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Introduction to Economics

This course provides an overview of key economic concepts and an introduction to economic reasoning. The course material will include concepts and models from both microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, such as: scarcity, choice and opportunity cost, supply and demand, the behavior of the consumer and final, inflation, unemployment, the business cycle, money, economic growth, and government policy decisions. This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of economics for non-business/non-economic majors, or a foundation for further study for undecided majors considering economics.

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Universal Code: ECO101


Campus Courses

The following courses are associated with the Introduction to Economics core course on the listed campus.

Campus
Campus Course
Adirondack
Albany
Albany
AECO202
Alfred State
BIOL2803 and BIO03L
Binghamton
Brockport
Brockport
Broome
Broome
Buffalo State
Buffalo State
GES223
Canton
Cayuga
Clinton
Clinton
Columbia-Greene
Corning
Cortland
Dutchess
Empire State
BME211344
Environmental Science and Forestry
EST123
Environmental Science and Forestry
Erie
PH 124 and PH 125
Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
Fredonia
Fulton-Montgomery
Genesee
Herkimer
Jamestown
Jefferson
Jefferson
Mohawk Valley
Mohawk Valley
Monroe
Morrisville
Nassau
Nassau
SCI 109
New Paltz
GLG370
North Country
Old Westbury
Old Westbury
Oneonta
Plattsburgh
Potsdam
Potsdam
Purchase
Schenectady
Schenectady
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
Suffolk
Suffolk
EK11
Sullivan
Sullivan
SUNY Polytechnic
Tompkins Cortland
Tompkins Cortland
Tompkins Cortland
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo
Westchester
Westchester
Westchester
ECON102 and ECON102H

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