ECON 320 - History of Economic Thought

Units: 3
The key theories and individuals in the history of economic thought including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx.

Prerequisites: ECON 200 and ECON 205.
Equivalent Quarter Course: ECON 3170.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall Alternate Years

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand the evolution of modern microeconomic theories from the ancient Greeks, Medieval, and the Classical writers;
Understand the evolution of modern macroeconomic theories from the ancient Greeks, the Mercantilists, the Physiocrats, and the Classical writers;
Understand the sources of controversy in modern economics: mainstream and heterodox approaches;
Understand the sources of competing economic policy perspectives;
Appreciate well-developed economic theories and distinguish them from inconsistent ones.