Economics
6 courses · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ECON 100 Survey of Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A general education course surveying the American economy from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives. The course is not intended for business or economics majors. Topics include business cycles; unemployment; inflation; international trade; income distribution; market structure and performance; and the economic behavior of firms, households, and government.
ECON 110 Economics of the Underclass
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H or placement by multiple measures.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Investigation of the economic inequalities as they presently exist in America and their ramifications for the permanent underclass in our society. Course focuses primarily on women, Blacks, Chicanos, and deals specifically with the economic impact of poverty, unemployment, and discrimination on these groups.
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 102
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies.
ECON C2001H Principles of Microeconomics - Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 102H
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. This is an honors course. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course. Honors students complete advanced analysis of scholarly or professional economic literature, quantitative interpretation of economic evidence, and an independent microeconomic research or policy paper/project. Note: Students may either take ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON C2001H Principles of Microeconomics Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 101
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 202
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies.
ECON C2002H Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 101H
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 202
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. This is an honors course. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course. Honors students complete advanced analysis of scholarly or professional macroeconomic literature, interpretation of domestic and international macroeconomic data, and an independent macroeconomic research or policy paper/project. Note: Students may either take ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON C2002H Principles of Macroeconomics Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.