ECON 1 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Recent Professors
    Ed Sorensen, Emilio Gomez, Angel Casas Gragea
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Completion of Intermediate Algebra or higher or placement into
    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
    In this course, students will be introduced to fundamental macroeconomic concepts on a national level. Topics include production, distribution and consumption of goods and services, the exchange process, prices, labor markets, the function of migrant workers on an economy, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) analysis, the multiplier principle, the influence of government spending on income and output, the role of money in society, analysis of monetary policy, including the banking system and the Federal Reserve System.
    Usually Held
    Tue Wed Thu 10:00am–12:50pm