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.
To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Students completing this concentration must use ECON 2181 and ECON 2182 to satisfy the advanced fundamentals international economics requirement. | ||
| Five 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 2158 | Industrial Organization | |
| ECON 2169 | Introduction to the Economy of China | |
| ECON 2198 | Special Topics in Economics - Regional (East Asian Economies) | |
| ECON 2198 | Special Topics in Economics - Regional (Economics of Africa) | |
| ECON 2199 | Special Topics in Economics (Economics of the EU) | |
| ECON 2199 | Special Topics in Economics (Human Capital: Theory and Applications) | |
| ECON 3161 | Public Finance: Expenditure Programs | |
| ECON 3162 | Public Finance: Taxation | |
| ECON 3191 | Game Theory | |
| FINA 3301 | Money and Capital Markets | |
| GEOG 2120 | World Regional Geography | |
| GEOG 2125 | Transportation Systems and Networks | |
| 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 | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Political Economy of China, India, and Beyond) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (International Environmental Policy) | |
| IAFF 3177 | Political Economy of Latin America | |
| 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 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (China and the World) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Economy of China) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Economic Development of East Asia) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (North Korean Political Economy) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America-China Relations) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Geopolitics and Geoeconomics) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Theories of Comparative Political Economics) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Europe Economies/Crisis of Integration) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business and Modern Slavery) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Environmental Policy) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (topic Oil: Industry, Economy, Society. Same as IBUS 4403) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategic Management in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 3191W | Populism and Regime Change in Latin America | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| or ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| IAFF 3752W | Equitable Development in Southeast Asia | |
| IAFF 4191W | Research Seminar (Foreign Policy Decision Making) | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |
| IBUS 3101 | Global Financial Environment | |
| IBUS 3201 | International Marketing Management | |
| IBUS 3301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 4202 | Regional Strategy for Multinationals | |
| 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 (same as IAFF 3190 Oil: Industry, Economy, Society) | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics (China and the Global Economy) | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics (Institutions and Economic Development: The Case of Rwanda) | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics (Negotiations) | |
| IBUS 4900W | Special Topics (Negotiations) | |
| PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
| PSC 2339 | Comparative Political Economy | |
| PSC 2439 | International Political Economy | |
| SMPP 4900W | Special Topics (Negotiations) | |
| SMPP 4900W | Special Topics (Strategy and International Political Economy) | |
| SOC 2168 | Economic Sociology | |
| WGSS 3820 | Global Domestic Labor | |