ECON 101 Microeconomics (3 Units)

Prerequisites: MATH 095 or MATH 007C or Equivalent based on SBCC's Assessment Center placement via multiple measures.

Course Advisories: MATH 107, ENG 110 or ENG 110H.

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

Principles of microeconomic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of public policy. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D2, IGETC Area 4B, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

UC Transfer Limit: ECON 101 and 101H combined: maximum credit, 1 course.

C-ID: ECON 201.

ECON 101H Microeconomics, Honors (4 Units)

Prerequisites: MATH 095 or MATH 007C or Equivalent based on SBCC's Assessment Center placement via multiple measures.

Limitations on Enrollment: Admission to the Honors program.

Course Advisories: MATH 107, ENG 110 or ENG 110H.

Hours: 72 (72 lecture)

Principles of microeconomic analysis, economic institutions and issues of public policy. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets and market failure. The honors course is enhanced with supplemental analytical tools and requires additional readings, writing and a research capstone project.

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

UC Transfer Limit: ECON 101 and 101H combined: maximum credit, 1 course.

C-ID: ECON 201.

ECON 102 Macroeconomics (3 Units)

Prerequisites: MATH 095 or equivalent based on SBCC's Assessment Center placement via multiple measures.

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the financial system, the business cycle, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D2, IGETC Area 4B, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

UC Transfer Limit: ECON 102 and 102H combined: maximum credit, 1 course.

C-ID: ECON 202.

ECON 102H Macroeconomics, Honors (4 Units)

Prerequisites: MATH 095 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.

Limitations on Enrollment: Honors course Students must be accepted into The Honors Program at SBCC.

Hours: 72 (72 lecture)

An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the financial system, the business cycle, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. The honors course is enhanced with supplemental analytical tools and requires additional readings, writing, and a research capstone project.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

UC Transfer Limit: ECON 102 and 102H combined: maximum credit, one course.

C-ID: ECON 202.

ECON 114 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 Units)

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

SKills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or 110H and proficiency in MATH 104 or 107 or 111. An introduction to the economic analysis of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics include market failures, environmental degradation, sustainable resource allocation, conventional and market-based solutions to environmental problems, as well as the evaluation of public policies aimed at addressing such problems.

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON 295 Internship in Economics (2-4 Units)

Limitations on Enrollment: Other: Students must have completed 12 units at SBCC with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Hours: 273 (273 lab)

A minimum of 3 units in Economics are required. Structured internship program in which students gain experience in community organizations related to the discipline.

Transfer Information: CSU Transferable