ECON 1

About this course

This is an introductory course in macroeconomics that focuses on aggregate economic analysis. Topics covered will include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, including national income accounting, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the banking system, money and the price level, classical macro theory, Keynesian macro theory, monetary and fiscal policy, international trade, and economic growth.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• Elementary algebra
• or
• orappropriate placement beyond elementary algebra

Catalog wording: “Elementary algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond elementary algebra”

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005. Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra”

Transfer pathways that use ECON 1

ASSIST maps ECON 1 to a requirement in 445 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• Business AdministrationDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• International Strategy and SecurityDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine TransportationDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ECONOMICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• WINE AND VITICULTUREDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Business Administration: Concentration in Decision SciencesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in Business AnalyticsDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in International BusinessDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in General BusinessDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in ManagementDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Social WorkDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in MarketingDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in FinanceDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in AccountingDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in Information SystemsDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Nutrition and Dietetics: Concentration in Foods and Community NutritionDe Anza → San Francisco State
• EconomicsDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event ManagementDe Anza → San Francisco State

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with ECON 1. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• ECON 1APRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS · Foothill