Global Economics Minor

Program Details

Department: Economics
Modality: In-Person
Semester Hours: 24

Minor Requirements

24 semester hours consisting of 6 courses

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Lower Division Requirements
Select one of the following:		4
ECON 1050	Introductory Economics
ECON 1100 and ECON 1200	Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics
Select one of the following:		4
HIST 1010	Premodern World History
HIST 1060	Modern Global Environmental History
POLS 1600	International Relations
Subtotal		8
Upper Division Requirements
Select three of the following: 1		12
ECON 3410	World Economic History
ECON 3700	International Trade
ECON 3720	International Finance Theory
ECON 3750	Global Poverty
ECON 4740	Economic Development
Select one additional upper-division course from the following: any upper-division course in Economics, an upper-division course from another department with an international or non-US focus (see list below), or with prior approval of the Director of the Global Economics minor or the Department Chair.		4
Subtotal		16
Total Semester Hours		24

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Note: Student may replace this with one of: a language requirement [2 years of foreign language OR proficiency + one MDLL course], an international internship, or a study abroad, as long as two upper division electives are Economics courses.  ECON 3998 Special Studies, ECON 4998 Special Studies, and transfer courses with significant global perspectives or international economics content may count towards the minor at the discretion of the Economics Department. Approval is required from the Director of the Global Economics Minor and the Department Chair. Upper division courses must be taken at LMU, except by prior permission of the Chairperson.

In other Departments and Programs, the following global/non-US focused courses are pre-approved:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
In History
HIST 3702	Women in Colonial Latin America	4
HIST 3704	Latin American Revolutions in Film	4
HIST 3706	Justice in Latin America	4
HIST 3708	Race in Colonial Latin America	4
HIST 4010	Pirates and Piracy	4
HIST 4200	Early Modern Europe	4
HIST 4205	Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century	4
HIST 4206	20th-Century Europe	4
HIST 4215	European Imperialism	4
HIST 4250	Modern Britain and the British Empire	4
HIST 4255	Modern Ireland	4
HIST 4271	Modern Germany	4
HIST 4272	20th-Century Eastern Europe	4
HIST 4281	Modern Russia, 1825-1991	4
HIST 4282	Ethnicity and Empire in Russia	4
HIST 4520	The Ottoman Empire	4
HIST 4640	Colonial Africa, 1860-1980	4
HIST 4700	Early Mexico	4
HIST 4820	Modern China	4
In Political Science/International Relations
POLS 3410	Politics of Africa	4
POLS 3420	Political Dynamics of East Asia: Greater China, Japan, and the Koreas	4
POLS 3425	Japanese Society and Politics	4
POLS 3430	Politics of Latin America	4
POLS 3440	Politics in the Middle East	4
POLS 3445	Politics of Modern Israel	4
POLS 3482	British Public Policy	4
POLS 3510	Politics of Development	4
POLS 3650	United States Foreign Policy	4
POLS 4650	The Politics of the Global Economy	4
POLS 4720	Global Human Rights	4
POLS 4750	Foreign Policy Analysis	4
POLS 5420	Rivalry and Cooperation in East Asia	4
POLS 5600	Theories of International Relations	4
POLS 5710	International Affairs and Social Justice	4
In Sociology
SOCL 3370	Sociology of Globalization	4
SOCL 3371	Gender and Global Migration	4

Note:

Any other non‐ECON course must be approved by the Economics Department prior to course enrollment.

Other Requirements

• Students may not combine a minor in Global Economics with a major or minor in Economics.
• An average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in courses included in the minor.
• International requirement (one of the following):
  • 2 years of foreign language
  • Language proficiency¹
  • Internship with international focus (100 hours)²
  • An international internship (100 hours)^2,3
  • A Washington Center internship
  • Study Abroad (Semester or Summer)⁴
  • Other pertinent international experience⁵

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Language proficiency will be assessed via the Modern Languages’ online placement tests. Although Level 3 proficiency is the required minimum, we strongly encourage students to continue to more advanced levels.

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Internships need to meet the Economics Department expectations for internships. All internships need to be approved by the Director of the Global Economics Minor and the Department Chair. Internship Course (ECON 3850 Internships in Economics) does not count for the minor requirement.

³

The required information for international internships needs to be provided also in English.

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The Study Abroad experience must be an LMU or LMU‐approved semester or summer program. The summer program must be at least 6 semester hours. Ideally, this requirement should enhance a student’s language skills and cultural awareness that s/he is focused on in courses at LMU. A maximum of one course from study abroad may count towards the minor beyond the study abroad requirement.

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International students may explore the possibility of having the foreign language and/or international experience waived, in consultation with the Director of the Global Economics Minor and the Department Chair.