THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 0406F
Date
of Senate Approval 11/09/06
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 2: Revising Concentration in International
Economics
Effective Date: Fall 2007
1. Delete: On pg 104, the first
section of the requirements for the concentration in International Economics:
I. Required courses in the major—34 hours, including:
ECON 101, 102, 301, 302, 365, 380, 480; one course from 316, 406 or 450; 250,
314, 350; 3 additional hours in Economics.
Add: On pg 104, in place of deleted entry:
I. Required courses in the major—34 hours, including: ECON 101, 102, 301, 302, 365,
380, 480; one course from ECON 316, 406 or 450; ECON 350; two courses from ECON
250, 314, and 355; 3 additional hours in Economics.
Impact: The impact of this change
is on enrollments for ECON 250 (Economic Globalization) and ECON 314 (Economic
Growth and Development), which are no longer required for the concentration,
although students will still have to take at least one of these courses. Both of these courses are in ILS clusters,
and both have had high enrollments in the past, so the impact is of no
consequence.
Rationale: This change results in
greater choice and flexibility for students pursuing the International
Economics concentration. Of the four
courses in international economics which we offer (250, 314, 350, and 355),
only 350 will be required, because it is a survey of international economic
theory; the other three study particular areas within international economics.