International Economic Policy

The graduate certificate program in International Economic Policy requires a minimum of eighteen credit hours consisting of six courses. Of these six courses, at least four must be at the graduate (201-300) level. Those six courses must be taken in at least two different disciplines. Students may take other courses not on the list of suggested courses with the approval of the Office of Student Services.

Curriculum

Intermediate macro- and microeconomics are prerequisites for the international trade policy certificate program and may not count toward the certificate. In addition, students must demonstrate proficiency in statistics through a transcript indicating the successful completion of at least one semester of college level statistics.

To receive the graduate certificate, students must successfully complete the following core courses: Survey of International Trade: Theory and Policy (Econ 283) and Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy (Econ 284) plus four other courses from at least two disciplines (e.g. economics and business). Students may take a maximum of one international business course. Please note that none of the following courses may apply towards the certificate: Econ 217, Econ 218, and Econ 280.

Required Core Courses:

Econ 283 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy
Econ 284 Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy

Supporting Courses:

Econ 123 Introduction to Econometrics [prerequisites]
Econ 250 Survey of Development Economics
Econ 255 Economics of Technological Change
Econ 269 Economy of China
Econ 271 Economy of Japan
Econ 285 Economic Development of Latin America
Hist 297 History of the International Economic System
IBus 260 The Global Competitive Framework
IBus 266 International Marketing
IBus 271 International Business Finance
IBus 272 Currency and Banking Crises in Emerging Markets
IBus 274 Global Investment Banking
IBus 278 International Business Negotiation
PSc 239 International Political Economy
Econ 295 Special Topics — Topics vary; students may repeat if topics are different. Prerequisites for these courses typicall include Econ 283 and/or 284. Recent offerings relevant to this field include:

• Economics of U.S. Trade Policy
• Emerging Market Financial Crises
• Analysis of International Trade Law
• International Economic Integration
• Trade and Development
• Foundations of the WTO