INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY
Program Committee: M. Moore (Director), W. Becker, J. Pelzman, S. Rehman, S. Sell, S. Suranovic
Master of Arts in the field of international trade and investment policy—The Elliott School of International Affairs offers a multidisciplinary program that provides a strong background in economics and quantitative methods, a multidisciplinary approach to international economics issues, and preparation for careers in government, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations.
Prerequisite: the admissions requirements stated under the Elliott School of International Affairs and a bachelor's degree including one semester each of introductory micro- and macroeconomic principles and at least two years of a modern foreign language. Applicants are strongly advised to take an introductory statistics course and an intermediate micro- and macroeconomics sequence before beginning the program.
Required: the general requirements, stated under the Elliott School of International Affairs. The program requires 40 credit hours, with a thesis option. Students qualify to write a thesis if they meet requirements stated under Thesis Option in the Elliott School section of this Bulletin.
The student must complete a core field consisting of economics, political science, history, and quantitative methods course work, as specified by the program director. A major field is selected from among international economic analysis, international marketing, international banking and finance. The student should consult the program guidelines available from the Elliott School for the approved courses that fulfill these requirements.
Oral and reading proficiency in a modern foreign language must be demonstrated during the final 20 hours in residence; up to 6 hours of language course credit may be counted toward the degree. The capstone policy course must be successfully passed during the final semester of residence.
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