ECON 306 - Money, Banking, & Financial Intermediaries

Units: 3
Essentials of commercial and central banking; financial intermediaries; monetary policy.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

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

Understand the importance of the financial sector in promoting savings and directing their use;
Distinguish between money and other forms of wealth, and their sources;
Explain the determinants of the level and term structure of interest rates;
Explain the likely path of interest rates, following a change in monetary policy;
Understand the various money and capital market instruments.