Economics and International Business, BS

The combined economics and international business degree gives students the opportunity to learn about economic theory and applications and how an economics perspective guides strategy and conduct of international business operations. Economics provides theoretical underpinnings for international business in areas such as export and import activity, foreign investment decisions, choosing overseas locations for manufacturing and conducting R&D, deciding on technology transfer, the setting and movement of foreign exchange rates, the role of trade balances in influencing the macroeconomy, and government regulations affecting global antitrust issues and the freedom of action of multinational corporations. The combined major gives interested students a chance to learn how economic principles can be utilized by managers in directing international business activities. 

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Economics Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Introduction to College
Complete one of the following:		1
ECON 1000	Economics at Northeastern	1
or BUSN 1102	Personal Skill Development for Business
Required Economics Courses
A grade of C or higher is required for ECON courses.
ECON 1115	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
ECON 1116	Principles of Microeconomics	4
ECON 2315	Macroeconomic Theory	4
ECON 2316	Microeconomic Theory	4
ECON 2560	Applied Econometrics	4
Economics Elective
Complete four ECON electives with, at most, one course within the 1000 level. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs.		16
ECON 1200 - ECON 1999
ECON 2990 - ECON 3559
ECON 3561 - ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999

Business Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Accounting
ACCT 1201	Financial Accounting and Reporting	4
Finance
FINA 2201	Financial Management	4
Marketing
MKTG 2201	Introduction to Marketing	4
Organizational Behavior
ORGB 3201	Organizational Behavior	4
Business Core Option
Complete one of the following:		4
ACCT 2301	Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors
INNO 2301	Innovation!
MISM 2301	Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
SCHM 2301	Supply Chain and Operations Management

Required Business Concentration

• Global Business and Strategy 

Integrative Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following (may not overlap with courses used for ECON elective section):		4
ECON 3291	Development Economics
ECON 3635	International Economics

Supporting Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Co-op Preparation
BUSN 1103	Professional Development for Business Co-op	1
or EESH 2000	Professional Development for Co-op
Statistics Requirement
MGSC 2301	Business Statistics	4
or ECON 2350	Statistics for Economists
Calculus
Complete one of the following:		4
MATH 1231	Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)
MATH 1241	Calculus 1
MATH 1245	Calculus with Applications
MATH 1251	Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
MATH 1340	Intensive Calculus for Engineers
MATH 1341	Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Computer Science
Complete one of the following:		4-5
CS 1100 and CS 1101	Computer Science and Its Applications and Lab for CS 1100
DS 2000 and DS 2001	Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum
MISM 2510	Fundamentals of Information Analytics

International Experiential Learning

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:
One semester of study-abroad experience
One co-op abroad experience
Two Dialogue of Civilizations (summer programs)
Two summer traditional study-abroad experiences
Two approved short-term programs abroad

Second Business Concentration (Optional)

A second business concentration is optional and may be chosen from the following list:

• Accounting
• Accounting and Advisory Services
• Brand Management
• Business Analytics
• Corporate Innovation 
• Entrepreneurial Startups
• Family Business
• Finance
• Fintech
• Healthcare Management and Consulting
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing Analytics
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Supply Chain Management

Business Cooperative Education

Complete one cooperative education experience.

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in business courses

Economics GPA Requirement

Grades in the following four ECON courses must average a minimum of C (2.000):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ECON 2315	Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 2316	Microeconomic Theory
ECON 2350	Statistics for Economists
ECON 2560	Applied Econometrics

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

The plan below is a sample. Students should consult with their academic advisor to confirm individual academic plans.

This program requires one of the following abroad options:

Semester-long study-abroad experience; cooperative education abroad experience; two Dialogue of Civilizations (summer programs); two summer traditional study-abroad experiences.

Sample Plan of Study

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
BUSN 1102 or INTL 1000	1	ACCT 1201	4	FINA 2201	4	MKTG 2201	4
ECON 1115 or 1116	4	ECON 1116 or 1115	4	NUpath	4	ECON undergraduate elective	4
ENGW 1111	4	MGSC 2301 or ECON 2350	4
INTB 1205	4	NUpath	4
MATH 1231	4
	17		16		8		8
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
BUSN 1103 or EESH 2000	1	Co-op	0	Co-op	0	Elective	4
ECON 2315 or 2316	4					Elective	4
INTB 2205	2					Student may choose to participate in a Dialogue of Civilizations experience
INTB 2206	2
Complete one of the approved business core:	4
ACCT 2301, INNO 2301, MISM 2301, or SCHM 2301
ECON undergraduate elective	4
	17		0		0		8
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
ECON 2316 or 2315	4	Co-op	0	Co-op	0	ENGW 3304, 3308, or 3315	4
ECON 2560	4					Elective	4
ORGB 3201	4
Complete one of the following:	4
FINA 4320, INTB 3310, INTB 4983, MKTG 4512, or SCHM 3301
	16		0		0		8
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
ECON 3291 or 3635	4	INTB 4202	4
ECON undergraduate elective	4	NUpath	4
NUpath	4	Elective	4
Elective	4	Elective	4
	16		16
Total Hours: 130