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6 courses · Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 101
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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. (Formerly ECON 101 prior to Fall 2026.)
ECON C2001H Principles of Microeconomics - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 (72 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and MATH 107 Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 101H
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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. (Formerly ECON 101H prior to Fall 2026.)
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 102
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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. The course focuses on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the financial system, the business cycle, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. (Formerly ECON 102 prior to Fall 2026.)
ECON C2002H Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 (72 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.
- Formerly
- ECON 102H
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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. The course uses 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. (Formerly ECON 102H prior to Fall 2026.)
ECON 114 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to the economic analysis of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics include market failures, environmental degradation, sustainable resource allocation, conventional and market-based solutions to environmental problems, as well as the evaluation of public policies aimed at addressing such problems.
ECON 295 Internship in Economics
- Units
- 2-4
- Hours
- 210 (210 lab)
- Transfers to
- CSU
A minimum of 3 units in Economics are required. Structured internship program in which students gain experience in community organizations related to the discipline.