Academic Catalogs

Economics

The primary mission of the Economics Department is to provide a transfer education curriculum in economics for students majoring in business, social sciences, and other fields. Additionally, classes provide students a chance to explore the basic principles, thought, problems, and history of the American and international economies. The economics curriculum increases consumer skills and provides awareness to individuals regarding consumer problems in the economy.

Students who study and major in economics often go on to pursue careers in finance, banking, consulting, and business. In addition, economics students often find careers in the public sector in various government agencies.

Department Contact Information 

Daniel Kuo
dkuo@occ.cccd.edu

Jennifer Savage
jmsavage@occ.cccd.edu

Economics Department Website

Credit Courses

ECON C20013 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Microeconomics  
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Advisory: Successful completion of a course at the level of intermediate algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: A.
Formerly: ECON C2001 Microeconomics. 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. Part 2: An introduction to the principles and problems of microeconomics. Covers economic concepts and principles as applied to markets, analysis of costs, consumer behavior, determining consumer optimum conditions, behavior of producers, determining the producers optimum in the goods and services market and in the factors markets, the structure of markets and how they influence and limit competition, labor, capital, information and entrepreneurship, public goods, and international economics. Enrollment Limitation: ECON C2001H; students who complete ECON C2001 may not enroll in or receive credit for ECON C2001H. C-ID: ECON 201.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A170

ECON C2001H3 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Microeconomics - Honors  
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Advisory: Successful completion of a course at the level of intermediate algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: A.
Formerly: ECON C2001H Microeconomics Honors. 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. This is an honors course. Part 2: An introduction to the principles and problems of microeconomics. Covers economic concepts and principles as applied to markets, analysis of costs, consumer behavior, determining consumer optimum conditions, behavior of producers, determining the producers optimum in the goods and services market and in the factors markets, the structure of markets and how they influence and limit competition, labor, capital, information and entrepreneurship, public goods, and international economics. Enrollment Limitation: ECON C2001; students who complete ECON C2001H may not enroll in or receive credit for ECON C2001. C-ID: ECON 201.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A170H

ECON C20023 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Macroeconomics  
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Advisory: ECON C2001 or ECON C2001H and Successful completion of a course at the level of intermediate algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: A.
Formerly: ECON C2002 Macroeconomics. 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. Part 2: An introduction to the principles and problems of macroeconomics. Covers economic concepts and principles as applied to markets, national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, fiscal and monetary policy, banking, the Federal Reserve System, and international economics. Enrollment Limitation: ECON C2002H; students who complete ECON C2002 may not enroll in or receive credit for ECON C2002H. C-ID: ECON 202.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A175

ECON C2002H3 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors  
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Advisory: ECON C2001 or ECON C2001H and Successful completion of a course at the level of intermediate algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: A.
Formerly: ECON C2002H Macroeconomics Honors. 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. This is an honors course. Part 2: An introduction to the principles and problems of macroeconomics. Covers economic concepts and principles as applied to markets, national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, fiscal and monetary policy, banking, the Federal Reserve System, and international economics. Enrollment Limitation: ECON C2002; students who complete ECON C2002H may not enroll in or receive credit for ECON C2002. C-ID: ECON 202.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A175H

ECON A1003 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Economics: General Concepts  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: No credit for ECON A100 if taken after ECON C2001, ECON C2001H, ECON C2002 or ECON C2002H.
Provides the student with a general understanding of the concepts, principles, and methods of microeconomics and macroeconomics at the introductory level.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A100

ECON A1103 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Economics of Consumer Finance  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
An applied approach to the problems and possibilities confronting the consumer in today's economy. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills in personal financial planning: decision making, use of credit and principles of saving and investment. Attention is given to the problems in housing, transportation, health services, and insurance. Issues of personal taxation, government regulation, and environmental protection are considered in relation to consumer interest.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON A110