Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Springfield College School of Professional and Continuing Studies 
    
2017-2018 Springfield College School of Professional and Continuing Studies [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HSBA 130 - Principles of Economics


This course introduces students to the basic concepts of economics, the study of how people and organizations use their resources to achieve stated goals, including not-for-profit organizations with typically limited resources. Discussions of the economic theoretical framework will be applied to the Human Services sector. Focuses on understanding pricing strategies, marketing perspectives, inequality, supply and demand, economic growth, the labor market and business dynamics from a domestic and global perspective within the unique context of the Human Services sector.

Credits: 3