MICROECONOMICS IN POPULAR CULTURE

Name: MICROECONOMICS IN POPULAR CULTURE
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ECON 340

Course Description

A critical look at the portrayal of housing, homelessness, globalization, and economic mobility in popular media (primarily films, documentaries, and popular sociological studies), both using the discipline of economic theory and from the perspective of broader economic data.

Prerequisites

ECON 101 , ECON 111 , AAE 101 , or 215 prior to Fall 2024. Not open to students with credit for ECON 390 topic: Microeconomics in Popular Culture prior to Fall 2024.

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

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Grade Point Average

3.7

-1.31% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.56%

-1.26% from Historical

A Rate

68.29%

0.64% from Historical

Class Size

-2.38% from Historical

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