Economics and Personal Finance

Catalog description

An introductory course designed to familiarize the student with the application of mathematics and more specifically the interactions with finance and economics for the student in the role of as a consumer and/or investor. Attention will focus on the fundamental issues that will impact student’s decision-making process. The mathematics/economics emphasis will focus on applications centered around individual personal finance and economic issues. Such topics include banking, budgeting, credit, taxes, insurance, mortgages, automobile loans, annuities, and investments. Furthermore, the underlying economic issues driving these personal finance topics will be explored such as the macro and micro economic environment. Students may not take both FINA150 and FINA250 for credit. Credit will only be given for one of the two courses. Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None