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The College of Arts & Sciences and Business Administration & Economics have created interdisciplinary Global Political Economy minor. It will help students to understand a wide range of global phenomena and their effects on an increasingly interdependent world. It will equip students with knowledge and skills that will assist in obtaining employment and pursuing other educational opportunities. The head of either the Department of Government or the Department of Economics may give certification of completion of the minor.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students must pass 18 credits: 9 credits from the list of core courses (with 3 credits from each of 3 areas), and 9 credits from the list of electives. All courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher. Arts & Sciences majors may not count S/U credits unless all grades in a course are automatically S/U. Some courses may have prerequisites or require the consent of the instructor.
TO THE STUDENT:
● Appropriate Special Topics, Honors, subtitled Independent Studies Course, and/or an Internship may be allowed for a maximum of 3 credits, subject to approval of the Department Head of either Government or Economics.
After students begin final work for minor, they must acquire a form from either the Department of Government or Department of Economics. The form must be filled out and submitted along with a copy of a current transcript to either department for approval.
CORE COURSES: Students must pass 3 credits from each of these 3 areas:
AREA #1 CLASSES 3 credits each class
ECON 324G—Developing Nations ECON 450G—International Economics (Same as IB 450G)
AREA #2 CLASSES 3 credits each class
GEOG 361G—Economic Geography GEOG 362—Geography of International Development
SOC 478—Sociology of Development and the World System (Same as GOVT 477) SOC 489—Globalization (Same as GOVT 469)
AREA #3 CLASSES 3 credits each class
GOVT 360—International Relations GOVT 461—International Political Economy GOVT 486—Political Economy
IB 317—International Marketing (Same as MKTG 317) IB 351—International Business IB 398—International Business and Economic Environments IB 458—Comparative International Management (Same as MKTG 458)
SOC 361G—Social Issues in the Rural Americas(Same as ANTH 361G) SOC 376G—Social Change
ELECTIVES: Students must pass 9 credits from the following, at least 6 credits of which should be outside their majors.
3 credits each class
ACCT 365—International Accounting
AG E 315G—World Agriculture and Food Problems (Same as GEOG 315G) AGHE 380G—Ecosystem Earth ANTH 301—Cultural Anthropology ANTH 306G—Peoples of Latin America ANTH 433—Women, Gender, and Culture (Same as WS 433)
COMM 475—International Communication
ECON 251G—Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 325G—Economic Development of Latin America ECON 330G—The Business Economy of México ECON 458—Development of Economic Thought
FIN 475—International Managerial Finance (Same as IB 475)
GEOG 328G—Geography of Latin America GEOG 461—U.S.-México Border Development
GOVT 370—Comparative Politics GOVT 463—Inter-American Relations GOVT 464—National Security Policy GOVT 466—American Foreign Policy GOVT 473—Latin American Politics GOVT 478—U.S.-México Border Politics GOVT 479—Mexican Politics
HIST 422—U.S. Foreign Relations since 1914
HL S 465—International Health Problems
HON 305G—Global Environment HON 320G—Food and Humanity: World in Crisis HON 380G—Comparative Economic Systems HON 386G—Women in the Economy HON 390G—Economic Development of Latin America
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ADVISERS:
Dr. Neil Harvey, Department of Government Office: Nason House Center for Latin American and Border Studies 2nd Floor #201 Telephone: 646-6816 Fax: 646-6819 Email: nharvey@nmsu.edu
Dr. Richard V. Adkisson Office: Guthrie Hall Economics and International Business Room #403 Telephone: 646-4988 Email: radkisso@nmsu.edu
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