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Course Info for ECON - 258 - 01, Fall 2025
Class number: 3406 Title: Intro Global Trade & Finance Department: Economics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 29 Current enrollment: 27 Available seats: 2
Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, LSC - AUD Instructor(s): Mutlugun, Betul
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Economics 101.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements
Course Description:
This course covers how the flows of trade and finance shape what we buy, at what cost, the jobs and salaries available to us, and determine the value of exchange and interest rates. Topics include the winners and losers of trade, trade policies, exchange rates, the balance of payments, globalization, and the role of international organizations in global trade and finance.