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Economics: International Studies Option

An option in the Economics (B.A.) offerings.

Core Requirements (See footnote 1)

Admission to the program requires a 2.25 GPA in Economics course work with at least six semester hours of Economics earned. Graduation from this program requires at least a “C” in each of ECN 3971 (or MAT 3701 or BUS 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval), 3972 (or MAT 3702), 4689, 4801, and 4802, whether the course or its equivalent is taken at Eastern or at another school. ECN 2800G may not be counted as part of the 33 semester-hour requirement for an Economics major with International Studies Option.

The International Studies option comprises:

33 Semester Hours in Economics Courses (See footnote 2)

33 semester hours in Economics courses (excluding 2800G) including the following required coursework:

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

ECN 2802G

Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)

ECN 3860

International Economics. (3 credits)

ECN 3971

Statistics Applied to Economics I. (3 credits)

(See footnote 3)

ECN 3972

Statistics Applied to Economics II. (3 credits)

(See footnote 3)

ECN 4689

Theory and Research. (3 credits)

ECN 4801

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

ECN 4802

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

6-8 Semester Hours in the Following Math Courses:

MAT 1441G

Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. (5 credits)

(See footnote 1)

MAT 2110G

Brief Calculus with Applications. (3 credits)

AND

MAT 2120G

Finite Mathematics. (3 credits)

MAT 2550

Introduction to Linear Algebra. (3 credits)

(See footnote 1)

15-18 Semester Hours in the Following Business Courses:

BUS 1950

Computer Concepts and Applications for Business. (3 credits)

BUS 2101

Financial Accounting. (3 credits)

BUS 2102

Managerial Accounting. (3 credits)

AND

BUS 3010

Management and Organizational Behavior. (3 credits)

MGT 4600

International Business Policy and Operation. (3 credits)

OR

BUS 3710

Business Financial Management. (3 credits)

FIN 3730

Financial Markets: Commodities, Derivatives, and Securities. (3 credits)

FIN 4820

International Finance. (3 credits)

9 Semester Hours in the Following Political Science and History Courses:

HIS 3110

Britain 1688 to the Present. (3 credits)

HIS 3250

African History. (3 credits)

HIS 3260

Modern Latin America. (3 credits)

HIS 3320

History of Modern China. (3 credits)

HIS 3350

History of Russia and USSR. (3 credits)

HIS 3450

Modern Germany. (3 credits)

HIS 3800

U.S. Diplomatic History. (3 credits)

HIS 4820

The World in the Twentieth Century. (3 credits)

AND/OR

PLS 2253G

Introduction to International Relations. (3 credits)

PLS 3203

American Foreign Policy. (3 credits)

PLS 3223

International Organizations. (3 credits)

PLS 3303

European Politics and Governments (3 credits)

PLS 3323

Post-Communist Politics and Governments. (3 credits)

PLS 3333

Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean. (3 credits)

PLS 3343

Government and Politics of the Middle East. (3 credits)

PLS 3353

Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. (3 credits)

PLS 3363

Government and Politics in Asia-Pacific Rim. (3 credits)

PLS 3373

International Political Economy. (3 credits)

PLS 4823

International Policy Issues. (3 credits)

PLS 4933

Ideologies of the Third World Nations. (3 credits)

0-4 Semester Hours in Foreign Language at the Intermediate Level

Proficiency at the intermediate level of a Foreign Language or completion of courses in Foreign Language to include:

FLF 2202G

Intermediate French II. (4 credits)

FLG 2202G

Intermediate German II. (4 credits)

FLS 2202G

Intermediate Spanish II. (4 credits)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all economics courses taken at EIU.)

¹It is strongly recommended that students complete Mathematics 2110G (1441G) and 2120G (or 2550) before enrolling in Economics courses numbered 4750 or above. Mathematics 1441G, 2550, 3701, and 3702 are recommended for those students who wish to enter Ph.D. programs in Economics. It is also strongly recommended that prospective Ph.D. students complete the entire calculus sequence by following Mathematics 1441G with Mathematics 2442 and 2443 which are the prerequisites for Mathematics 3701 and 3702, as well as the differential equations sequence, Mathematics 3501 and 3502.

²Substitution of Business 2810, Mathematics 3701, 3702 or other equivalent courses for Economics 3971 or Economics 3972 does not reduce the 33 semester hours required in Economics courses. That is, the student may need to add one or two elective ECN courses to his/her program.

³ Or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval.

⁴ Or Mathematics 3702.

Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.