Requirements for the concentration
The international economics concentration addresses international economic challenges and policy alternatives with a focus on economic reasoning and quantitative data analysis. Topics include international trade and investment, international finance and macroeconomic policy, international business strategies and economic organization, the development of national and regional economies, and the relationship between economics and politics.
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
Students completing this concentration or specialization must use ECON 2181 International Trade Theory and Policy to satisfy the international economics major requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ECON 2182 | International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy | |
| Supporting courses | ||
| For students in the BA in international affairs program, four courses selected from the following: | ||
| For students in the BS in international affairs program, two courses selected from the following: | ||
| ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| or IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| ECON 2101 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | |
| or ECON 2103 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach | |
| ECON 2102 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | |
| or ECON 2104 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach | |
| ECON 2121 | Financial Economics | |
| ECON 2136 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | |
| ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
| ECON 2157 | Urban and Regional Economics | |
| ECON 2169 | Introduction to the Economy of China | |
| ECON 3162 | Public Finance: Taxation | |
| ECON 3191 | Game Theory | |
| FINA 3301 | Money and Capital Markets | |
| GEOG 2120 | World Regional Geography | |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| GEOG 2133 | People, Land, and Food | |
| GEOG 2134 | Energy Resources | |
| GEOG 2136 | Water Resources | |
| GEOG 2141 | Cities in the Developing World | |
| GEOG 2148 | Economic Geography | |
| GEOG 3143 | Urban Sustainability | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Electricity Markets) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Energy Security) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Globalization and National Security) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Globalization and Sustainable Development) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (International Energy and Environmental Regulations) | |
| IAFF 3184 | Special Topics in Trade and International Economic Policy | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration) | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (Africa in the Global Economy) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business and Modern Slavery) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Climate Change and Developing Countries) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Environmental Policy) | |
| IAFF 3402 | Oil: Industry, Economy, Society | |
| or IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| or ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| IAFF 3752W | Equitable Development in Southeast Asia | |
| IAFF 3758 | China and the World | |
| IAFF 3853 | Latin American Geopolitics and Geoeconomics | |
| IAFF 4192 | Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Applied Research on Africa) | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |
| IBUS 3101 | Global Financial Environment | |
| IBUS 3201 | International Marketing Management | |
| IBUS 3301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 4203 | Foreign Market Analysis | |
| IBUS 4303 | International Monetary and Financial Issues | |
| IBUS 4401 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | |
| IBUS 4402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| or IAFF 3402 | Oil: Industry, Economy, Society | |
| IBUS 4404 | Global Energy | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics (Global Disruptions) | |
| PSC 2339 | Comparative Political Economy | |
| PSC 2439 | International Political Economy | |