2013-2014 Bulletin 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2013-2014 Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

International Political Economy, MA


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The Master of Arts in International Political Economy (MAIPE) is a 48-unit degree program that prepares students to analyze the complex interactions between political and economic trends, both domestically and at the international level. Providing the analytical tools and contextual background, students are prepared for the challenges of competition in market economies around the globe. The MAIPE program also provides a foundation of fully transferable credits for students interested in subsequently pursuing the doctoral degree.

Final Paper Portfolio.  All students are required to submit two papers to the program office.  One paper must be written during the student’s first semester in the program.  A second paper should represent the student’s best work and may come from any subsequent semester that the student is enrolled in the program.  Papers are used for accreditation reviews of the program.  The program’s Student Handbook provides additional details.

No Master’s research paper is required.

University Policies.  University policies detailed in the Registration and Degree Information  section of the Bulletin apply.

Core Course Requirement (8 units)


Two courses from the following. 

  • PP 351 Comparative Political Institutions
  • PP 352 Comparative Political Economy
  • PP 400 World Politics
  • PP 411 International Political Economy

Research Tools (12 units)


Three courses from the following.

  Sequence 1

  • PP 481 Quantitative Research Methods
  • PP 482 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
  • PP 487 Applied Data Analysis

  Sequence 2

  • ECON 308 Mathematics for Economists
  • ECON 381 Econometrics I
  • ECON 382 Econometrics II OR ECON 383 Econometrics III

Formal & Economic Background (12 units)


 SP&E 315 Game Theory or SP&E 317 Advanced Formal Models

Two courses from the following.  

  • ECON 302 Macroeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 313 Microeconomic Analysis
  • SP&E 410 Foundations of Political Economy
  • SP&E 471 Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics & Business
  • SP&E 472 Complexity Theory in Economics and Politics

Track1: Applied Political Economy (16 units)


PP 418 Seminar in International Political Economy

Three courses from the following.  

  • PP 371 Globalization & Diversity
  • PP 408 Seminar in World Politics
  • PP 412 Regional Integration
  • ECON 272 Environmental Economics
  • ECON 235 Money and Banking or ECON 350 Global Money and Finance
  • ECON 247 International Trade Theory and Social Inquiry or ECON 355 International Trade Theory and Policy
  • SP&E 348 Regulatory Policy
  • SP&E 349 Energy and Environmental Policy
  • PP 361 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
  • PP 363 Asian Politics
  • PP 366 Political and Economic Development in Latin America
  • PP 375/POST 225 Politics of Africa
  • PP 420a Foreign Policy of the USA
  • PP 420b Foreign Policy of Europe
  • PP 420c Foreign Policy of Russia and FSR
  • PP 420d Foreign Policy of East Asia
  • PP 420e Foreign Policy of Latin America
  • PP 420f Foreign Policy of the Middle East
  • PP 420g Foreign Policy of Africa
  • PP 420h Foreign Policy of South Asia
  • PP 438 Foreign and Defense Policy

Track2: Applied Agent-Based Political Economy (16 units)


SP&E 471 Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics & Business Decisions

Three from the following.  

  • PP 439 Seminar in Dynamic Modeling
  • PP 447 Seminar in Social Network Analysis
  • PP 448 Seminar in Computational and Agent -Based Modeling
  • SP&E 317 Advanced Formal Models
  • SP&E 472 Complexity Theory in Economics and Politics

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