ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/W/ThBostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional
Introduces macroeconomic analysis. Topics include the flow of national income, economic growth and fluctuation, the role of money and banking, and monetary and fiscal policies. Emphasizes the development of conceptual tools to analyze the economic problems facing modern society, including long-run growth, unemployment, inflation, and inequality. Analyzes strengths and weaknesses of aggregate measures of economic activity, including how aggregation can hide underlying inequalities across racial, gender, and socioeconomic lines.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 3 | 64 | 80 | 80% | 5.3 |
| Fall 2023 | 10 | 578 | 642 | 90% | 6.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 8 | 634 | 655 | 97% | 2.6 |
| Summer A 2024 | 4 | 112 | 123 | 91% | 2.8 |
| Summer B 2024 | 5 | 115 | 145 | 79% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 8 | 641 | 643 | 100% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 8 | 664 | 709 | 94% | 5.6 |
| Summer A 2025 | 4 | 118 | 120 | 98% | 0.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 3 | 78 | 85 | 92% | 2.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 9 | 622 | 672 | 93% | 5.6 |
| Spring 2026 | 10 | 627 | 689 | 91% | 6.2 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 63% · T 13% · W 67% · Th 61% · F 13%
Common patterns: MWR (54% of sections), async (12% of sections), TF (11% of sections), W (10% of sections), MR (5% of sections), M (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Peter Simon (41% of students) · reviews
- Jill Dupree (26% of students) · reviews
- Neha Dave (13% of students) · reviews
- Richeng Piao (5% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Peter Simon (44% of students) · reviews
- Jill Dupree (26% of students) · reviews
- Neha Dave (16% of students) · reviews
- Nancy Kimelman (4% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Peter Simon (35% of students) · reviews
- Richeng Piao (25% of students) · reviews
- Marco Vincenzi (19% of students) · reviews
- Martin Konan (11% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Marco Vincenzi (44% of students) · reviews
- Ilter Bakkal (20% of students) · reviews
- Richeng Piao (11% of students) · reviews
- Jill Dupree (10% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
ECON 2315, ECON 2560, ECON 2990, ECON 3290, ECON 3442, ECON 3470, ECON 3490, ECON 3520, ECON 3635, ECON 3720, ECON 3915, ECON 4642, ECON 4653
Courses that list ECON 1115 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app