Economics (ECON)

All BUSC courses as of 2026-27 are ECON courses

ECON C2001  Principles of Microeconomics

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: ECON 201)
Lecture: 54   
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.
Formerly: BUSC 1B

An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies.

ECON C2001H  Principles of Microeconomics - Honors

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: ECON 201)
Lecture: 54   
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 and acceptance into the Honors Program
Formerly: BUSC 1BH

An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. This is an honors course. May not earn credit for both ECON C2001H and ECON C2001.

ECON C2002  Principles of Macroeconomics

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: ECON 202)
Lecture: 54   
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.
Formerly: BUSC 1A

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.

ECON C2002H  Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: ECON 202)
Lecture: 54   
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 and acceptance into the Honors Program.
Formerly: BUSC 1AH

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. This is an honors course. May not earn credit for both ECON C2002H and ECON C2002.

ECON 17  Applied Business Statistics

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
UC Credit Limitation

Lecture: 54   
Prerequisite: MATH 71 or eligibility for (STAT C1000 or MATH 110) or (STAT C1000H or MATH 110H)
Formerly: BUSC 17

Statistical reasoning and application of primary statistical techniques used in solving managerial problems. Topics include collection and interpretation of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability distributions, sampling and estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, linear regression, and correlation and index numbers.

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