defend the findings of a graduate-level project. Project proposals must be approved by the project adviser(s). Prerequisites: Graduate standing, consent of student’s graduate adviser, and consent of instructor.
ECON 5980 Individual Study (1-4 units)
For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (Fall, Winter, Spring)
ECON 5990 Thesis (1-6 units)
Thesis research. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of graduate adviser.
