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Undergraduate Advisory Track System

International Economics Specialty

This track prepares students for employment in firms or government agencies with international interests as management trainees or as entry level analysts. It provides excellent preparation for further graduate study in this area.

Economics Courses
(in addition to the core courses)

• ECON 287 Applied Economic Research
• ECON 470 International Trade
• ECON 420 Economic Development
• ECON 435 Comparative Capitalist Systems
• Plus 9 hours of electives in Economics

Recommended Courses in Other Disciplines

• MKTG 317 International Business
• MKTG 417 International Marketing
• POLS 228 Fundamentals of International Relations
• POLS 305 International Relations: Theories and Approaches
• GEOG 110 World Regional Geography
• GEOG 341 Economic Geography (formerly GEOG 446)
• GEOG 444 Political Geography
• Foreign Language - Selection based on locational preferences.

Department of Economics •  College of Business & Technology
Stipes Hall 442 • 1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455 • W-Jones@wiu.edu
Phone: 309/298-1153 • Fax: 309/298-1020
College of Business & Technology