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ECON 161AMarketing

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

The evolution of markets and marketing; market structure; marketing cost and efficiency; public and private regulation; the development of marketing programs including decisions involving products, price, promotional distribution.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ECON 100A or ECON 100M. First-pass enrollment restricted to declared business management economics majors.

  • First-pass enrollment restricted to declared business management economics majors.
  • This course utilizes ProctorU for the final exam.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineS. A. OwenWait List 100/100

Summer 2026Open Summer 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineS. A. OwenOpen 97/100

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineS. A. OwenClosed 100/100

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineS. A. OwenOpen 99/100

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Steven Owen4.7 / 52.4 / 597%32

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