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 to satisfy the international economics major requirement.

Required
ECON 2182International 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 3501Anthropology of Development
or IAFF 3501 International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice
ECON 2101Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
or ECON 2103 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach
ECON 2102Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
or ECON 2104 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach
ECON 2121Financial Economics
ECON 2136Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
ECON 2151Economic Development
ECON 2157Urban and Regional Economics
ECON 2169Introduction to the Economy of China
ECON 2199Special Topics in Economics (Economics of the EU)
ECON 2199Special Topics in Economics (Human Capital: Theory and Applications)
ECON 3161Public Finance: Expenditure Programs
ECON 3162Public Finance: Taxation
ECON 3191Game Theory
ECON 3199Advanced Topics in Economics (International Financial Market)
FINA 3301Money and Capital Markets
GEOG 2120World Regional Geography
GEOG 2127Population Geography
GEOG 2133People, Land, and Food
GEOG 2134Energy Resources
GEOG 2136Water Resources
GEOG 2141Cities in the Developing World
GEOG 2148Economic Geography
GEOG 3143Urban Sustainability
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (International Environmental Policy)
IAFF 3177Political Economy of Latin America
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Gender, Conflict, and Security)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Electricity Markets)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Energy Security)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Globalization and National Security)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Globalization and Sustainable Development)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (International Energy and Environmental Regulations)
IAFF 3184Special Topics in Trade and International Economic Policy
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (China and the World)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Economy of China)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Economic Development of East Asia)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (North Korean Political Economy)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America-China Relations)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Geopolitics and Geoeconomics)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Theories of Comparative Political Economics)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Africa in the Global Economy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Europe Economies/Crisis of Integration)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business and Modern Slavery)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Environmental Policy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (The Platform Economy, Data Governance, and Digital Trade)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (topic Oil: Industry, Economy, Society. Same as IBUS 4403)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategic Management in International Affairs)
IAFF 3191WPopulism and Regime Change in Latin America
IAFF 3501International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice
or ANTH 3501 Anthropology of Development
IAFF 3752WEquitable Development in Southeast Asia
IAFF 4191WResearch and Writing Seminar (Foreign Policy Decision Making)
IBUS 3001Introduction to International Business
IBUS 3101Global Financial Environment
IBUS 3201International Marketing Management
IBUS 3301International Business Finance
IBUS 4202Regional Strategy for Multinationals
IBUS 4203Foreign Market Analysis
IBUS 4303International Monetary and Financial Issues
IBUS 4401Managing the Multinational Enterprise
IBUS 4402Managing in Developing Countries
IBUS 4403Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society (same as IAFF 3190 Oil: Industry, Economy, Society)
IBUS 4404Global Energy
IBUS 4900Special Topics (China and the Global Economy)
IBUS 4900Special Topics (Global Disruptions)
IBUS 4900Special Topics (Institutions and Economic Development: The Case of Rwanda)
IBUS 4900Special Topics (Negotiations)
IBUS 4900WSpecial Topics (Negotiations)
PSC 2337Development Politics
PSC 2339Comparative Political Economy
PSC 2439International Political Economy
SMPP 4900WSpecial Topics (Negotiations)
SMPP 4900WSpecial Topics (Strategy and International Political Economy)
SOC 2168Economic Sociology
WGSS 3820Global Domestic Labor