Course offerings are subject to change.
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
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 the environment. Highlights the important role of using empirical data to test hypotheses about pollution’s causes and consequences. P/NP or letter grading. Session A only
