ECO 2250 - Economics for Social Studies Teachers

3 cr

This course offers prospective Social Studies teachers training in the basic principles of both macroeconomics (national income, economic cycles, inflation, unemployment) and microeconomics (markets, supply and demand, price determination, consumer theory) as necessary economics background for the teaching of the middle and high social studies curriculum and state licensure endorsement standards. Students also develop pedagogical methods for integrating economic thought into specific lessons in history, government, and geography. This course fulfills one of the five general pedagogy lab requirements—but not one of the four specifically HGEP pedagogy lab requirements—for prospective Social Studies teachers. Also fulfills an Economics requirement for History and Social Studies majors.
Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing is recommended but not required.
Fall, odd years