Course Requirements

Four-Year Plan

International economics majors intending to do graduate work in international studies or intending to pursue a career with a governmental or nongovernmental agency are strongly encouraged to consider a minor or major in political science or one of the international studies tracks to complement the international economics major. You also are encouraged to work closely with a member of the department to select complementary general education courses.

The following represents one of many paths you can take to complete a major in international economics. Note that students typically take four courses per semester for a total of eight each year. Check the Coe catalog to review all of your options.

First Year

ECO-215 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO-205 Principles of Macroeconomics
SPA-215 Intermediate Spanish I

Second Year

ECO-336 Divergent Economic Growth
ECO-405 Intermediate Macroeconomics
SPA-225 Intermediate Spanish II

Third Year

ECO-415 Intermediate Price Theory
ECO-436 Economic Development
ECO-446 International Economics

Fourth Year

Semester studying abroad
ECO-495 International Finance
ECO-525 Econometrics