Department of Economics
Minor in International Economics
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements INTECONMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory Microeconomics. One (1) course:
- ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I
- ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON-E 251
- ECON-S 201 Introduction to Microeconomics: Honors
ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- First course in a two-course sequence that introduces business students to essential economic concepts. Examines the economic notions of cost and gains from trade, determinants of economic growth, consumer and firm behavior in competitive and non-competitive environments, the effects of taxation, externalities, moral hazard and adverse selection, and basic game theory.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ECON-B 251 or ECON-E 251.
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ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Scarcity, opportunity cost, competitive and non-competitive market pricing, and interdependence as an analytical core. Individual sections apply this core to a variety of current economic policy problems, such as poverty, pollution, excise taxes, rent controls, and farm subsidies.
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ECON-S 201 Introduction to Microeconomics: Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Honors student
- Description
- Designed for students of superior ability. Covers same core materials as ECON-E 201 and substitutes for ECON-E 201 as a prerequisite for other courses.
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- Introductory Macroeconomics. One (1) course:
- ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II
- ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II
- ECON-S 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Honors
ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-B 251
- Description
- Continuation of Fundamental of Economics for Business I. After a review of the major types of markets, explores macroeconomic concepts, beginning with measurement and the National Income Accounts, and then moving to cycle fluctuations and performance of stock markets. Concludes with microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives in two areas: labor markets and globalization will applications in business contexts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ECON-B 252 or ECON-E 252.
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ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 201 or ECON-S 201
- Description
- Measuring and explaining aggregate economic performance, money, monetary policy, and fiscal policy as an analytical core. Individual sections apply this core to a variety of current economic policy problems, such as inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.
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ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 251 or ECON-B 251
- Description
- Continuation of Fundamental of Economics I. After a review of the major types of markets, explores macroeconomic concepts, beginning with measurement and the National Income Accounts, and then moving to cycle fluctuations and performance of stock markets. Concludes with microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives in two areas: labor markets and globalization.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252.
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ECON-S 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-S 201 or ECON-E 201; Honors student
- Description
- Designed for students of superior ability. Covers same core material as ECON-E 202 and substitutes for ECON-E 202 as a prerequisite for other courses.
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- International Economics. One (1) course:
- ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
- Description
- Basis for and effects of international trade, commercial policy and effects of trade restrictions, balance of payments and exchange rate adjustment, international monetary systems, and fixed versus flexible exchange rates.
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- Economic Growth and Development. One (1) course:
- ECON-E 317 Economic Growth and Development
ECON-E 317 Economic Growth and Development
- Description
- Explores income differences across countries, income growth rates over time, and other measures of standard of living. Empirical and theoretical methods, as well as microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives, are used to address questions, such as why are some countries so rich, while other countries are so poor?
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Advanced International Economics. One (1) course:
- ECON-E 318 Topics in International Economics
ECON-E 318 Topics in International Economics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 303 and ECON-E 317
- Description
- Advanced topics in international economics based on microeconomic principles. Topics vary, but may include international trade institutions; trade negotiations; foreign direct investment; effects of trade on consumers, labor, and capital; the effects of trade on productivity, growth and welfare; intellectual property rights, financial integration, and analysis of particular trade agreements such as NAFTA.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.