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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics: International Studies Option

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An option in the Economics (B.A.) offerings.

Core Requirements

Admission to the program requires a 2.25 GPA in Economics course work with at least six semester hours of Economics earned. Graduation from this program requires at least a “C” in each of ECN 3971 (or MAT 3701 or BUS 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval), 3972 (or MAT 3702), 4689, 4801, and 4802, whether the course or its equivalent is taken at Eastern or at another school. ECN 2800G may not be counted as part of the 33 semester-hour requirement for an economics major.

The International Studies option comprises:

33 Semester Hours in Economics Courses

33 semester hours in Economics courses, excluding 2800G, but including the following courses:

ECN 3972 - Statistics Applied to Economics II. Credits: 3
(or MAT 3702)
ECN 4689 - Theory and Research. Credits: 3
ECN 4801 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. Credits: 3
ECN 4802 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. Credits: 3
MAT 3702 - Probability and Statistics II. Credits: 3
(or ECN 3972)

AND

Other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval

BUS 2810 - Business Statistics I. Credits: 3
OR
MAT 3701 - Probability and Statistics I. Credits: 3

The Following Math Courses:

MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5
OR
MAT 2110G - Brief Calculus with Applications. Credits: 3
MAT 2120G - Finite Mathematics. Credits: 3
OR
MAT 2550 - Introduction to Linear Algebra. Credits: 3

9 Hours From:

HIS 3110 - Britain 1688 to the Present. Credits: 3
HIS 3250 - African History. Credits: 3
HIS 3260 - Modern Latin America. Credits: 3
HIS 3320 - History of Modern China. Credits: 3
HIS 3350 - History of Russia and USSR. Credits: 3
HIS 3450 - Modern Germany. Credits: 3
HIS 3800 - U.S. Diplomatic History. Credits: 3
HIS 4820 - The World in the Twentieth Century. Credits: 3
AND/OR
PLS 2253G - Introduction to International Relations. Credits: 3
PLS 3203 - American Foreign Policy. Credits: 3
PLS 3223 - International Organizations. Credits: 3
PLS 3303 - European Politics and Governments Credits: 3
PLS 3323 - Post-Communist Politics and Governments. Credits: 3
PLS 3333 - Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Credits: 3
PLS 3343 - Government and Politics of the Middle East. Credits: 3
PLS 3353 - Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. Credits: 3
PLS 3363 - Government and Politics in Asia-Pacific Rim. Credits: 3
PLS 3373 - International Political Economy. Credits: 3
PLS 4823 - International Policy Issues. Credits: 3
PLS 4933 - Ideologies of the Third World Nations. Credits: 3

Foreign Language

Proficiency at the intermediate level of a Foreign Language or completion of courses in Foreign Language to include:

FLF 2202G - Intermediate French II. Credits: 4
FLG 2202G - Intermediate German II. Credits: 4
FLS 2202G - Intermediate Spanish II. Credits: 4

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

General Education Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 2801G - Principles of Macroeconomics. Credits: 3
ENG 1001G - Composition and Language. Credits: 3
FLF 1102 - Elementary French II. Credits: 4
or
FLG 1102 - Elementary German II. Credits: 4
or
FLS 1102 - Elementary Spanish II. Credits: 4
MAT 2110G - Brief Calculus with Applications. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-18

BUS 1950 - Computer Concepts and Applications for Business. Credits: 3
ECN 2802G - Principles of Microeconomics. Credits: 3
ENG 1002G - Composition and Literature. Credits: 3
FLF 2201G - Intermediate French I Credits: 4
or
FLG 2201G - Intermediate German I Credits: 4
or
FLS 2201G - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 4
MAT 2120G - Finite Mathematics. Credits: 3
(See footnote 2)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

Elective. Credits: 3

BUS 2101 - Financial Accounting. Credits: 3
ECN 3860 - International Economics. Credits: 3
FLF 2202G - Intermediate French II. Credits: 4
or
FLG 2202G - Intermediate German II. Credits: 4
or
FLS 2202G - Intermediate Spanish II. Credits: 4
SPC 1310G - Introduction to Speech Communication. Credits: 3

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3

BUS 2102 - Managerial Accounting. Credits: 3
ECN 3971 - Statistics Applied to Economics I. Credits: 3
(See footnote 3)
HIS 3600G - The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. Credits: 3
or
PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 4
International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 5)

BUS 3010 - Management and Organizational Behavior. Credits: 3
(See footnote 6)
ECN 3972 - Statistics Applied to Economics II. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 5)

ECN 4801 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. Credits: 3
MGT 4600 - International Business Policy and Operation. Credits: 3
(See footnote 6)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

International History or Political Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 5)
Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 4802 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. Credits: 3

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12

Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 4689 - Theory and Research. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

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(Major GPA based on all economics courses taken at EIU.)

¹Or Mathematics 1441G. Mathematics 1270 and/or 1271 also may be required depending on ACT mathematics score.

²Or Mathematics 2550.

³ Or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval. Substitution of Business, Mathematics, or other equivalent courses for Economics 3971 does not reduce the 33 semester hours required in the option in Economics .

⁴ Or Mathematics 3702. Substitution of this Mathematics course for Economics 3972 does not reduce the 33 semester hours required in Economics courses.

* It is strongly recommended that students complete Mathematics 2110G (1441G) and 2120G (or 2550) before enrolling in Economics courses numbered 4750 or above. Mathematics 1441G, 2550, 3701, and 3702 are recommended for those students who wish to enter Ph.D. programs in Economics. It is also strongly recommended that prospective Ph.D. students complete the entire calculus sequence by following Mathematics 1441G with Mathematics 2442 and 2443 which are the prerequisites for Mathematics 3701 and 3702, as well as the differential equations sequence, Mathematics 3501 and 3502.

⁵ International Studies History courses: HIS 2400, 3110, 3250, 3260, 3320, 3350, 3450, 3800, 4820; International Studies Political Science courses: 2253G, 3203, 3223, 3303, 3323, 3333, 3343, 3353, 3363, 3373, 4823, 4933. No more than six semester hours may be counted from either History or Political Science.

⁶ Business 3710, Finance 3730, and Finance 4820 may be substituted for Business 3010 and Management 4600.

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