INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS | Makerere University Courses

Instructor:

Mugisha J

Course Code:

AEC 1201

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering

Department:

Food Technology and Human Nutrition

Course Discipline:

Economics

Course Description & Objectives:

Students undertaking this course will be introduced to concepts and applications of macroeconomics in agriculture. Areas to be covered include: Macro-economic concepts & goals; Aggregate supply & national income, consumption and investment; Monetary policies; Public finance; International trade; Money and Banking; Inflation; Unemployment & Economic growth.

Learning Outcomes:

General objective

To equip students to answer questions concerning economic life of a nation and the entire world.

Specific objectives

To enable students to answer questions relating to:

- The role of the various actors in the economy;- How the various economic sectors are interrelated;- How economic changes in one sector affect the other sectors, the nation and the rest of the world.

To enable students improve their ability to evaluate the proposals of political leaders regarding taxes, public spending and other policies that may have crucial effects on the national economy.

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