Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra. An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies  (Formerly ECON 202M).

Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.  An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies (Formerly ECON 201M).

This is a one-semester survey of basic economic concepts and institutions stressing the role of the United States in the global economy. The course presents the foundations of economic analysis and applications to the market-oriented economy, role of government, and relationships and comparisons with the world economy. It is designed for students who desire an economic perspective without an intensive or technical investigation.

This course is an introduction to the global economy from the perspectives of women in the Third World. Drawing from various disciplinary fields such as economics, history, political science, anthropology and postcolonial studies, it examines critically the processes of globalization that impact the multiple identities and oppressions which shape women's lives with respect to race, gender, class and culture. This course studies the consequences of strategies of modernization and neocolonialism employed by institutions of economic development such as the World Bank and International Monetary Funds on the lives of women in the developing countries.This course is not open to students who are currently enrolled in or have completed WGS 206 or WS 206.

The use and application of foundational statistical methods to economic, finance, business, sociology and other social science data involving probability, hypothesis testing, and predictive concepts. Topics include descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, sampling, correlation, statistical tests (such as analysis of variance, t-tests and chi-square tests), statistical inference, linear regression, interpretation of statistical findings, and use of statistical computer applications. This course is not open to students currently enrolled or who have already received credit to MATH 112 or MATH 112S or PSYC 210 or STAT C1000.

A course to provide opportunity for individual research and field projects under the direction of a faculty member in a given department. With the guidance of the faculty member, students prepare and carry out a written learning agreement describing the purposes and outcomes of the project. Students should expect to meet with the supervising faculty member one to two hours each week for conferences. Credit is based upon the number of hours in the semester expected to complete the project (1 unit for 54 hours). This course may be taken a maximum of 2 times. For selected disciplines, UC transfer credit may be possible after admission to a UC campus, pending review of appropriate course materials by UC staff. See a counselor for an explanation.

A course to provide opportunity for individual research and field projects under the direction of a faculty member in a given department. With the guidance of the faculty member, students prepare and carry out a written learning agreement describing the purposes and outcomes of the project. Students should expect to meet with the supervising faculty member one to two hours each week for conferences. Credit is based upon the number of hours in the semester expected to complete the project (2 units for 108 hours). This course may be taken a maximum of 2 times. For selected disciplines, UC transfer credit may be possible after admission to a UC campus, pending review of appropriate course materials by UC staff. See a counselor for an explanation.