International Political Economy Major


35 credits

Major Requirements

Introductory Core

POE-120International Politics

3 credits


POE-250Introduction to Political Philosophy

3 credits


POE-255Introduction to Political Philosophy Through Plato

3 credits


POE-263Introduction to Political Economy

3 credits

POE-299Evidence, Proof, and Knowledge

3 credits

Additional Requirements

Complete 9 credits of required courses

POE-351Political Economy of Development

3 credits

POE-380International Political Economy

3 credits

POE-499Senior Seminar: International PoliticalEconomy

3 credits

Elective Requirements

Take 14 credits of POE Electives. 

POE-Any POE elective courses

14 credits

Total Credit Hours:14



Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:


1) Apply major philosophies and established theories of international political economy sufficient to analyze international affairs and global issues in both written and oral formats;
2) Critically assess social science perspectives and analytical methods sufficient to research issues containing international economic and political content, and to interpret the research conducted by others in international political economy;
3) Express in both written and oral formats complex personal positions regarding public policies and normative questions central to international political economy; and
4) Write a thesis-driven research paper making a reasoned argument positioned within international political economy scholarship and formatted in Chicago/Turabian style.