Course offerings are subject to change. Official course offerings will be available January 2025.
Important Dates:
January 2025 – Official summer courses posted in UCLA Registrar
February 1, 2025 – Enrollment opens for current UCLA Students
February 15, 2025 – Enrollment opens for non-UCLA Students
Session A
June 23 – August 1
Session C
August 4 – September 12
Course Descriptions
1. Principles of Economics. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open to students with credit for former course 100. Introduction to principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. Emphasis on allocation of resources and distribution of income through price system. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
2. Principles of Economics. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 1. Not open to students with credit for former course 100. Introduction to principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. Emphasis on aggregative economics, including national income, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
11. Microeconomic Theory. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 1, 2, Mathematics 31A, 31B. Laws of demand, supply, returns, and costs; price and output determination in different market situations. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
41. Statistics for Economists. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B. Not open to students with credit for former Statistics 11. Introduction to probability and statistics for economists, with emphasis on rigorous arguments. Letter grading. Sessions A and C
101. Microeconomic Theory. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 11. Theory of factor pricing and income distribution, general equilibrium, implications of pricing process for optimum allocation of resources, game theory, and interest and capital. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
102. Macroeconomic Theory. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 101. Theory of income, employment, and price level. Analysis of secular growth and business fluctuations; introduction to monetary and fiscal policy. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
103. Introduction to Econometrics. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 11, and 41 or Mathematics 170A or Statistics 100A. Enforced corequisite: course 103L. Introduction to theory and practice of econometrics, with goal to make students effective consumers and producers of empirical research in economics. Emphasis on intuitive understanding rather than on rigorous arguments; concepts illustrated with applications in economics. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
103L. Econometrics Laboratory. (1) Lecture, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Requisites: courses 11, and 41 or Mathematics 170A or Statistics 100A. Enforced corequisite: course 103. Econometric analysis of case-based studies. Hands-on data collection and problem solving. Use of econometric software. P/NP or letter grading. Sessions A and C
104. Data Science for Economists. (4) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 11, 103. Enforced corequisite: course 104L. In-depth discussion of multivariate regression. Introduction to estimation of multivariate regression, and confidence intervals and hypothesis tests in context of multivariate regression. Discussion of instrumental variables and binary choice models. Emphasis on hands-on experience on data analytics and real data applications. P/NP or letter grading. Session A only.
104L. Data Science for Economists Laboratory. (1) Lecture, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 11, 103. Enforced corequisite: course 104. Econometric analysis of case-based studies. Hands-on data collection and problem solving. Use of econometric software. P/NP or letter grading. Session A only
122. International Finance. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 102. Enforced corequisite: course 122L. Not open to students with credit for former course 120. Emphasis on interpretation of balance of payments and adjustment to national and international equilibria through changes in price levels, exchange rates, and national income. Other topics include making international payments, determination of exchange rates under various monetary standards, capital movements, exchange controls, and international monetary organization. P/NP or letter grading. Session C only
134. Environmental Economics. (4) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: course 41 or Statistics 12 or 13, and course 101 (may be waived with consent of instructor). Introduction to major ideas in natural resources and environmental economics, with emphasis on designing incentives to protect environment. Highlights important role of using empirical data to test hypotheses about pollution’s causes and consequences. P/NP or letter grading. Session A only
165. History of Capitalism in American Economy. (4) Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 102. How capitalism–what economists call market economy with well-defined and protected civil rights and property rights–has contributed to America’s economic growth. Quantitative course, with analysis of how different features of capitalist economies impact economic growth, investment, consumption, and technical change, using computer simulations based on prominent historical examples. P/NP or letter grading. Session A only
