Program Code - CIP Code: ECON.AA/24.0101
Credits Required: 60
Academic Division: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services
Contact:econ@kckcc.edu
Economics is a multifaceted discipline in the family of social sciences and is concerned with scarcity of resources (its central assumption) and all of the problems resulting from that condition. In general, economics is the study of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. One of its central assumptions is that the world is a world of finite resources. Economics has evolved to include a set of principles, methods and theories so as to provide answers to the following questions; What shall we produce? How shall we produce? How much shall we produce? For whom shall we produce? Attempting to answer these questions requires “technical capital” (knowledge, skills, methodologies), and “cultural capital” (a sense of priorities, awareness, and direction) at both the individual and the organizational levels. Furthermore, the productivity of individuals as well as the organization is contingent upon the acquisition of an adequate amount of these variables. Economics at both levels is well equipped to aid individuals in acquiring the technical and the cultural capitals in order to make the interaction between the two more fluid, productive, amicable, and innovative. Economics can provide the necessary foundation to those aspiring to pursue a career in the fields of business, finance, education, health care, insurance, stock markets, government, international business, and public administration, among others.
Requirements for Admission to the program:
Course |
Credit Hours |
|
BLUE 0101 |
Freshman Seminar |
1 |
ENGL 0101 | Composition I * | 3 |
ENGL 0102 | Composition II * | 3 |
SPCH 0151 OR SPCH 0201 |
Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
MATH0105 OR MATH0108 |
College Algebra** OR Pre-Calculus Mathematics** |
3-5 |
HIST0104 OR HIST0105 |
United States to 1877 OR Unites States since 1877 |
3 |
PHIL0103 OR PHIL0105 OR PHIL0206 |
Introduction to Philosophy OR Logic OR Ethics* |
3 |
Humanities Elective (other than HIST or PHIL) | 3 | |
PSYC0101 OR SOSC0107 |
Psychology OR Sociology |
3 |
ECON0201 OR ECON0202 |
Principles of Macroeconomics OR Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
Natural and Physical Science Elective | 5 | |
LANG | Elective | 5 |
Total Hours for General Education Requirements | 37-39 |
* See course syllabus for prerequisite. ** Math sequence is contingent upon previous high school mathematics background and transfer institution. Students should confer with an advisor to determine correct placement. |
Course | Credit Hours | |
Choose 20-22 hours from the following | ||
ECON0201 ECON0202 ECON0203 ECON0210 ECON0250 GEOG0101 SOSC0103 SOSC0107 SOSC0109 SOSC0207 SOSC0209 |
Principles of Macroeconomics (3hrs) Principles of Microeconomics (3hrs) Introduction to Labor Studies (3hrs) Principles of Community Economic Development (3hrs) Introduction to Political Economy and Globalization (3hrs) Introduction to Cultural Geography (3hrs) Introduction to Social Science (3hrs) Sociology (3hrs) Diversity Studies* (3hrs) Urban Sociology* (3hrs) Social Problems* (3hrs) |
20-22 |
Total Hours for Economics Requirements | 20-22 | |
*See course description for prerequisite. |
Total Hours for an Associate in Arts in Economics Degree | 60 |