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Economics: International Studies Option

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

Core Requirements

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.

The International Studies option comprises:

33 Semester Hours in Economics Courses

33 semester hours in Economics courses, excluding 2800G, but including the following courses:

ECN 3972
Statistics Applied to Economics II.  (3 credits)

(or MAT 3702)

ECN 4689
Theory and Research.  (3 credits)
ECN 4801
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory.  (3 credits)
ECN 4802
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.  (3 credits)
MAT 3702
Probability and Statistics II.  (3 credits)

(or ECN 3972)

AND

  • Other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval

  OR

BUS 2810
Business Statistics I.  (3 credits)

OR

MAT 3701
Probability and Statistics I.  (3 credits)

The Following Math Courses:

MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.  (5 credits)

OR

MAT 2110G
Brief Calculus with Applications.  (3 credits)
MAT 2120G
Finite Mathematics.  (3 credits)

OR

MAT 2550
Introduction to Linear Algebra.  (3 credits)

9 Hours From:

 

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)

Foreign Language

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)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
ECN 2801G
Principles of Macroeconomics.  (3 credits)
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language.  (3 credits)
FLF 1102
Elementary French II.  (4 credits)

or

FLG 1102
Elementary German II.  (4 credits)

or

FLS 1102
Elementary Spanish II.  (4 credits)
MAT 2110G
Brief Calculus with Applications.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 1)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-18

BUS 1950
Computer Concepts and Applications for Business.  (3 credits)
ECN 2802G
Principles of Microeconomics.  (3 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature.  (3 credits)
FLF 2201G
Intermediate French I  (4 credits)

or

FLG 2201G
Intermediate German I  (4 credits)

or

FLS 2201G
Intermediate Spanish I  (4 credits)
MAT 2120G
Finite Mathematics.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 2)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • Elective. Credits: 3
BUS 2101
Financial Accounting.  (3 credits)
ECN 3860
International Economics.  (3 credits)
FLF 2202G
Intermediate French II.  (4 credits)

or

FLG 2202G
Intermediate German II.  (4 credits)

or

FLS 2202G
Intermediate Spanish II.  (4 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication.  (3 credits)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

  • ECN Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3

 

BUS 2102
Managerial Accounting.  (3 credits)
ECN 3971
Statistics Applied to Economics I.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 3)

HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)

or

PLS 1153G
American Government and Constitution.  (3 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • ECN Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 4
  • International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
    (See footnote 5)
BUS 3010
Management and Organizational Behavior.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 6)

ECN 3972
Statistics Applied to Economics II.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 4)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

  • ECN Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
    (See footnote 5)

 

ECN 4801
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory.  (3 credits)
MGT 4600
International Business Policy and Operation.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 6)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

  • International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
    (See footnote 5)
  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
ECN 4802
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.  (3 credits)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12

  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
ECN 4689
Theory and Research.  (3 credits)

Footnotes:

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

1 Or Mathematics 1441G. Mathematics 1270 and/or 1271 also may be required depending on ACT mathematics score.

2  Or Mathematics 2550.

3  Or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval. Substitution of Business, Mathematics, or other equivalent courses for Economics 3971 does not reduce the 33 semester hours required in the option in Economics .

4  Or Mathematics 3702. Substitution of this Mathematics course for Economics 3972 does not reduce the 33 semester hours required in Economics courses.

* It 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.

5  International Studies History courses: HIS 2400, 3110, 3250, 3260, 3320, 3350, 3450, 3800, 4820; International Studies Political Science courses: 2253G, 3203, 3223, 3303, 3323, 3333, 3343, 3353, 3363, 3373, 4823, 4933. No more than six semester hours may be counted from either History or Political Science.

6  Business 3710, Finance 3730, and Finance 4820 may be substituted for Business 3010 and Management 4600.

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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