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Helzberg School of Management
Master of Business Administration

Economics Courses

EC 6000. Managerial Economics (3) Course explores economic concepts and analysis for business decision making. Topics include demand forecasting, competition, sales strategies, production, efficiency, integration, cost and pricing. Prerequisite: Six hours of undergraduate (EC 2000 and EC 2100), or EC 4550.

EC 6001. Combined Managerial Economics/Production Operations Management (6) Course explores economic concepts and analysis for making business decisions. In addition, the course covers the distribution of goods and services. Topics can include demand and supply, forecasting, competition, sales strategies, location analysis, distribution models, production, efficiency, integration, cost and pricing, as well as macro and global issues in relation to how they impact business decisions and firms. This course fulfills requirements for both EC 6000 and DS 6150. Prerequisite: EC 4500; and six hours of undergraduate micro and macroeconomics (EC 2000 and EC 2100), or EC 4550.

EC 6500. International Economics (3) Course analyzes international trade, with an emphasis on free trade vs. protectionism, comparative advantage, balance of payments, foreign exchange rates, North American Free Trade Agreement, history of trade, and adjustment with fixed and flexible exchange rates. Prerequisite: EC 6000 or equivalent (EC 6001).

EC 7000. Economic Analysis (3) Executive Fellows Program only. Course examines essential microeconomic principles, macroeconomic issues, and statistical methods, along with software packages needed for a general manager's understanding of the economy.

EC 7100. Economics and Global Issues for the General Manager (3) Executive Fellows Program only. Course provides the student with an overview of important macroeconomic, international, and global issues to assist the manager in the decision-making process. The state of the economy is addressed with special attention on those aspects of the economy which may impede economic growth. International and global relationships are analyzed to gain further insight into the role of the United States in the world economy.