2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Global Development and Political Economy (GDPE) Minor

Program Curriculum 

Required Minor Courses3
The Global Economy and World Politics
Subtotal3
Minor and Electives9
Required electives for the minor.
Select 9 hours from the following:
Global Trade: Structures and Policies
Monetary Foundations of the World Economy
Global Development
Global Development
Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
The Politics of Energy
Politics of Global and Comparative Migration
Comparative Political Economy
International Development
Seminar in Global Political Economy
Seminar in Global Development
Internship
Undergraduate Research
Subtotal12

Minor Electives

Select an additional 6 hours from the below electives. Electives cannot double count towards required minor electives. Some courses have prerequisities. Please check the Undergraduate Course Catalog or ask an advisor for prerequisities. Please note that not all courses are offered all semesters.

Elective Courses6
Select 6 hours from the below list:
Feminist Theory
Introduction to International Business
Sustainable Business Management
Global Entrepreneurship
Global Trade: Structures and Policies
Monetary Foundations of the World Economy
Global Development
Global Development
Human Security
Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
Macroeconomic Theory
Analysis of Economic Data
Middle East Economics
International Agricultural Development and Trade
Environment and Sustainable Development Economics
The Politics of Energy
Politics of Global and Comparative Migration
Comparative Politics of Immigrant Inclusion
Latin American Government and Politics
Politics of Post-Communist Systems
African Government and Politics
Comparative Political Economy
Government and Politics of Japan
Governments and Politics of Asia
Indigenous Peoples and World Politics
European Integration
The European Union: Institutions and Policies
European Political Economy
Globalization: Sociological Perspectives
The European Business Environment
European Economics
Global Feminisms
International Development
Seminar in Global Political Economy
Seminar in Global Development
Growth and Development
International Economics
Economics of China
Gender, Environment, and International Development
Environmental Economic Analysis and Management
Sustainable Development Economics
Applied Economic Forecasting
Internship
Independent Study
Undergraduate Research
Subtotal18

Hours Requirement:  A minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours is required to graduate with a minor in Global Development and Political Economy.

Minor GPA: GPA of 2.0 is required for the minor.  All courses used to fulfill the requirements of the minor will be used to determine the minor GPA.

Maximum number of credit hours:  For the following courses the maximum number of credits that can be awarded are as follows: 3954 Study Abroad (12); IS 4754 Internship (9); 4964 Field Work/Practicum (6); IS 4994 Undergraduate Research (9).

Course content: To count for the Minor in Global Development and Political Economy, the location or the content/topic of the following courses should be international in character: IS 4754 Internship and IS 4994 Undergraduate Research. These courses will be evaluated and approved by the International Studies Program advisor.

Experiential learning courses:  Other courses with an experiential learning component could be considered for elective credit.  Consult a Global Development and Political Economy Minor advisor for more information.  

Political Science Major Restriction: Coursework for the Global Development and Political Economy minor cannot double count toward a major in Political Science (any option).