Requirements

At Carthage, students can major in International Political Economy. The major is broadly cross-disciplinary. Students take courses in economics, political science, geography and earth science, and business. Students also take a class about the French, German or Spanish speaking world.

The IPE Major

The International Political Economy major consists of 48 credits:

ECON 103 Issues in Economics
ECON 327 International Trade
ECON 403 International Political Economy
ECON/POLS 405 Seminar in International Political Economy
POLS 105 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 205 Philosophical Foundations of Political Economy
MGMT 371 International Management

Choose one:

ECON 251 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 252 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Choose three:

ECON 271/471 Topics in Economics
ECON 329 International Finance
ECON 330 Law and Economics
POLS 271/471 Topics in Political Science
MGMT 373 The International Legal Environment of Business
ACCT 375 International Accounting and Finance
GEOS 206 The Human Landscape
GEOS 215 Economic Geography
GEOS 349 Transportation Geography and Business Logistics

Choose one:

FREN 308 The French-Speaking World
GERM 308 The German-Speaking World
SPAN 308 The Spanish-Speaking World

Choose one:

ECON/BUSA 333 Applied Statistics for Economics and Management
SOCS 233 Behavioral Research Statistics