# Economics (ECON) courses

Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://chaffey.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/19209/20264/18796/20090/18819

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ECON 1 — Introduction to Economics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 4 sections listed as ECON-1 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/econ.md); Fall 2026, 9 sections listed as ECON-1 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/econ.md); Spring 2027, 11 sections listed as ECON-1 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/econ.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 220400

Provide an overview of basic economic theories and models and apply them to analyze contemporary economic issues. Topics include the U.S. economic system, domestic and international economic issues, e.g. wealth and income distribution, sustainable economic growth, health and health care reform, unemployment, globalization, environmental issues, regulation, deregulation, inflation, interest rates, discrimination, corporations and labor unions and contemporary labor issues.

### ECON 7 — Economic History of the United States

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 220400

Surveys events in the U.S. from the middle of the 17th Century to the present. The class uses economic analysis to examine the social, political and economic events from the Colonial Period to the present. Topics will include the evolution of the banking systems and financial services, manufacturing and tariffs, land and resource use, labor issues, government regulation and deregulation, slavery, the rise of big business, international trade, income and wealth distribution, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and U.S. interaction with the global economy.

### ECON 8 — History of Economic Ideas

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 220400

Historical development of the institutions and ideas related to our present economic system, emphasizing the writings of the "great economists", including Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Marshall, Hayek, Robinson, Keynes, and Schumpeter. Students will critically examine a variety of schools of thought, with the objective of improving their ability to think clearly and logically.

### ECON C2001 — Principles of Microeconomics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **C-ID:** ECON 201
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 4 sections listed as ECON-4 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/econ.md); Fall 2026, 11 sections listed as ECON-C2001 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/econ.md); Spring 2027, 9 sections listed as ECON-C2001 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/econ.md)
- Placement Level: Eligibility for MATH-542 (intermediate algebra) or higher-level math course as determined by the Chaffey College placement process.
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: Yes
- TOP Code: 220400

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. Part 2: Additional topics include scarcity; specialization and trade; production and cost theory; factor markets; effects of taxes on individuals and businesses; income distribution and poverty; economics of race, gender, and culture; and market failure. May be offered as an Honors course. Note: ECON C2001 replaced ECON 4 beginning with the fall 2026 term.

### ECON C2002 — Principles of Macroeconomics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **C-ID:** ECON 202
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 4 sections listed as ECON-2 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/econ.md); Fall 2026, 12 sections listed as ECON-C2002 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/econ.md); Spring 2027, 10 sections listed as ECON-C2002 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/econ.md)
- Placement Level: Eligibility for MATH-542 (intermediate algebra) or higher-level math course as determined by the Chaffey College placement process .
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: Yes
- TOP Code: 220400

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. Part 2: U.S. economic systems and institutions and their origins will be examined including: theories and policies concerning economic growth and development, business cycles, unemployment, full employment, inflation, taxation, deficits, the national debt, public choice, money, banking, interest rates, international trade and finance, and competing economic views (e.g. Classical, New Classical, Keynesian, Monetarism, Sustainable Growth Theories, and Human Scale Economics). Note: ECON C2002 replaced ECON 2 beginning with the fall 2026 term.