IB Economics

Course Description

Grade(s): 11&12                        Level: IB SL or HL                      Credit(s): 2 in Social Studies

Prerequisite(s): None

Concurrent enrollment in an IB level mathematics class recommended.

IB Economics is a course designed for highly motivated students with strong communication and analytical skills.  The goal of this class is to provide students with an understanding of how individuals, organizations, societies, and nations organize themselves in pursuit of economic objectives. Students will also gain an ability to evaluate economic theories, concepts, situations, and data in a way, which is rational and unbiased. Specific areas to study include: Resources and Markets, Business Economics, Macroeconomics Issues, Development Economics, and International Economics.