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International Economics Major

Beginning Fall 2011, the Love School of Business will offer a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics degree.

The following outlines the degree requirements for the International Economics major:

Must complete the following:  
MTH 121 Calculus I 4 sh
MTH 221 Calculus II 4 sh
ECO 111 Principles of Economics 4 sh
ECO 203 Statistics for Decision Making 4 sh
ECO 310 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 4 sh
ECO 311 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 4 sh
ECO 314 International Trade and Finance 4 sh
ECO 347 Introduction to Econometrics 4 sh
ECO 465 Senior Thesis Workshop 2 sh

ECO 495, 498
or 499

Senior Thesis Research 2 sh
Four hours ECO elective at the 400 level 4 sh
     
Foreign language study:  
Foreign language proficiency at the 222 level 0-8 sh
Foreign language conversation or composition at the 300 level 4 sh
Semester abroad including an economics course and a course taught in the foreign language.* 4-8 sh
     
  Total 48-60 sh
*It is preferred that students take an economics course taught in the foreign language. However, it is not required that the economics course be in the foreign language, only that an economis course be taken and that a course in a foreign language be taken.