Applied Economics Course Descriptions

AE - 311. Macroeconomics (3)

Analysis of the economy as a whole and an examination of the determinants of income, employment, and prices. Introductions to money and banking, business cycles, international trade, and economic policy.

AE - 314. Statistics (3)

A survey of descriptive and inferential statistical methods applied in economic analysis and business decision-making. Approaches such as time series analysis and regression models are used to analyze and forecast trends.

AE - 321. Microeconomics (3)

Fundamentals of price theory, supply and demand, resource allocation, cost-benefit analysis, profit maximization and market structures.

AE - 326. Accounting for Managers (3)

An overview and application of accounting principles in managerial decision-making. Concepts include basic financial accounting, managerial accounting systems, profit performance measurement, costing systems and control reporting.

AE - 328. Economics for Managers (3)

Economics-based approaches to decisions about business strategy and organizational structure. The focus is on leveraging incentives, competitive strategies, and decision rights to create and capture economic value.

AE - 437. Financial Decision-Making (3)

Application of financial theories and techniques to decision-making, with an emphasis on the tools of financial analysis, capital and investment decisions and cost control. Methods of financing new ventures, expansions and takeovers are reviewed.

AE - 440. International Trade and Investment (3)

Theories of international trade and globalization, trade policy, cartels and commodity agreements, foreign exchange, balance of payments, foreign investment, and multinationals.

AE - 490. Current Issues in Applied Economics (3)

Students undertake the identification, analysis, and evaluation of emerging economic trends that influence decision-making. Discussion of recent microeconomic and macroeconomic data. Readings and exercises stress the growing significance of information technologies in reconfiguring the domestic and global economies. The course is convened online.

AE - 492. Strategic Economic Analysis (3)

The formulation, monitoring, and evaluation of business strategy in response to competitive behavior and changing market environments. Case studies from corporate and entrepreneurial settings are used.