Political Economy Department Majors
International Political Economy Major
PEAKS | Social Science & History |
Major Requirements (36 credits):
- Introductory core:
- POE-120 International Politics (3 cr)
- POE-250 Introduction to Political Philosophy (3 cr)
- POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy (4 cr)
- POE-299 Evidence, Proof, and Knowledge (3 cr)
- POE-302 Economic Development (3 cr)
or
POE-351 Politics in Developing Countries (3 cr) - POE-360 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr)
or
POE-321 Comparative Economics (3 cr) - POE-376 International Economics (3 cr)
or
POE-380 International Political Economy (3 cr)
- POE-499 Senior Seminar (3 cr)
- 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.
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.
Student Learning Outcomes
- To provide opportunities for students to reassess personal values regarding economic and political issues.
- To provide opportunities for students to gain an understanding of economic and political principles within a broad global societal context and to give them feedback that evaluates their personal understanding. .
- To require students to develop the ability to express both orally and in writing, complex and personally developed positions regarding political and economic matters.
- To require students to develop an understanding of major political/economic philosophies and questions of justice and to provide opportunities for students to struggle with questions of justice regarding public policies in a global environment.
- To require our majors to develop the perspective and sufficient analytical methods needed to develop the proficiency required to conduct actual research of issues containing strong economic and political content.
Political Economy Major
PEAKS | Social Science & History |
Major Requirements (36 credits):
- Introductory Core:
- POE-498 Senior Seminar (3 cr)
- 17 credits in other courses focusing on political economy depending on student interest.
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.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- To provide opportunities for students to reassess personal values regarding economic and political issues.
- To require students to gain a personal understanding of economic and political principles within a broad domestic context.
- To require students to develop the ability to express both orally and in writing, complex and personally developed positions regarding political and economic matters.
- To require students to develop an understanding of major political/economic philosophies and questions of justice and to provide opportunities for students to struggle with questions of justice regarding public policies in our society
- To require our majors to develop the perspective and sufficient analytical methods needed to develop the proficiency required to conduct actual research of issues containing strong economic and political content