International Studies, International Economics Concentration, Major

Program Learning Outcomes

Please see the International Studies Major . 

Major Requirements (48 units)

International Studies Required Core Courses (12 units)

International Studies majors all take three foundational courses. Majors choose one of the five functional concentrations(each with its own requirements) and one of the five regional focus areas (each with its own requirements). Students cannot double-count any course for both a functional concentration and a regional focus. All majors finish with a capstone course.

• BAIS 100 - Intro to International Studies
• BAIS 103 - The Global Economy
• BAIS 201 - Research Methods

International Economics (IEC) Concentration (20 units)

• Required:

• ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics

• Select four elective courses from the following list:

• ECON 112 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 311 - Intermediate Microeconomics

• or

• ECON 312 - Intermediate Macroeconomics

• or

• ECON 318 - Game Theory
• ECON 320 - Econometrics
• ECON 370 - International Economics
• ECON 372 - Development Economics
• ECON 465 - Law and Economics
• ECON 471 - International Finance
• ECON 473 - Development Microeconomics
• ECON 477 - International Political Econ
• ECON 479 - Adv Topics in Int’l Economics
• POLS 345 - Global Economic Justice

Regional Focus (12 units)

Choose one of the five Regional Focus areas. Note that each has its own requirements.

Capstone (4 units)

All majors must complete:

• BAIS 397 - International Studies Capstone

• Note: BAIS 495 can be substituted for BAIS 397 .