ECON 1 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Recent Professors
    Ravjeet Singh, Don Uy-Barreta, Triyakshana Seshadri, Abdullahi Koshin, Ninos Malek, Manisha Perera, Monika Thomas, Stephen Blohm
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Elementary algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond elementary algebra
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of ECON 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · CSU GE Area D2
    Description
    This is an introductory course in macroeconomics that focuses on aggregate economic analysis. Topics covered will include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, including national income accounting, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the banking system, money and the price level, classical macro theory, Keynesian macro theory, monetary and fiscal policy, international trade, and economic growth.
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:30pm–3:20pm, Thu 10:30am–12:20pm, Tue 6:30pm–8:20pm, Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:20pm