ECON 100 - Introduction to Economics
- Recent Professors
- Steven V. Nguyen, James M. Barrett
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
- Class Size
- Not published
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- None.
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of ECON 100
- Transfers To
- Not transferable
- Description
- This course introduces the purpose, terminology, and basic concepts of economic theory, examines the fundamental economic problem of scarcity and describes how our society is organized to deal with scarcity. Core concepts in supply, demand, and markets will be presented. Coverage will include ways economic policy can mitigate problems associated with unemployment, inflation, poverty, national debt, and pollution.