Required Courses
PECN 302
Political Economy: An Historical Overview
Instructor: Jeffrey Stacey
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the question of how different modern Western societies and thinkers have defined the relationships between political and economic activities. Beginning with the experience of Europe in the 15th century, it examines what the unprecedented wealth of modern Western societies has meant for the understanding and practice of politics. It also explains what caused the economic abundance of Western nations to come into being in the first place, and how that abundance has been sustained over time.
Core Courses
- ECON 1010 Introductory Microeconomics
- ECON 1020 Introductory Macroeconomics
- ECON 3010 Intermediate Microeconomics
- PECN 3010 Introduction to Political Economy
- PECN 3020 Political Economy: An Historical Overview
- PECN 3030 The Individual, Society, and State
- PECN 3040 Economics and Policy-Making
- PECN 6000 Majors Seminar