3 units

Admission
Required Courses
Preparation for the Major
Impacted Program
Majors Outside of the Fowler College of Business and International Business
Fowler College of Business and International Business Students
Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
Lower Division Units
Prerequisites
Business
Auxiliary Area
Complete 15 Units
Admission to Minor
Track 1 - Music Entrepreneurship and Business
Social and Behavioral Sciences

Offered: Offered every term

Counts toward

General Education (2026-27) - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
General Education (2024-25) - Social and Behavioral Sciences
General Education (2025-26) - Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
Accountancy and Data Analytics, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum

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Accountancy, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Accountancy, M.S. (2025-26) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Accountancy, M.S. (2024-25) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Accounting Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Required Courses
Accounting Minor (2025-26) - Admission to Minor, Required Courses
Accounting Minor (2024-25) - Admission to Minor, Required Courses
Accounting, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration Certificate (2026-27) - Lower Division Units
Business Administration Certificate (2025-26) - Lower Division Units
Business Administration Certificate (2024-25) - Lower Division Units
Business Administration, Accounting, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Accounting, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Financial Services, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in General Business, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Information Systems, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Marketing, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Emphasis in Real Estate, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Finance, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2025-26) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2024-25) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Business Administration, Financial Services, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, General Business, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Information Systems, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Marketing, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Marketing, Specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Marketing, Specialization in Professional Selling and Sales Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Business Administration, Real Estate, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Engineering, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Engineering, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Engineering, B.S. (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Construction Management, B.S. (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Economics Minor (2026-27) - Required Courses
Economics Minor (2025-26) - Required Courses
Economics Minor (2024-25) - Required Courses
Economics, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Economics, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Economics, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Energy Studies Minor (2026-27) - Required Courses
Finance, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Financial Services, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
General Business, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Information Systems, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
International Business, Arabic - Middle East and North Africa Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Arabic - Middle East and North Africa Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Chinese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Chinese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Arabic - Middle East and North Africa, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Asian Languages - Singapore, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Chinese - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in English - North America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in European Languages - North Atlantic, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in French - North America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in French - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in German - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Italian - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Japanese - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Korean - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Portuguese - Latin America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Portuguese - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Russian - Central Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Spanish - Latin America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Emphasis in Spanish - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, English - North America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, English - North America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic Emphasis, B.A. Degree (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic Emphasis, B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, French - North America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, French - North America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, French - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, French - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, German - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, German - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Italian - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Italian - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Japanese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Japanese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Korean - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Korean - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Portuguese - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Portuguese - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Portuguese - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Portuguese - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Russian - Central Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Russian - Central Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Spanish - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Spanish - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Spanish - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
International Business, Spanish - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
Management Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Majors Outside of the Fowler College of Business and International Business, Fowler College of Business and International Business Students
Management Minor (2025-26) - Admission
Management Minor (2024-25) - Admission
Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Marketing Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Required Courses
Marketing Minor (2025-26) - Admission, Required Courses
Marketing Minor (2024-25) - Admission, Required Courses
Marketing, General Marketing, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Marketing, Specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Marketing, Specialization in Professional Selling and Sales Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. (2026-27) - Auxiliary Area
Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. (2025-26) - Auxiliary Area
Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Auxiliary Area
Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Track 1 - Music Entrepreneurship and Business
Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2026-27) - Prerequisites
Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2025-26) - Prerequisites
Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2024-25) - Prerequisites
Public Administration, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major, Impacted Program
Public Administration, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Public Administration, Emphasis in City Planning, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Public Administration, Emphasis in City Planning, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Real Estate, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Social Science, B.A. (2026-27) - Complete 15 Units
Social Science, B.A. (2025-26) - Complete 15 Units
Social Science, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Complete 15 Units
Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
Social Work, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Social Work, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Social Work, Specialization in Environmental Social Work and Community Engagement, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Sustainability, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Sustainability, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Sustainability, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major

Principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of public policy. Emphasis on direction of production, allocation of resources, and distribution of income, through the price system (microanalysis); and international economics.

Prerequisites

Satisfaction of the SDSU Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Assessment requirement.

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Counts as: Social and Behavioral Science [4]
Grading: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable: Maximum 3 units.

6 sections in Spring 2027

Class #5050· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

160 of 160 seats open

Tue, Thu 5:00 PM-6:15 PM · NE 060

Julia Zhu 2.3(12)

Class #10044· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

375 of 375 seats open

Mon, Wed 5:00 PM-6:15 PM · ENS 280

Jedediah Baker

Class #11914· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

49 of 49 seats open

Mon, Wed 5:00 PM-6:15 PM · PSFA 300

To be Announced

Class #6378· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

150 of 150 seats open

Tue, Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · HH 130

Thiago Delucena-Coelho

Class #5048· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

280 of 280 seats open

Thu 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · SHW 012

TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE

Mark Cullivan 3.6(180)

Class #5049· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC

215 of 215 seats open

Mon, Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · PG 153

Quazi Shahriar 3.0(27)

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ECON 102 - Principles of Economics

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6 sections in Spring 2027