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International Affairs and Economics, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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        • International Affairs, BA
        • International Affairs with African Studies Concentration, BA
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        • International Affairs with European Studies Concentration, BA
        • International Affairs with Latin American Studies Concentration, BA
        • International Affairs with Middle East Studies Concentration, BA
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        • International Affairs and History, BA
        • International Affairs and International Business, BS
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        • Sociology and International Affairs, BA
        • Spanish and International Affairs, BA
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This combined major fosters an awareness of global affairs and international economic issues since the early 20th century through diverse and cross-disciplinary theories of economic development and growth; states, societies, and markets (the intersection of politics and economics); and the role of states, civil societies, and social movements in crafting or addressing economic strategies, inequalities, and citizenship rights.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

International Affairs Requirements

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to satisfy the global dynamics requirement. See department for additional courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
International Affairs/Economics at Northeastern
INTL 1000International Affairs at Northeastern1
or ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern
Required Courses
INTL 1101Globalization and International Affairs4
INTL 3400International Conflict and Negotiation4
POLS 1160International Relations4
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
or HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
or HIST 2311 Colonialism/Imperialism
International Experiential Learning
Complete at least one “international semester” via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.

International Affairs Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following courses:4
Course List
Code Title Hours
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
INTL 5100
Climate and Development

Global Dynamics Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following with one course numbered 2000 or above. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements:8
Course List
Code Title Hours
Environment
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
INTL 5268
International Environmental Policy
or PPUA 5268
International Environmental Policy
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
POLS 1155
Comparative Politics
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3409
Global Governance
POLS 4910
Model United Nations
Human Rights and Social Justice
HIST 2373
Gender and Sexuality in World History
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
Conflict and Security
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 1390
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies
HIST 3330
The Global Cold War
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
HIST 3335
History of Modern Terrorism
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
POLS 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3418
Nationalism
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 4918
Model NATO
Globalization
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ANTH 2315
Religion and Modernity
ECON 3290
History of the Global Economy
ECON 4635
International Economics
HIST 2211
The World Since 1945
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
SOCL 3465
Globalization and the Evolution of Human Societies
Population, Migration, and Diaspora
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
or PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
PHIL 1271
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Development
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ENTR 2206
Global Social Enterprise
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTB 1203
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
or INTB 1209
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
PHTH 5230
Global Health
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Communication and Media
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
JRNL 5360
Global Reporting
MSCR 2325
Global Media

Regional Analysis Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following, two of which must be in one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor. See department for additional courses:12
  
Course List
Code Title Hours
Africa
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2900
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS 4939
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
ENTR 3308
Business Economic History of South Africa
INTL 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
or AFRS 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
INTL 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
or AFRS 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
Asia
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
or HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
CLTR 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
CLTR 1506
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture
CLTR 1700
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1253
History of Vietnam Wars
HIST 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
HIST 2308
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism
Europe
CLTR 1501
Introduction to French Culture
CLTR 1503
Introduction to Italian Culture
CLTR 1504
Cultural History of Spain
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 2280
Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2376
Britain and the British Empire
HIST 4946
Independent Field Research Abroad: Central Europe
POLS 3435
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Latin America
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
CLTR 1240
Latin American Film
CLTR 1261
Caribbean Literature and Culture
CLTR 1505
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
CLTR 3715
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
CLTR 3720
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
CLTR 4655
Latin American Literature
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
LACS 1220
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Middle East
CLTR 1502
Introduction to Arabic Culture
ECON 1292
Economic History of the Middle East
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1290
Modern Middle East
INTL 1150
The Mediterranean World: An Overview
INTL 1160
Middle East Studies
INTL 2100
Modern Israel
INTL 2200
America and the Middle East
INTL 3250
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean
PHIL 1280
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
PHIL 1285
Jewish Religion and Culture
POLS 3465
Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS 3470
Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLS 4915
Model Arab League
Russia
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 1286
History of the Soviet Union

International Affairs Foreign Language Requirement

Complete coursework in a language through at least intermediate-level two. Note: Completing this requirement satisfies the language requirement for the BA degree.

Economics Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Economics Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics4
ECON 3520History of Economic Thought4

Economics Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 3 Economics elective courses from the following ranges with no more than 1 in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range. Additionally, courses used to satisfy international affairs requirements, courses used to satisfy the integrative courses requirement, and ECON 3520 may not be used as Economics electives.12
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 3000 to ECON 4689
ECON 4900 to ECON 4999
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Calculus
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Methods
CS 1100Computer Science and Its Applications4
or INTL 2718 Research Methods in International Affairs
or MISM 2510 Fundamentals of Information Analytics
or DS 2000
and DS 2001
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum

Integrative Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Development Economics
ECON 1291Development Economics4
Senior Seminar
Complete one of the following with a thesis or project that integrates both international affairs and economics:
ECON 4692Senior Economics Seminar4
or INTL 4700 Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs

International Affairs and Economics Combined-Major GPA

Grades in the following Economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):

Course List
Code Title Hours
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics4

International Affairs and Economics Combined-Major Credit Requirement

Complete 88 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL 10001MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414ECON elective 14Elective4
INTL 11014ECON 11164INTL Elective4Elective4
ECON 11154POLS 11604  
ENGW 11114HIST 22114  
Foreign language core course4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1100, MISM 2510, or DS 2000 and DS 20014ECON 23504ECON elective 24Co-op0
ECON 23154INTL elective4Elective4 
INTL elective4Foreign language core course4  
Foreign language core course4ECON 23164  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0INTL 34004Elective4Co-op0
 Elective4INTL elective4 
 ECON 35204  
 INTL Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ECON elective 34  
 INTL elective4  
 INTL Elective4  
 ECON 46924  
 
or INTL 4700
  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 129
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