Academic Requirements

The minor is composed of 28 credits (seven courses) across five departments. In order to complete the minor, students must complete five required courses in economics listed below and two additional courses selected from the list of courses in Business Management, History, Philosophy and Religion, and Political Science.

Five required courses

• ECN 111 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECN 112 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECN 218 Economic Development
• ECN 410 International Trade
• ECN 411 International Finance

Two of the following electives

• BUS 310 International Business
• BUS 311 Global Business Strategy
• BUS 330 International Business Experience
• BUS 356 Multinational Financial Management
• HIS 203 Modern World History I
• HIS 204 Modern World History II
• HIS 360 Modern Germany
• HIS 371 History of South Africa
• HIS 381 History of Modern China
• HIS 383 History of Modern Japan
• HIS 391,392. Russia and the Soviet Union
• PHL 226 Global Ethics (cross-listed as PHL 100)
• POL 341 Politics of Development
• POL 345 Democracy in Asia
• POL 346 Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
• POL 347 Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy
• POL 348 Latin American Politics
• POL 356 Africa in the World
• POL 371 International Politics
• POL 374 International Organization and Law
• POL 375 International Political Economy
• POL 382 US Latin American Relations
• POL 384 International Relations of the Indo-Pacific
• POL 388 U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
• POL 402 International Politics

Note that many of these courses have prerequisites.

Courses with an international economics focus taken while studying abroad may be considered on a case-by-case basis to fulfill the electives outside of the Economics Department in addition to substitutes for the five required economics courses.

Combining the minor with other majors and minors Click to Open

This minor is open to all students. For some majors and minors, however, the following rules apply due to course overlap:

• Economics majors may complete this minor by completing the five required courses and three electives chosen from the list of courses from the Business Management, History, Philosophy and Religions, and Political Science departments.
• Finance minors may only count two courses towards both the Finance minor and the International Economics minor.
• International Business minors may only count two courses towards both the International Business minor and the International Economics minor.
• International Studies majors may double count any of the courses for this minor that are also listed as International Studies courses towards both the International Studies Major and the International Economics minor.