Course Details

Economics

Academic Year 2025/26

BVA001 course is part of 4 study plans

BPA-SI Winter Semester 1st year

BPC-SI / VS Winter Semester 1st year

BPC-MI Winter Semester 1st year

BKC-SI Winter Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Credits

3 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

To offer to students of all faculties

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Economics, Characteristic of Market Economy.
  • 2. Basic Market Elements.
  • 3. Macroeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Outputs, Gross Domestic Product.
  • 4. Macroeconomic Equilibrium, Economic Growth and Business Cycles.
  • 5. Inflation.
  • 6. Financial Markets, Money Market.
  • 7. Financial Markets, Capital Market.
  • 8. Financial Markets, International Money Market.
  • 9. Economic Policy, Goals and Instruments.
  • 10. International Trade, External Commerce and Monetary Policy.
  • 11. Market of Goods and Services, Theory of Consumer Behaviours.
  • 12. Market of Goods and Services, Theory of Firm.
  • 13. Market of Production Factors.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Introduction to Economics, Characteristics of Market Economy.
  • 3.–4. Basic Market Elements.
  • 5.–6. Macroeconomic Outputs.
  • 7.–8. Financial Markets, Money Market.
  • 9.–10. Financial Markets, Capital Market, International Money Market.
  • 11.–12. Market of Goods and Services, Theory of of Consumer Behaviours.
  • 13. Market of Goods and Services. Theory of Firm.