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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory with Calculus

Credit(s): 3
INTERM MICRO THEORY WITH CALC
Component: Lecture
This course introduces the foundations of microeconomic theory using calculus and builds a framework for analyzing the behavior of individuals, firms, and other economic units and the interaction of these agents in the marketplace. Consumer theory, producer theory, market structures, and efficiency are covered, with an emphasis on problem-solving, marginal analysis, and equilibrium concepts. The principles provide the building blocks for economic analysis in a variety of fields, including health, environmental, development, and labor economics.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: Must earn C- or better in ECON 101  and one of the following: MATH 221  , MATH 222  ,MATH232, MATH 241  ,MATH 242  or MATH 243   ANTIREQ: Students who received credit in ECON 251 , ECON 255  or ECON 300  are not eligible to take this course without permission. 
University Breadth: Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP C: A&S Social & Behavioral Sci Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE3B: Work Independently Across Cultures GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically