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EES 6420 - Paleobio of Paleo Vert/Plants
Credit Hour(s): 3
The rise and evolution of Paleozoic vertebrate and plant groups with an emphasis on the evolution of jawed fishes, early tetrapods, and the “terrestrialization” of Earth. Phylogenetic and molecular analysis, and recent discoveries in the field of “Evo-Devo” will be employed to determine the origin and diversification of major vertebrate groups, and uncover connections between macroevolutionary trends and paleoenvironmental changes.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 6430 - Analysis and Prediction of Complex Natural and Human Systems
Credit Hour(s): 3
Explores quantitative analysis and probabilistic forecasting of the behavior of complex nonlinear natural and human systems. Methods of analysis include fractals to quantify spatial, size, and temporal scaling and chaos to study sensitivity to initial conditions and feedback. Modeling includes self-organization and cellular automata. Systems studied include seismology, chemistry, biochemistry, hydrology, medicine, geography, and coupled human and natural systems.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6440 - Geophysical Well Log Analysis
Credit Hour(s): 3
Theory, application, and interpretation of geophysical logs with emphasis on their use in correlation and determination of porosity, permeability, and fluid content of subsurfance formations. Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6160 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6450 - Petroleum Geology
Credit Hour(s): 3
The course will cover background issues such as the history and legal aspects of the business (lease acquisition, assignment of working interests, overriding royalties). Most of the course will focus on the basics of petroleum geology, including oil and gas exploration techniques, geology of oil producing regions, well drilling, completion, well-log interpretation, enhanced oil and gas recovery, CO2 sequestration, production equipment, oil and gas sales, and marketing.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6460 - Sequence Stratigraphy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines the mechanisms that produce sea-level change, how sediments respond to changes in sea-level, and how the architecture of basins may be assessed using the sequence stratigraphic model. Topics include the scales of stratigraphic cycles, seismic applications and outcrop scale high resolution sequence stratigraphy.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6470 - Astronomy K-12 Teachers
Credit Hour(s): 2
Introduction to astronomy and the space sciences from the viewpoint of the amateur astronomer. Emphasizes both aesthetic and scientific aspects, and the amateur’s enthusiasm for the subject.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6480 - Plate Tectonics for Educators
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course explores the history and development of the theory of plate tectonics with an emphasis upon the particular needs of the educator. A required text provides the topical core, supplemented by abundant web-based resources and information.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6500 - Carbonate Sedimentology and Petrology
Credit Hour(s): 4
An introduction to the origin, composition, and diagenesis of ancient and modern carbonate rocks. Topics include the macroscopic and microscopic identification of rock constituents and a survey of depositional models for modern carbonate environments, with an emphasis on Floridian and Bahamian carbonates facies. Four hours lecture/lab combination.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6510 - Effective Scientific Communication
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamentals of effective scientific communication in written and conference presentation formats. Basics of good scientific prose, manuscript and figure preparation and submission, poster and platform presentations, job interviews, research proposals, and communication with non-scientists.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6530 - Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks
Credit Hour(s): 4
An introduction to the diagenesis of ancient and modern sedimentary rocks. Topics include the theory and application of petrographic techniques with emphasis on porosity development and interpretation of diagenetic environments. Four hours lecture/lab combination.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6540 - Subsurface Fluid Flow
Credit Hour(s): 4
Principles of the physical processes underlying the movement of fluids through the porous subsurface. Subjects include the transport of particulates and solutes, including contaminants within ground water flow regimes, and the flow of oil, gas and brine in georeservoirs. Emphasis on quantitative problem solving. (3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab).
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 2400 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6540L - Subsurface Fluid Flow Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 6540.
Corequisite(s): EES6540
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 6550 - Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of the interactions between natural fresh waters and their geologic environments. Included topics are chemical equilibrium concept, Modeling using PHREEQC, carbonate system, water-rock interactions, sorption isotherms, redox reactions, biologic influences on aqueous geochemistry, and applications of environmental isotopes. An independent term project is required. Three hours lecture.
3.0 Credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1210 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level CHM 1220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6560 - Groundwater Contamination
Credit Hour(s): 3
Common anthropogenic contaminant distribution in the groundwater as investigated in recent decades. Emphasizes contaminant degradation mechanisms in detail by physical, chemical and microbial processes, which directly affects the mobility and fate of the contaminants in soil and water.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6570 - Site Remediation and Management
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course addresses the physical, chemical, and biological methods used to remediate contamination in soils and groundwater. Emphasis is on practical applications. Strategies and technologies to address contamination, including the natural attenuation, containment techniques, pump-and-treat, and in situ technologies, will be reviewed in sufficient technical detail so the student can apply basic engineering design equations.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6560 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6590 - Advanced Aquatic Geochemistry
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamentals of biogeochemistry in aquatic systems, emphasizing physical, geological, chemical, and biological interactions in marine and lacustrine environments. Topics include the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, trace metals, gases, energy, and chemical equilibria and rates in natural waters.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6600 - Biological Safety
Credit Hour(s): 2
The basic principles and practices of biosafety are examined. This course teaches the identification, handling, and containment of potentially hazardous biological materials, including microorganisms and recombinant DNA.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6610 - Near-Surface Geophysics
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course teaches the electrical geophysical methods most used for near surface studies, and include GPR (ground penetrating radar), Resistivity, and EM (electro-magnetics). The course includes theory, but especially focuses on data acquisition methods, data processing and analysis, as well as report preparation.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6620 - Environmental Toxicology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of the effects of environmental contaminants on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Effects on the biochemical and physiological levels are related to impacts on individuals, populations, and ecosystems. Current approaches for assessing environmental toxicity are presented.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6640 - Risk Assessment and Communication
Credit Hour(s): 3
Studies the determination of quantitative risk to humans and the environment. Approaches currently used in regulatory activities are described, showing method of hazard identification, sampling, data evaluation, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and risk characterization.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6660 - OSHA Compliance
Credit Hour(s): 1
Intended for persons having management responsibility for occupational safety and health; this course provides practical application of the theories of safety and health law, and suggestions for their real world application.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6680 - Environmental Law For Scientists
Credit Hour(s): 3
Geared to environmental sciences students, the course discusses applicable common law principles before focusing on the variety of environmental statutes, implementing regulations and enforcement.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6720 - Epidemiology and Community Health
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of communicable and occupational diseases of contemporary importance; includes epidemiological investigation, environmental considerations, and control procedures.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6740 - Fundamental Occupational Health and Safety
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to accident recognition, evaluation, and control in the work environment by hands-on equipment use. Emphasis on methods of hazard recognition and control management. Methods of inspection, accident investigation, and evaluation of accident programs are stressed.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6750 - Biological Safety
Credit Hour(s): 2
Identification, handling, and containment of potentially hazardous biological materials, including microorganisms and recombinant DNA.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6760 - Air Quality Management
Credit Hour(s): 3
Designed to provide a broad overview of the science of air quality and its management: includes atmospheric pollutants, dispersion, health and welfare effects, air-quality monitoring, source control, regulation, and indoor air pollution.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6780 - Environmental Sciences Seminar
Credit Hour(s): 1
Students examine a range environmental issues using readings both pro and con. They also explore several issues in greater depth and present their findings to the class.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6990 - Special Problems in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Research and problems designed for specific needs and talents of students at the graduate level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 7000 - Principles of Instruction in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): 1
A survey of available instructional materials and discussion of educational theory and techniques leading to more effective instruction. For graduate teaching assistants only. One hour lecture.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 7100 - Complexity in Environmental Systems
Credit Hour(s): 4
This interdisciplinary course explores mathematical methods for quantitative analysis and modeling of complex nonlinear environmental systems. The course introduces the concepts and tools for analyzing and modeling: scaling in space and time, feedback, and self-organization in environmental systems including: ecology, hydrology, global climate change, and geodynamical systems.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 7200 - Applications of Isotopes in Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): 3
Theories of isotope fractionation and applications of light isotopes to solving environmental and hydrologic problems. Lecture topics cover both stable light isotopes (H, O, C, N, S) and radioactive nuclides (H-3, Cl-36, C-14) but with primary emphasis on stable isotopes. Both biological and abiological processes will be discussed. Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6550 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 7480 - Subsurface Hydraulics, Pumping Tests & Analyses
Credit Hour(s): 2
Evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting hydraulic data, with particular emphasis on data from pumping tests. Students are presented with a new data set each week, and lectures outline an appropriate method/model to apply to each data set. Students use expert-tool software on each project.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6540 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES7490
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 7490 - Modeling Subsurface Fluid Flow
Credit Hour(s): 3
Applications of models for simulating subsurface flow and mass transport in aquifers and oil/gas reservoirs. The emphasis will be on developing the dimensionality, the spatial and temporal discretization, the initial and boundary conditions, and the parameterization needed in formulating a model from field data.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EES 6540 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES7480
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 7800 - MST Research
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 4
Research designed for specific needs and talents of students at the graduate level in the MST program. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 7810 - MST Project
Credit Hour(s): 3
Students develop an independent capstone science or education research project.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level ED 7400 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 8990 - Thesis
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 10
Supervised research and writing for a Master of Science thesis.
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EC 1050 - Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods
Credit Hour(s): 4
Elementary mathematical models and methods with emphasis on applications in economic and business analyses and decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 1280 Minimum Grade of D or WSU Math Placement Level 40
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EC 2000 - Economic Life
Credit Hour(s): 3
Basic economic concepts such as resource allocation, costs, supply, demand, and public goods. Topics include American capitalism, market failures, unemployment, inflation, and taxation. Basic economic principles applied to modern society and the challenges presented by a globalized economy. Credit will not be given for EC 2000 Economic Life for students who have already successfully completed EC 2040 and EC 2050. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing, Wright State Core
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EC 2040 - Principles of Microeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamental principles of microeconomics as an aid in understanding modern society.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamental principles of macroeconomics as an aid in understanding modern society.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EC 2100 - The Economics of State and Society
Credit Hour(s): 3
Compares consequences of individual control versus government control of resources. Examines the most important economic questions facing members of a democratic republic. With PHL 2100, part of a two-course Wright State Core cluster on government and society.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EC 2500 - Economic Systems of the Global South
Credit Hour(s): 3
Overview of the evolution of different mechanisms for organizing production, distribution, and consumption in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing, Multicultural Competency, Wright State Core
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EC 2900 - Global Economic, Business and Social Issues
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analyzes controversy and diversity of opinions regarding global economic, business, and social issues, including social security, health care, poverty, labor discrimination, pollution, and business ethics. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing, Multicultural Competency, Wright State Core
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EC 3010 - Economics of Global Money Markets
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of behavior and significance of money, credit, debt, and the banking system.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3100 - The Global Economy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Explores how the global economic environment affects business decisions and how these decisions affect the economy of host and source countries. Analyzes the impact of international trade, foreign direct investment, and global monetary systems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3150 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Develops the analytical tools of microeconomics, stressing market behavior of firms, industries, and consumers. Examines the production process and the operation of market mechanisms. Policy implications are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2280 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3170 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of national economic problems including inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and economic stability. Emphasizes the impact of public policy. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2280 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate level ENG 1100 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ENG 1110 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EC 3190 - Institutional Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Focuses on interrelationships between market and nonmarket forces, exploring contemporary social, technological, political, and other influences on resource allocation decisions and on economic change. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate level ENG 1100 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ENG 1110 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EC 3210 - U.S. Economic History
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of economic, political, social, and cultural changes resulting from industrial advancements and the control over industrial changes exercised by different societies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman, Sophomore.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3260 - The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of economic causes, effects, and cures for poverty and discrimination. Study of trends, economic explanations, and current programs and legislation.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D or (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3280 - Socialist and Radical Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines the economic theories of Karl Marx, including the labor theory of value, capital and surplus value, production under capitalism, the falling rate of profit, capitalist crises and socialism. Marx’s views are contrasted with neoclassical theory and the neo-Keynesian synthesis.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3450 - Economics of Diversity
Credit Hour(s): 3
Uses economic theory to explore the implications of ethnic, racial, religious and other kinds of diversity in the U.S. and globally.
Prerequisite(s): (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D) or Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3510 - Labor Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
A study of labor market behavior and wage determination, addressing the impact of new technologies, global competition, and deindustrialization on American labor markets.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 3700 - Environmental and Ecological Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analyzes environmental quality from both microeconomic and systems frameworks. Emphasizes effectiveness of alternative approaches to environmental problems, including specific solutions to particular problems and general approaches to broad problems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4010 - Managerial Economics and Strategy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Applies economic analysis to management decision making. Stresses practical methods and problems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4090 - Introduction to Econometrics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Applies statistics and economic theory to measurement, forecasting, and other economic problems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MS 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MS 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2280 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4100 - Mathematical Models for Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Application of mathematical tools in the formulation of economic theory.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate level MTH 1280 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level MTH 1350 Minimum Grade of D or WSU Math Placement Level 40)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4120 - Economic Forecasting
Credit Hour(s): 3
Techniques and theories used in forecasting. Stresses practical methods and problems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MS 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MS 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4190 - International Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Basic trade theories, commercial policy, and theories of international investment and migration, exchange rate determination and open macroeconomics. Special attention to international economic institutions and current financial crises.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4200 - Law and Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Economic analysis of the law and legal institutions.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D or (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4250 - Development of Economic Thought
Credit Hour(s): 3
Historical development of economic thought and philosophies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4310 - Public Finance
Credit Hour(s): 3
Develops a theoretical framework and working knowledge of the economic basis for government activity, government expenditures, programs, and policies, and the financing of government expenditures through taxation.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4350 - Comparative Capitalist Institutions
Credit Hour(s): 3
Compares institutions of various capitalist and socialist economies including economies in transition. Comparative analysis provides a basis for evaluating government policy.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4360 - Industrial Organization
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analyzes business behavior under various industry structures and government policies. Emphasizes actual case studies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4400 - Regional and Urban Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Regional economic analysis in a policy and planning context. Interdisciplinary approach to analyze the economics of location, inter-regional trade, regional development, urban regions, and growth strategies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D or (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4440 - Problems in Economic Development
Credit Hour(s): 3
Explores theories of economic development and underdevelopment and their relationship to poverty. Develops strategies for reducing world poverty from different perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman, Sophomore.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4450 - Political Economy of Women
Credit Hour(s): 3
Provides feminist understanding of women’s economic roles and contributions in the context of globalization. Explores importance of social location - race, gender, class, nationality - in economic processes shaping family life, paid employment, and international market relations.
Prerequisite(s): (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D) or Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman, Sophomore.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4460 - Gender and Economic Policy in International Comparison
Credit Hour(s): 3
Overview of feminist analysis of economic policy in developing and developed nations. Topics include valuing women’s unpaid work, gender bias in public spending, tax policy, property rights, population policy, and regulation of advertising.
Prerequisite(s): (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D) or Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4600 - The Economics of Sports
Credit Hour(s): 3
Applications of economic principles to professional and intercollegiate sports.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2000 Minimum Grade of D or (Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4770 - Economic Studies
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines special economic issues. Topics vary.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 4780 - Honors: Independent Study in Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Research in economics for fulfillment of the Honors Program project requirement.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EC 4810 - Independent Reading
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Limited to students with extensive backgrounds in economics or allied disciplines and with special reasons for in-depth study in a particular area.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of C
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EC 4820 - Independent Reading
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Limited to students with extensive backgrounds in economics or allied disciplines and with special reasons for in-depth study in a particular area.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of C
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EC 4830 - Independent Reading
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Independent study in economics or allied disciplines.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EC 2040 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level EC 2050 Minimum Grade of C
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EC 5090 - Statistics for Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Elementary statistical concepts for economic applications.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 5100 - Math for Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Algebra and calculus preparation for economics applications.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 5210 - Graduate Survey in Principles of Microeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 1.5
Economics of the individual firm in competitive and monopolistic markets. How prices ration goods and services and the principles on which the total product is divided among the owners of the factors of production.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 5220 - Graduate Survey in Principles of Macroeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 1.5
The aggregate economy and how it influences business decisions. The forces that determine the behavior of national income and output, unemployment and the price level. Money, monetary and fiscal policy and growth.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 6350 - Comparative Capitalist Institutions
Credit Hour(s): 3
Compares economic institutions of industrialized countries including the newly industrialized countries (NIC’s). Addresses such issues as industrial relations, roles of state, methods of corporate finance, and social safety nets. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 6440 - Problems in Economic Development
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course explores the problems of economic development in the third world and in economies in transition from socialism. Topics include hunger, unemployment, environmental degradation, privatization, gender, and ethnicity.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of C and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 6450 - Political Economy of Women
Credit Hour(s): 3
Provides feminist understanding of women’s economic roles and contributions in the context of globalization. Explores importance of social location - race, gender, class, nationality - in economic processes shaping family life, paid employment, and international market relations.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of C and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 6460 - Gender and Economic Policy in International Compar
Credit Hour(s): 3
Overview of feminist analysis of economic policy in developing and developed nations. Topics include: valuing women’s upaid work, gender bias in public spending, tax policy, property rights, population policy, and regulation of advertising.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of C and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7090 - Econometrics and its Applications
Credit Hour(s): 3
Application of economic theory, mathematical modeling, and statistics to the measurement and forecasting of economic relationships. Emphasis is on specification, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level MBA 5200 Minimum Grade of C or Graduate level MBA 5800 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EC 1050 Minimum Grade of C.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7100 - Mathematical Methods for Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course will introduce students to the major mathematical methods that are used to represent economic theories in modern economics, and how these methods are used to analyze problems posed in economics.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7120 - Time Series Analysis and Economic Forecasting
Credit Hour(s): 3
Techniques and theories used in forecasting. Practical methods and problems are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 7090 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7150 - Applied Microeconomics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Emphasis on advanced microeconomics applications in consumption/work decisions of households, production/pricing strategies of firms, and public policy toward businesses. Special attention paid to the roles of labor unions/not-for-profit firms.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level MBA 5200 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level EC 1050 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7170 - Applied Macroeconomics Analysis
Credit Hour(s): 3
Emphasis is on modern views on fiscal and monetary policy in an open economy. Interrelationships between interest rates, unemployment, economic growth, inflation, and balance of payments are highlighted.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5200 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level EC 1050 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7190 - International Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
This course covers trade theories, commercial policy, and theories of international investment and migration, theories of exchange rate determination and open macroeconomics. Special attention is paid to international economic institutions and current financial crises.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level MBA 5200 Minimum Grade of C
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7240 - Development of Economic Thought
Credit Hour(s): 3
Historical development of economic thought and philosophies.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5010 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7250 - Economic, Social and Ecological Systems
Credit Hour(s): 3
Economies as subsystems of social systems and ecosystems. Karl Polanyi’s and Douglass North’s analyses of institutions and feedbacks between economy and culture. Human ecology and ecological economics perspectives on feedbacks between economy and ecology.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7150 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7170 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7260 - Contemporary Political Economy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A political, social and economic analysis that questions, critiques, and provides alternative perspectives to orthodox economic theory. Studies groups, their systematic interrelations, and their impact on political, economic and social structures, practices, and outcomes.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7150 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7170 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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EC 7280 - Economics of Innovation
Credit Hour(s): 3
The course discusses the literature on technological change, economic growth, globalization and long wave cycles. Distortions in allocating resources to provide knowledge goods and innovations are discussed. Topics include entrepreneurship, intellectual property, network economices, and technology-clusters.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7300 - Regional and Urban Economics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of the basic forces that shape the economic, social, and physical environments of urban and nonurban regions. Emphasis on regional income determination and developmental models, location of economic activity, the structure of urban centers, intra-urban economic relationships, and economic policy.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7310 - Economics of Public Finance
Credit Hour(s): 3
Develops a theoretical framework and working knowledge of the economic basis for government activities, government expenditures, programs, and policies, and the financing of government expenditures through taxation.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7400 - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Credit Hour(s): 3
Measurement of benefits and costs of both public and private projects with significant public implications. Includes conceptual issues and focuses on practical application, including specific cost-benefit studies.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7550 - The Economics of Health and Health Policy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Teaches students how alternative incentive systems and resource allocations affect the health services sector. Emphasis on current institutional arrangements, empirical studies, and policy alternatives.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7770 - Economic Studies
Credit Hour(s): 3
An examination of special issues. Department-Managed Prerequisites: equivalent coursework or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level MBA 5200 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EC 7800 - Economic Problems Seminar
Credit Hour(s): 3
Titles vary. Six hours of seminar must be selected from the following topics: economics of the workforce; regional and urban problems; environmental issues; technological change; economic development; economics of poverty; and income maintenance. Completion of introductory statistics course or equivalent 600-level survey course required.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7150 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7170 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 7090 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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EC 7810 - Research in Economics I
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Titles vary. Intensive reading or research in selected fields of advanced economics.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EC 7820 - Research in Economics II
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Titles vary. Intensive reading or research in selected fields of economics.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level EC 5090 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5100 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5210 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level EC 5220 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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