Economics
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Course Details
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Approvals
- UC , NCAA
- Grade Levels
- High School
- Credits
- 0.5
- Pre–Requisites
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None
- Course Length
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Single Semester: Courses have a maximum duration of 18 weeks per semester.
Course Description
Economics
Understand how economic forces shape everyday decisions and global systems as you explore markets, policy, and financial systems.
What students gain:
Core economic knowledge: supply and demand, markets, and global trade
Financial systems understanding: banking, the Federal Reserve, and monetary policy
Analytical skills: evaluating economic trends, policies, and real-world outcomes
Applied math skills: interpreting data, graphs, and economic models
Historical perspective: economic theories from foundational thinkers to modern applications
Why it matters:
Builds real-world financial and economic literacy for life decisions
Prepares students for college-level social sciences, business, and policy studies
Strengthens analytical thinking through data interpretation and written analysis
Aligns to state and national social studies standards for credit transferability
This is a strong choice for students seeking to understand how economic decisions impact individuals, businesses, and the global economy.
Syllabus Overview
The course covers fundamental properties of economics, including an examination of markets from both historical and current perspectives; the basics of supply and demand; the theories of early economic philosophers such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo; theories of value; the concept of money and how it evolved; the role of banks, investment houses, and the Federal Reserve; Keynesian economics; the productivity, wages, investment, and growth involved in capitalism; unemployment, inflations, and the national debt; and a survey of the global economy. Economics is designed to fall in the fourth year of social studies instruction. Students establish mastery of key economic principles through a scaffolded series of analytic written assignments and lesson tests. They also apply basic mathematics to economic concepts. This course is built to state standards and further informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS).
Adam Smith and David Ricardo named
Theories of value
Evolution of money
Role of banks and investment houses
Keynesian economics
Productivity, wages, and investment
Unemployment, inflation, and national debt
Standards bodies named (National Council for History Education, National Center for History in the Schools, NCSS)