Political Economy Majors and Minors

Political Economy Major

Consists of 36 credits to include the following:

Introductory Core

Electives

Other courses focusing on political economy depending on student interest.

Capstone

Senior Thesis

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, which partially fulfills the 400-level seminar requirement.

International Political Economy Major

Consists of 36 credits plus a foreign language requirement and includes the following:

Introductory Core

International Political Economy

Electives

Other courses focusing on international political economy depending on student interest.

Capstone

Foreign Language Requirement

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.

Senior Thesis

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 planned 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, which partially fulfills the 400-level seminar requirement.

Business-International Political Economy Major

As a joint program between the Business and Accounting and Political Economy 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.

Prerequisites

Required Courses

The Business-International Political Economy major consists of 39 credits plus the foreign language requirement and includes the following:

Capstone Requirement

Students must satisfy a capstone requirement in one of three ways:
(1) Take POE-499, Senior Seminar: International Political Economy (3 credits); or
(2) Take BUS-491 and 492, Business & Accounting Capstone (8 credits); or
(3) Complete a three-credit internationally-oriented internship experience completed in the final semester of the student's Business-International Political Economy program and pre-approved by the student's major advisors from each of the Business and Accounting and Political Economy departments. Students pursuing the internship option must enroll in three credits of BUS-497, Internship or POE-497, Internship.  BUS-494, Independent Study and POE-494, Independent Study cannot be substituted to satisfy the capstone requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

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.

Political Economy Minor

Consists of 21 credits.

Introductory Core

Electives

Other courses focusing on political economy depending on the students interests.

International Political Economy Minor

Consists of 21 credits, 16 of which must be selected from the following courses:

Electives

Other courses focusing on international political economy depending on the student's interests.

Other programs of study that may be of interest to students pursuing majors in the political economy department include: