Economics 306 - History of Economic Thought

The purpose of this course is to develop critical thinking in the study of economic theories from pre-Classical to 21st century developments in economic thought. The perspective of the course is multi-disciplinary, in line with the objectives of the integrative educational experience. Students are required to do two writing assignments that integrate prior learning into the analysis of the economic theories covered in the course and to present these projects in both poster session and PowerPoint formats. In addition, students will write a reflective essay exploring the role of General Education courses in helping to understand and analyze critically the material in this course and/or in the Economics major as a whole. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Econ majors.

This class is open to Seniors and Juniors whose primary major is in Economics only. ECON 104 & 103/RESEC 102 Seats in ECON 306, 394CI, 394FI, and 394LI will be available ONLY to primary Economics majors with graduation dates of Fall 2016 or Winter/Spring/Summer 2017.

May be used to fulfill IE requirement for Econ primary majors.

Department Consent only: students must attend class and sign up on in-class waiting list to be considered for enrollment.