ECON 102 - Intro to Macro Economics

    Recent Professors
    A. Thelen, B. Silverman
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    40 students
    Difficulty
    5.0Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    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. Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or appropriate placement as defined by AB705
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of ECON 102
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D2 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    Part 1: 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. Part 2: This introductory course focuses on choices faced by society and the impact those choices have on the aggregate economy. Emphasis given to aggregate supply and aggregate demand, and international trade.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:20am–12:45pm, Tue 9:40am–11:05am, Tue Thu 8:00am–9:25am