ECO 112 - INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENTS 3 CR . ( Dual listed with FIN 112 ) An introduction to financial investments and portfolio management . Course topics include : financial markets and instruments , reading financial listings , stock trading and indexes , risk analysis , present and future value , stock valuation and investment decisions , portfolio management , individual and portfolio yields , types and uses of derivatives , sources of investment information , mutual funds , international diversification , the macroeconomy and the impact of economic variables on investments .
ECO 207 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 CR . Prerequisites : Students must have satisfied all remediation in MAT . An introductory course which views the behavior of the economy as a whole and the problems of economic organization . Students will explore the fluctuations of output and prices . Problems and measurement of economic growth , inflation , unemployment and income will be discussed . Money , credit and financial institutions will be analyzed , as well as their impact on fiscal policies and international trade .
ECO 208 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3 CR . Prerequisites : Students must have satisfied all remediation in MAT . Overview of the economic problem , the traditional value theory , division of labor and its application to international trade . Analysis dealing with the behavior of individual elements in the economy . Organization of business , the various market structures , the theory of consumer behavior , price determination in the product and factor markets . Historic perspective of unions and their impact on the economy will be considered .
ECO 213 - MONEY AND BANKING 3 CR . Prerequisites : ECO 207 or permission of instructor . ( Dual listed with FIN 213 ) Basic concepts of money and financial intermediaries . Development of commercial banks and the creation of demand deposits . Yield , risk , and interest rates will be analyzed from a monetary and fiscal perspective . Functions and policies of the Federal Reserve in credit regulation and economic stabilization will be analyzed . Monetary Theory , Keynesian vs . Monetarists , international finance , exchange rates and the balance of payments will be examined .
ECO 230 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS & FINANCE 3 CR . Prerequisites : ECO 207 or permission of instructor . ( Dual listed with FIN 230 ) A study of the United States as an open economy which trades in goods , services and financial assets with other nations . Topics include the reasons nations trade ; the costs and benefits of free trade ; tariff and nontariff barriers ; regional trade pacts ; economic and monetary integration ; foreign exchange rate determination ; balance of payment problems and international capital mobility ; and international monetary institutions .
ENGLISH
ENG 1 - PREPARATORY ENGLISH 3 CR . This course provides intense instruction in small classes to enable underprepared students to meet the demands of college-level writing . Specifically , students practice basic writing skills in preparation for the requirements of ENG 101 ( See catalog description of ENG 101 .) ENG 001 curriculum is designed to teach writing as a process encompassing pre-writing exercises , drafting , revising , and editing , but it is also provides review and instruction in basic grammar , punctuation , sentence boundaries and structural and developmental issues related to basic composition . Freshmen assigned to ENG 001 must pass it before enrolling in ENG 101 . ENG 001 is a pass / fail course with no withdrawals allowed . ( Students with a foreign language background are referred to the descriptions below of ENG 030 . Additionally , ESL sections of ENG 001 are offered to students in need of focused language acquisition work in writing .) ( 3 lecture hours )
ENG 101 - COMPOSITION I 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 001 , ENG 030 or placement by Department , RDG 001 , concurrent enrollment in RDG 030 or placement by Department . This course prepares students to produce clear , well-developed , wellorganized , grammatically correct writing . The curriculum is designed to give students guided practice in drafting , revising , and editing essays . The course is also designed to develop the skills that enable students to interpret and analyze published texts . In addition to readings assigned in class , students respond to texts they locate themselves through research and write at least one documented or research essay . Students who have completed ENG 100 will not get credit for ENG 101 .
ENG 102 - COMPOSITION II 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 100 or ENG 101 . This course is an introduction to writing about literature . The course is designed for students to practice close reading and organizing evidence to support their written interpretation and analysis of literary texts . The course offers students continued practice in drafting , revising , and editing essays . A primary goal for students is to produce clear , welldeveloped , well-organized , grammatical writing . For at least one essay , students use research materials .
ENG 203 - EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 102 or ENG 109 . This course studies American literature through 1865 . It examines the creation and emergence of American culture by engaging indigenous texts and colonial literatures ( some in translation ), Revolutionary Era writers , and early National writers , including some texts by former slaves . Some representative authors are : Bradford , Winthrop , Wheatley , Franklin , Irving , Poe , Douglass , Emerson , Fuller , Hawthorne . Writing is an integral component of the course .
ENG 204 - MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1865-PRESENT 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 102 or ENG 109 , ENG 203 is not a prerequisite for this course . This course studies evolving notions of the American individual and American society since the Civil War . Attention is paid to important literary texts and authors , significant historical and political events , and artistic innovations and movements . Writers studied include authors such as : Dickinson , Whitman , Twain , Wharton , Washington , DuBois , Eliot , Hemingway , Faulkner , Ellison , Baldwin , Plath , Rich , Alexie and others . Writing is an integral component of the course .
ENG 205 - EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1800 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 102 or ENG 109 . Students are introduced to major English writers in Britain from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century . Themes , ideas and literary form of literary works are examined with the aims of appreciating the aesthetics and understanding the historical background . Literature is examined as both a product of its time and as influential force in society . Representative writers include : Chaucer , Shakespeare , Milton , Defoe , Swift , and Pope . Writing is an integral component of the course .
ENG 215 - JOURNALISM 3 CR . Prerequisites : ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 108 . The course examines the principles and practices of journalism and the media ’ s role in a democratic society . The course introduces students to basic reporting and newswriting skills , including interviewing ,
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