Requirements for the IPE Major

The major in International Political Economy (IPE) consists of 8 required core courses and 4 elective courses. Students who wish to have a strong background in both a foreign language and in global business should seriously consider combining the IPE major with a double minor in language and in business. There is ample double counting to make this combination possible. Four out of the six courses required for a language minor can count as electives toward the IPE major and three IPE Core Courses (ECRU 1100 Basic Macroeconomics, ECRU 1200 Basic Microeconomics, and ECRU 2140 Statistics I) can count toward the business minor.

I. CORE COURSES

A student must complete 2 core courses in political science, 3 core courses in economics, 1 core course in anthropology, and 2 core courses in quantitative analysis for a total of 8 required core courses.

II. ELECTIVES

Four elective courses must be chosen from one of the tracks below. Appropriate internships and study abroad opportunities can also be counted as electives. Some courses taken with study aboard can also count toward the IPE core with the permission of the Director.

General Elective Track -- Any four international courses chosen from anthropology, economics, history, modern foreign languages (numbered 1501 and higher), political science, or sociology.