| Approved Site(s): |
| | Approved for Mission Bay and San Diego High Schools. This course is specific to the schools’ International Baccalaureate magnet programs and is not available to other sites.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 11–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | History-Social Studies: Economics - weighted |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | g - College Preparatory Elective |
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| Course Description: |
| | This first-year, college-level macroeconomics course teaches supply-and-demand analysis and elasticity, macroeconomic equilibrium, monetary and fiscal policy, the role of government in the economy, economic growth and development, and international trade. The course prepares students to take the IB Standard Level (SL) exam in economics, and satisfies the Group 3 (Study of Man in Society) requirement for the International Baccalaureate diploma. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9188 - International Baccalaureate (IB) Economics |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Site-selected materials. |