International Economics, BS

Requirements

The BS with a major in international economics requires 30 semester hours in economics, 24 of which must be at the 30000 level or above, plus a minimum of 18 semester hours in associated requirements and fourth-semester proficiency in a foreign language. A "C-" or better must be attained in any course that is to count as one of the 30 hours in economics or as one of the associated requirements. Specific requirements are as follows:

Foundations (15 hours)

International Economics (12 hours)

Core (6 hours)

Electives (6 hours)

Additional Electives in Economics (3 hours)

Associated Requirements (18-19 hours)

Quantitative Skills (6 to 7 hours):

Note that course will not serve as the prerequisite for any upper-level math courses

World Regional Geography (3 hours)

International and Comparative Politics

3 hours from

International/Intercultural Studies (6 hours)

Approved courses with international or intercultural emphasis or upper-division foreign language courses (see Economics Department website for list of approved classes; other courses may be substituted with permission of the Economics Department chair.

A minor is required. Any minor approved by AddRan College is acceptable. A minor in mathematics is recommended for those planning to enter graduate school in economics. With the approval of the chair of the Department of Economics and the associate dean of undergraduate studies of the Neeley School of Business, economics majors may minor in finance or accounting. For the finance minor, course may substitute for course, but cannot be used to satisfy both the major and minor requirements.