Economics
3 courses · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- ECON 201
Formerly: ECON C170. 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. Common Course Number: ECON C2001.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- ECON 202
Formerly: ECON C175. 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. Common Course Number: ECON C2002.
ECON C110 Economic Issues and Policy
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
Formerly: ECON C100. Provides an introduction to the basic tools and concepts of economic analysis with an emphasis of applying economic theory to current issues and policy. Course is designed for students who desire an economic perspective without an intensive or technical investigation. Topics include scarcity and decision making, supply and demand, and the effects of fiscal and monetary policy as applied to selected problems such as crime and drug control, pollution, taxation, Social Security, healthcare, poverty and income equality, and international trade.