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CRJU 486: CONST LAW I : CIVIL LIBERTIES

(S, alternates annually with CPJU/PLSC 483) The development and interpretation of the Constitution examined through analysis of the decisions of the Supreme Court and secondary sources, focusing on the bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. The course serves as an introduction to how our national heritage of civil liberties has been articulated by the Court to form law and legal doctrine over the course of two centuries, including consideratin of the areas of privacy, public morality, defendant's rights, and the death penalty. Pre-requisites: CRJU 201 and 205 or permission of the instructor. Cross-listed as PLSC 486.

Prerequisites: CRJU101 and PLSC101 and CRJU201 and CRJU205 Prohibited: PLSC486

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CRJU 495: INDEPENDENT STUDY

(on demand) Independent Study.

Prerequisites: PLSC101 and CRJU101

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ECON 203: PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS

(F) This course will introduce the student to macroeconomic theory including a study of the economizing problem, pure and mixed economics systems, demand and supply, the economic functions of government, national income accounting, the business cycle, employment theory, money and banking and fiscal policy.

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ECON 204: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

(S) This course will introduce the student to microeconomic theory, including demand and supply analysis, elasticity, the production function, price and output determination, costs of production, pricing and employment of resources, and market structures.

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ECON 303: INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS

(F) This course examines in greater detail the theoretical foundations of fiscal and monetary policy, and allows students to experience macrocomputer models and modeling of macroeconomic issues including indexing, forecasting and analyzing GDP and other macroeconomic data, and use of key economic indicators in determining Federal Reserve policy. Prerequisite: ECON 203. (Even Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON203, or ECON204

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ECON 304: INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS

(on demand) This course examines in greater detail the theoretical foundations of consumer demand and production theory. It further enhances understanding of microeconomic concepts by using computer models and empirical analysis of relevant data. Prerequisites: ECON 204, BUAD 303, and COMP 241, or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites: ECON203, or ECON204

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ECON 322: INTERMEDIATE CONSUMER DEMAND

(S) This course allows the student to examine more fully the range of microeconomic topics related to demand and the consumer side of the market equation. It will specifically address ideas such as consumer utility maximization, and consumer survey sample and design. Prerequisites: ECON 204 and BUAD 303. (Even Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON204, or ECON203

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ECON 354: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

(S) This course is designed to illustrate how business managers can utilize knowledge of economic principles to help make managerial decisions. Topics covered will include: market demand, empirical estimation of demand and/or supply, production and costs, decision under uncertainty, organizational decisions and production decisions. Prerequisites: ECON 204 and BUAD 303. (Odd Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON204, or ECON203

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ECON 363: MONEY & BANKING

(F) Objectives of this course include introducing the student to the development of the commercial banking system, the Federal Reserve System and further exploration of fiscal and monetary policy. Prerequisite: ECON 203. (Odd Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON203, or ECON204

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ECON 410: CURRENT TOPICS IN ECON

(S) This course examines topics in economics that are controversial and noteworthy in analysis and conclusions for policy makers. It requires application of economic theory in both micro- and macroeconomics to selected topics. Prerequisites: ECON 203, 204, and junior standing. (Odd Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON203, or ECON204

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ECON 451: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

(F) This course studies the societal choice in the use of scarce resources and how it is related to ecosystem survival, environmental quality, and human welfare. Prerequisite: ECON 204 or permission of professor. (Even Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON204, or ECON203

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ECON 457: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

(S) This course is designed to familiarize the student with the principles and techniques necessary to understand economics in an international setting. Topics covered will include: absolute and comparative advantage, protectionism in various forms, economic decision-making in a global setting, applications of economic theory to multi-national firms, and numerous other international economics topics. Prerequisites: ECON 203, 204, BUAD 303, and junior standing. (Even Years Only).

Prerequisites: ECON203, or ECON203

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ECON 488: ECONOMICS SEMINAR

(on demand) An advanced course of selected topics of interest in the field of Economics. Prerequisite: Business major/minor with junior or senior standing and 21 credit hours in business courses or permission of the department head.

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ECON 495: INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent study or research on selected topics.

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ECON 510: CURRENT TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

A survey of economic theory, including examples of how it can be taught to K-12 students through examination of current events from the news.

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ECON 551: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

Methods and materials for integrating economics into the curriculum, focusing on societal choices in th use of scarce resources related to ecosystem survival, environmental quality, and human welfare.

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ECON 601: ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS

Opportunities to include economic education in any subject area, at any grade level. Teachers in this course discover that they already know and teach economics without realizing it, and learn ways to expand this instruction, or to develop their own plans for teaching economics to their students. This course is designed for teachers and assumes no background in economics.

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ECON 605: CONSUMER ECON FOR TCHRS

An introduction to areas of consumer economics that can be applied at any level, K-12. The course will also provide education in consumer economics issues, which will be of personal interest and use to teachers as consumers.

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ECON 681: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

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EDAD 530: SCHOOL LAW

History of legal provisions for public education in the United States, interpretation and application of present school law, federal and state.

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EDAD 540: SCHOOL FIN/BUS MNGMT

Federal, state and local financing of schools, equalization of educational opportunities, sources of school revenue, school budgets, and business methods of accounting.

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EDAD 545: INTRO:EDUC ADMINISTRATION

Organization of the modern public school, staff-teacher relationships, programs of studies, teacher records and reports, personal and public relations, utilization of teacher time and physical facilities, and the impact of judicial policy making.

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EDAD 554: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOP

A study of the purposes, principles, and techniques of educational supervision. Emphasis on the instructional aspects of school administration.

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EDAD 555: EDUC LEADERSHIP & PRACT

Examination of the roles of the school principal. Prerequisite: must be accepted into the educational leadership program.

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