Course List
Roanoke College - Courses Offered - Economics
ECON 121 A
Title: Principles, Micro
Instructor: Dr. Deborah SpencerBlock: 2
Time: M/W/F 9:40AM-10:40AM
Room: WEST 311
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to contemporary economic discoursewith an emphasis on the pricing mechanism,production, competitive and imperfectlycompetitive markets, game theory, poverty andinequality, public economics and global trade. (1)
ECON 121 B
Title: Principles, Micro
Instructor: Dr. Deborah SpencerBlock: 3
Time: M/W/F 10:50AM-11:50AM
Room: WEST 311
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to contemporary economic discoursewith an emphasis on the pricing mechanism,production, competitive and imperfectlycompetitive markets, game theory, poverty andinequality, public economics and global trade. (1)
ECON 122 A
Title: Principles, Macro
Instructor: Dr. Alice L. KassensBlock: 8
Time: M/W 4:00PM-5:30PM
Room: WEST 319
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to contemporary economicdiscourse, with an emphasis on aggregate conceptsand problems such as unemployment, inflation,growth, and international trade and the role ofgovernment in dealing with these problems.
ECON 122 B
Title: Principles, Macro
Instructor: Dr. Garry A. FlemingBlock: 11
Time: T/TH 1:10PM-2:40PM
Room: WEST 311
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to contemporary economicdiscourse, with an emphasis on aggregate conceptsand problems such as unemployment, inflation,growth, and international trade and the role ofgovernment in dealing with these problems.
ECON 122 C
Title: Principles, Macro
Instructor: Dr. Garry A. FlemingBlock: 10
Time: T/TH 10:10AM-11:40AM
Room: WEST 311
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to contemporary economicdiscourse, with an emphasis on aggregate conceptsand problems such as unemployment, inflation,growth, and international trade and the role ofgovernment in dealing with these problems.
ECON 232 A
Title: Money and Banking
Instructor: Dr. Deborah SpencerBlock: 7A
Time: M/W 2:20PM-3:50PM
Room: WEST 131
Units: 1
Catalog Description: Money, credit, and the banking system with special emphasis on the role of money as a determinant of economic activity. Attention is also given to international monetary markets. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
ECON 242 A
Title: Econ Pub Sect & Its Finance
Instructor: Dr. Edward Nik-KhahBlock: 10
Time: T/TH 10:10AM-11:40AM
Room: WEST 115
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An analysis of the relationship between the stateand the market, with an emphasis on the role ofthe state in reducing poverty and inequality,promoting health, safeguarding the environment,addressing corporate power, and financing theseactivities through effective taxation. (1)
ECON 252 E
Title: The Fed Challenge
Instructor: Mrs. Michelle A. CrookBlock:
Time: T 5:45PM-8:45PM
Room: WEST 115
Units: 1
Comments: Economics 121 and 122.
Catalog Description: This course is an academic competition designed toexpand the understanding of the Federal reserveSytem's unique role in the economy and theimportance of Federal Open Market Committeedecisions. (1) Lecture: 3hrs/wk.
ECON 267 A
Title: Labor Economics
Instructor: Dr. Alice L. KassensBlock: 9
Time: T/TH 8:30AM-10:00AM
Room: WEST 319
Units: 1
Comments: Take ECON-120 or ECON-121
Catalog Description: Analysis of the short- and long-run aspects of thesupply and demand for labor, with attention paidto labor market issues including wage inequality,human capital formation, and unemployment.Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
ECON 321 A
Title: Intermed Theory: Microeconomic
Instructor: Dr. Garry A. FlemingBlock: 8
Time: M/W 4:00PM-5:30PM
Room: WEST 311
Units: 1
Catalog Description: In-depth coverage of contemporary economicdiscourse, with an emphasis on the pricingmechanism, competitive and imperfectly competitivemarkets, game theory, the distribution of income,and public economics. (1)
ECON 448 A
Title: Intro. to Econometrics
Instructor: Dr. Alice L. KassensBlock: 11
Time: T/TH 1:10PM-2:40PM
Room: WEST 127
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to the statistical methods used in empirical economic research. The objective of the course is to provide both a working knowledge of econometric theory and an applied experience through estimating empirical models using econometric software. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
