COURSE OFFERINGS

ECON402: The Socialist Economy of Cuba - 3 credits (Undergraduate)
ECON750: The Socialist Economy of Cuba - 3 credits (Graduate)

*Note: This course is a semester-long course offered during the Spring 2024 term with an embedded/required spring-break travel component.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

This course will teach students how a market economy works in contrast to a non-market economy. Students will also see how a socialist economy works and how it has been implemented and reformed in Cuba.

*Some highlights of the program include:
- A ride in a classic American car from the 1950s with Nostalgic Cars, a private car services
- A visit to La Finca Vigia, the former home of Ernest Hemingway
- An afternoon at Playas del Este, the eastern beaches
- A visit to the Museum of the Revolution
- A walking tour of Old Havana

LEARNING OUTCOMES
As a result of this course, the student will be able to:
- define the characteristics of the three modern economic systems: capitalism, planned socialism, and market socialism
- assess economic performance of economies and economic systems
- describe the workings of a typical planned-socialist economy
- outline the economic history of socialist Cuba
- analyze the reforms of both the Fidel Castro and the Raul Castro regimes and the very new Díaz-Canel regime
- offer predictions about Cuba's economic prospects


DEPOSIT DEADLINE

Once given instructor permission to join the course, students will be given a link to pay a program deposit.
Deposits will be due NO LATER THAN December 1, 2023.

NOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

-If you do not have a passport, you will need to apply for one ASAP (and expedite it). All information about passport applications may be found on the State Department's website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply.html

-If you do have a passport, please make sure that it does not expire until AT LEAST 3-6 months after your program's completion date.

-Please note that even if you meet the requirements to participate in this program, it is up to the instructor to choose which students join the spring course and the program.