Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Core Requirements (See footnote 1)
Semester Hours required for the Economics: International Studies Option: 39-43聽semester hours
Graduation from this program requires at least a "C" in each of ECN 3972 (or MAT 3702), 4689, 3801, and 3802, whether the course or its equivalent is taken at Eastern or at another school.聽
The International Studies option comprises:
27 Semester Hours in Economics Courses (See footnote 2)
27 semester hours in Economics courses聽including the following required coursework:
ECN 2801
Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)
OR
ECN 2891
Principles of Macroeconomics, Honors. (3 credits)
ECN 2802
Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)
OR
ECN 2892
Principles of Microeconomics, Honors. (3 credits)
ECN 3860
International Trade. (3 credits)
ECN 3861
International Financial Economics. (3 credits)
ECN 3972
Basic Econometrics. (3 credits)
(See footnote 3)
ECN 3801
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (3 credits)
ECN 3802
Intermediate Microeconomics. (3 credits)
ECN 4689
Economics Research Capstone. (3 credits)
3 Semester Hours in the Following Business Classes:
BUS 2810
Business Statistics I. (3 credits)
(See footnote 2)
18 Semester Hours in the Following Courses:
(Students must choose at least three different subject areas):
ECN 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
(See Footnote 5)
GEO 3050
Geography and Culture of Africa. (3 credits)
GEO 3055
Geography and Culture of Asia. (3 credits)
GEO 3060
Geography and Culture of Europe. (3 credits)
GEO 3065
Geography and Culture of Latin America. (3 credits)
GEO 3620
Geography of Tourism. (3 credits)
GEO 3650
Advanced Cultural Geography. (3 credits)
GEO 3970
Study Abroad in Geography. (1 to 15 credits)
(See Footnote 5)
HIS 3110
Britain 1688 to the Present. (3 credits)
HIS 3260
Modern Latin America. (3 credits)
HIS 3350
Twentieth Century Russia. (3 credits)
HIS 3450
Modern Germany. (3 credits)
HIS 3800
U.S. Diplomatic History. (3 credits)
HIS 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
(See Footnote 5)
MGT 4600
International Business Policy and Operation. (3 credits)
(See Footnote聽4)
PLS 2253
Introduction to International Relations. (3 credits)
PLS 3203
American Foreign Policy. (3 credits)
PLS 3223
International Organizations. (3 credits)
PLS 3303
European Politics and Governments. (3 credits)
PLS 3333
Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean. (3 credits)
PLS 3343
Government and Politics of the Middle East. (3 credits)
PLS 3353
Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. (3 credits)
PLS 3363
Government and Politics in Asia-Pacific Rim. (3 credits)
PLS 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
(See Footnote 5)
PLS 4823
Comparative Public Policy. (3 credits)
0-4 Semester Hours in Foreign Language at the Intermediate Level
Proficiency at the intermediate level of a Foreign Language or completion of courses in Foreign Language to include:
WLF 2202
Intermediate French II. (4 credits)
OR
WLG 2202
Intermediate German II. (4 credits)
OR
WLS 2202
Intermediate Spanish II. (4 credits)
OR
WLS 2292
Intermediate Spanish II, Honors. (4 credits)
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all economics courses taken at EIU.)
1 Mathematics 1441G, 2550, 3701, and 3702 are recommended for those students who wish to enter Ph.D. programs in Economics. It is also strongly recommended that prospective Ph.D. students complete the entire calculus sequence by following Mathematics 1441G with Mathematics 2442 and 2443 which are the prerequisites for Mathematics 3701 and 3702, as well as the differential equations sequence, Mathematics 3501 and 3502.
2 Or Mathematics 2250 or Mathematics 3701 or other equivalent course subject to Economics Department approval.聽
3聽Or Mathematics 3702.
4聽Prerequisites: Senior or Graduate standing; BUS 2101; BUS 3710 with C or better; ECN 2802G; BUS 3200 or ECN 3860; or permission of the聽Chair.
5聽No more than six hours from Study Abroad will be counted towards completion of this option.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
