HNRS 209: Colloquium in Microeconomics

Honors · 4 credits

An introduction to the principles of microeconomics, including the role of the market in allocating scarce resources, the decision making of economic agents, market and regulatory failures, strategic thinking, and behavioral responses. Students will have the opportunity for extensive discussion and to explore one or more areas of the discipline.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2022 to Winter 2027).

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Prerequisites

MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
- MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
  requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
- MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
  requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
- MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
  requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
  requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (41)

C/AM 365, C/AM 366, ECON 207, ECON 301, ECON 303, ECON 306, ECON 308, ECON 309, ECON 310, ECON 311, ECON 315, ECON 317, ECON 325, ECON 333, ECON 340, ECON 343, ECON 355, ECON 360, ECON 361, ECON 364, ECON 365, ECON 366, ECON 375, ECON 380, ECON 381, ECON 383, ECON 384, ECON 385, ECON 386, ECON 388, ECON 389, ECON 397K, ECON 397L, ECON 447, ENRG 284, ENRG 384, ENRG 386, ENVS 342, GLBL 361, MKTG 380, PLSC 462

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

C/AM 365 Canada's Economy in the World
C/AM 366 Canadian Business Environment
ECON 207 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- C/AM 365 Canada's Economy in the World (shown above)
- C/AM 366 Canadian Business Environment (shown above)
- ECON 301 Economics Issues
- ECON 303 The History of Economic Thought
- ECON 307 Intermediate Macroeconomics (continues on its page)
- ECON 310 Public Sector Economics (continues on its page)
- ECON 311 Money and Banking
- ECON 317 European Economic History
- ECON 360 Introduction to International Economics
- ECON 365 Canada's Economy in the World
- ECON 366 Canadian Business Environment
- ECON 375 Introduction to Econometrics (continues on its page)
- ECON 381 American Economic History
- ECON 385 Comparative Economic Systems
- ECON 388 Economics of the European Union
- ECON 389 Economies of the Pacific Rim
- ECON 397L Economics of Aging and Public Policy
- PLSC 462 The Rise of Modern Political Economy
ECON 301 Economics Issues
ECON 303 The History of Economic Thought
ECON 306 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 406 Topics in Microeconomics
- ECON 407 Topics in Macroeconomics
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis
- ECON 412 Economics of Tax Policy
- ECON 430 Experimental Economics
- ECON 435 Behavioral Economics
- ECON 442 Industrial Organization and Public Policy
- ECON 445 Economics of Education
- ECON 462 International Trade
- ECON 465 Development Economics
- ECON 470 Economic Fluctuations and Forecasting (continues on its page)
- ECON 475 Econometrics (continues on its page)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics
- ECON 495 Seminar in Applied Econometrics
ECON 308 Sports Economics
ECON 309 Managerial Economics
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 430 Experimental Economics (shown above)
- ECON 442 Industrial Organization and Public Policy (shown above)
- ECON 462 International Trade (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
ECON 310 Public Sector Economics
- ECON 412 Economics of Tax Policy (shown above)
ECON 311 Money and Banking
ECON 315 Health Economics
ECON 317 European Economic History
ECON 325 Labor Market Economics
ECON 333 Introduction to Game Theory
ECON 340 Economics of Regulation
ECON 343 Population, Environment, and World Agriculture
ECON 355 The Political Economy of Language and Culture
ECON 360 Introduction to International Economics
ECON 361 International Economic Policy and Business
ECON 364 Topics in Canadian Economic History
ECON 365 Canada's Economy in the World
ECON 366 Canadian Business Environment
ECON 375 Introduction to Econometrics
- DSCI 407 Predictive Analytics for Business
- ECON 406 Topics in Microeconomics (shown above)
- ECON 407 Topics in Macroeconomics (shown above)
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 411 Monetary Economics
- ECON 445 Economics of Education (shown above)
- ECON 462 International Trade (shown above)
- ECON 470 Economic Fluctuations and Forecasting (shown above)
- ECON 475 Econometrics (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
- ECON 495 Seminar in Applied Econometrics (shown above)
- FIN 446 Derivatives Markets
- FIN 448 Portfolio Analysis and Management
- FIN 449 Cases in Financial Management
- MATH 343 Statistical Methods II (continues on its page)
- MATH 444 Categorical Data Analysis (continues on its page)
- MATH 446 Nonparametric Statistical Inference (continues on its page)
- MIS 434 Applied Text Analytics for Business (continues on its page)
ECON 380 Urban Economics
ECON 381 American Economic History
ECON 383 Environmental Economics
- ECON 482 Advanced Topics in Environmental Economics
- UEPP 454 Environmental Policy Analysis
- UEPP 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
ECON 384 Energy Economics
- ECON 484 Clean Energy Economics
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy
- ENRG 484 Clean Energy Economics
- ENRG 486 Electric Utility Resource Planning
- ENRG 488 Energy Management in Organizations
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy
ECON 385 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 386 The Economics of Electricity Markets
- ECON 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy (shown above)
- ENRG 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 486 Electric Utility Resource Planning (shown above)
- ENRG 488 Energy Management in Organizations (shown above)
ECON 388 Economics of the European Union
ECON 389 Economies of the Pacific Rim
ECON 397K Beyond Economic Man
ECON 397L Economics of Aging and Public Policy
ECON 447 Methods for Teaching About the National Economy in the Public Schools
ENRG 284 The Business of Energy
ENRG 384 Energy Economics
- ECON 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy (shown above)
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- ENRG 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 486 Electric Utility Resource Planning (shown above)
- ENRG 488 Energy Management in Organizations (shown above)
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
ENRG 386 The Economics of Electricity Markets
- ECON 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy (shown above)
- ENRG 484 Clean Energy Economics (shown above)
- ENRG 486 Electric Utility Resource Planning (shown above)
- ENRG 488 Energy Management in Organizations (shown above)
ENVS 342 Geography of the World Economy
- C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- EAST 431 Pacific Rim: Environment, Economy and Sustainability
- ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- ENVS 431 Pacific Rim: Environment, Economy, and Sustainability
GLBL 361 International Economic Policy and Business
MKTG 380 Principles of Marketing
- MGMT 491 Small Business Entrepreneurship (continues on its page)
- MGMT 495 Strategic Management
- MKTG 381 Fundamentals of Marketing Research (continues on its page)
- MKTG 382 Consumer Behavior (continues on its page)
- MKTG 384 Marketing and Sustainability
- MKTG 471 Sports Marketing
- MKTG 475 Brand Management
- MKTG 486 International Marketing Management (continues on its page)
PLSC 462 The Rise of Modern Political Economy

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Durham, Yvonne	4	Winter 2022 to Winter 2027
Dupont, Brandon	2	Winter 2023 to Spring 2025

Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	0	12709	Discussion	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 221	Durham, Yvonne	0/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	13531	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 146	Durham, Yvonne	17/24	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23167	Lecture	MW 2:00pm-3:50pm · CF 314	Dupont, Brandon	5/25	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	0	12727	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 313	Durham, Yvonne	20/25	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0 Microeconomics Colloquium	13246	Lecture	MW 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 112	Dupont, Brandon	23/25	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0 Microeconomics Colloquium	14059	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · AW 303 TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ONLINE SYNC TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Durham, Yvonne	7/30	Hybrid