Economics
7 courses · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ECON 1 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra
- C-ID
- ECON 202
Introduction to the principles of macroeconomic analysis, economic institutions, and economic policy; supply and demand, determinants and distribution of output, income, and welfare through the market system; international trade and globalization. Measurement, determinants of, and policies relating to long-run economic growth, business cycle fluctuations, unemployment, and inflation. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. (C-ID: ECON 202) PREREQUISITE: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra.
ECON 2 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra
- C-ID
- ECON 201
Introduction to microeconomic principles, theory, and analysis. Topics include scarcity and resource allocation, specialization and exchange, and the determinants and distribution of output, income, and welfare through the market system, as well as elasticity, production and cost theory, and market failure caused by externalities and asymmetric information. Includes consumer choice and utility maximization, as well as profit maximization in various competitive settings. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. (C-ID: ECON 201) PREREQUISITE: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra.
ECON 10 Introduction to Economics
- Units
- 3
- Advisory
- The ability to interpret graphs is recommended
A survey of economic concepts and models, along with their real-world applications, for non-business or non-economics majors. Topics to be covered include specialization and trade, pricing and distribution, environmental issues, market structures, macroeconomic measurements, and economic growth and related government policies. Not open to students with credit in Economics 1 or 2. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. ADVISORY: The ability to interpret graphs is recommended.
ECON 11 Statistics for Business and Economics
- Units
- 4
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra
- C-ID
- MATH 110
The use of probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications using data from disciplines including business, social science, psychology, life science, health science, and education. Additional and more extensive case studies from business and economics, emphasizing statistical results that provide guidance for business decisions or suggest solutions to contemporary business and economic problems; use of larger data sets analyzed with computer software programs. (C-ID: MATH 110) This course is also listed as BUS 11. PREREQUISITE: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra.
ECON 14 Personal Finance
- Units
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra
This course is designed to equip students with specific knowledge and skills enabling them to make sound financial decisions over the course of their life, in order to build and maintain wealth. Students will develop quantitative reasoning and critical analysis abilities, and will apply them to topics including: budgeting, time value of money calculations, financial planning, retirement planning, tax planning and related calculations, investing, credit and credit cards, insurance, and estate planning. Students will take a hands-on approach to learning by using mathematical reasoning and formulae to solve problems and complete projects. Instructors will provide student-centered activity-based instruction, which emphasizes the conceptual understanding and skills of mathematics and quantitative reasoning to develop competence and confidence in problem solving abilities. This course is also listed as BUS 14. Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra.
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
Description Part 1: 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. Description Part 2: C-ID (ECON 201)CCN Replacement for Gavilan's ECON 2 Course.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra
- C-ID
- ECON 202
Description Part 1: 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. Description Part 2: (C-ID: ECON 202) PREREQUISITE: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of beginning algebra.