Global Economics and Development

Global Economics and Development explores topics in international commerce, economic and human development, political economy, and risk analysis. Students who plan to take the economics (ECON) courses within this specialization should have a strong academic background in economics or have completed microeconomics, macroeconomics, and calculus with a minimum grade of 3.00 in all three. For questions about this, please reach out to your faculty advisor.

Relevant Fall 2024 Sections

Check the course schedule for more details.  Note course details are subject to change.

  • GLOA 599: Global Social Thought
  • GLOA 599: Human Sec, Globalization and Dev
  • GLOA 599: Transnational Issues of Gender and Race
  • GLOA 615: Critical Perspectives on Health Communication
  • GLOA 615: Globalization and Human Rights 
  • GLOA 615: Global Peace and Conflict 
  • GOVT 743: International Political Econ 
  • POGO 793: Big Data Analytics Pol/Govt 
  • PUAD 662: National Budgeting Process 
  • PUBP 710: Economics of Aging 
  • PUBP 720: Microeconomics for Public Poli 
  • PUBP 763: Illicit Trade 
  • EOCN 611: Microeconomic Theory I 
  • ECON 695: Economic Policy Analysis I 
  • ECON 695: Political Economy of Crisis 
  • ECON 715: Macroeconomic Theory I
  • GCP 500: Global Political Economy
  • GCP 503: Macroecon Policy/Global Econ 
  • GCP 504: Microeconomics/Trade Policy
  • GCP 603: Global Trade Relations 
  • GCP 605: Technology, Culture & Commerce 
  • SOCI 633: Comm Engaged Rsch & Prog Eval 
  • SOCI 804: Sociology of Globalization (no PhD requirement)