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Professor Arturo C. Porzecanski, Ph.D.
Distinguished Economist in Residence
Director, International Economic Relations Program
Co-Director, International Economics Program
April 13, 2015
Suggested Course Sequence for Students in the M.A. in International
Economics (MAIE) Program
Fall 1st Year
ECON-605 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Prerequisite: Calculus*)
ECON-601 Macroeconomics (May be taken concurrently with ECON-605)
ECON-623 Econometrics I or SIS Elective (e.g., SIS-616 International Economics**)
Spring 1st Year
ECON-600 Microeconomics (Prerequisite: ECON-605)
ECON-672 International Finance (Prerequisite: ECON-601)
SIS-666 International Financial Relations (Prerequisite: SIS-616, waived)
Summer
ECON-623 Econometrics I or SIS Elective or nothing
Fall 2nd Year
ECON-671 International Trade (Prerequisite ECON-600)
SIS-665 International Trade Relations (Prerequisite: SIS-616, waived)
ECON-624 Econometrics II (Prerequisite: ECON-623)
Spring 2nd Year
SIS-751 International Political Economy (Prerequisite: SIS-616, waived)
SIS Elective
SIS Elective (if no Elective was taken in prior semesters or in the Summer)
SIS-793 Practicum or ECON-797 Capstone
* Calculus must be taken prior to arrival on campus.
** Recommended for students with no background in international economics.
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