Politics and Economics Department |
Majors, Minors
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Upper Division Courses
Consists of 36 credits to include the following:
Other courses focusing on either economics, politics, or both depending on student interest.
Consists of 36 credits plus a foreign language requirement and includes the following:
Other courses focusing on either economics, politics, or both depending on student interest.
Students pursuing a major in International Political Economy must demonstrate a competence in one foreign language at the intermediate level. Competence will be measured by successful completion of two intermediate level college semester courses in a foreign language or by passing a standardized intermediate level foreign language examination.
Students who plan to enter graduate school or law school are encouraged to write a senior thesis. The thesis topic, definition of terms, method of analysis and bibliography must be carefully worked out and approved by the Department at the conclusion of the junior year and successful completion of POE-299. During the senior year, students writing a thesis will enroll in POE-480. During the senior year, students writing a thesis will enroll in POE-480, which partially fulfills the 400-level seminar requirement.
As a joint program between the Business and Politics &
Economics departments, this major combines two areas of related significance
in a world of increasing economic globalization. This major serves students
interested in preparing for careers in international business, government,
or development (or further graduate work in Business or International
Studies). Students pursing this major benefit by graduating with the
applied skills and knowledge used in business and organizational environments
in addition to an analytical understanding of international political
and economic life.
The Business-International Political Economy major consists of 36 credits
plus the foreign language requirement and includes the following:
Students pursuing this joint major must demonstrate a competence in one foreign language at the intermediate level. Competence will be measured by successful completion of two intermediate level college semester courses in a foreign language or by passing a standardized intermediate level foreign language examination (Department of Modern Foreign Languages).
Consists of 21 credits.
Other courses focusing on either economics, politics, or both depending on the students interests.
Consists of 21 credits, 16 of which must be selected from the following courses:
Other courses focusing on either economics, politics, or both depending on the student’s interests.