ECON 5 Principles of Macroeconomics

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 5; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
Term Typically Offered: Every term
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Beginning Algebra or appropriate placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
Advisories: Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra, and ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E with a grade of “C” or better.
An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include: market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics, and economic growth. (HBCU, UC, CSU, C-ID ECON 202)