Political Economy Major

Lower Division Requirements
EC 200Economics for Responsible Citizenship3.00
EC 3200/3200CPrinciples of Macroeconomics3.00
EC 3300/3300CPrinciples of Microeconomics3.00
MT 270/270CIntroduction to Statistics3.00
POL 231Intro to International Relations3.00
or POL 241 Intro to Comparative Politics & Governmt
Upper Division Major Requirements
Twenty-four upper division semester hours of coursework in either Economics, Politics, or Political Economy which must include:
Macroeconomic Foundations3.00
PEC 411
Macroeconomic Theory
PEC 463
Comparative Economic Systems
Microeconomic Foundations3.00
PEC 410
Microeconomic Theory
PEC 473
Public Finance and Public Policy
General Dimensions
Select twelve semester hours of the following, in consultation with Political Economy advisor:12.00
PEC/POL 402
Poverty, Inequality and Development
PEC 412
Econometrics
PEC 430
Behavioral Economics
PEC 441
Measuring What Matters
PEC 446
Consumption, Contentment, Climate Change
PEC 448
Environmental Economics and Law
PEC 460
International Economics
PEC 473
Public Finance and Public Policy
PEC 482E-W
Topics in Political Economy
Optionally, three semester hours from the following may be applied toward the General Dimension electives:
PEC 490E-W
Independent Study in Political Economy
PEC 494A/494B
Research Apprenticeship I
PEC 498E-W
Internship in Political Economy
Capstone and Major Portfolio
PEC 499ACapstone I: Approaches-Pol and Econ Anal3.00
PEC 499BCapstone II : Integrated Experience3.00
Total SHs39