ECON 1230 — Healthcare and Medical Economics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturetypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Enables students to recognize the relevance of economics to health and medical care and apply economic reasoning to understand health-related issues better; to understand the mechanism of healthcare delivery in the United States within broad social, political, and economic contexts; to explore the changing nature of health and medical care and its implications for medical practice, medical education and research, and health policy; and to analyze public policy in health and medical care from an economic perspective.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 92% | 4.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 38% | 30.0 |
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 0% · T 56% · W 44% · Th 0% · F 84%
Common patterns: WF (44% of sections), TF (40% of sections), T (16% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Thomas Barnay (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Thomas Barnay (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Thomas Barnay (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app