International Political Economy, M.A.

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The M.A. in International Political Economy (M.A.I.P.E.) 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. This program provides the analytical tools and contextual background that prepares students for the challenges of competition in market economies around the globe. The M.A.I.P.E. program is also ideal for students who may be interested in subsequent pursuit of the Ph.D. degree, since the foundations laid in this program allow full transfer of credits toward the doctorate.

Core Course Requirement (8 units)

CORE COURSE REQUIREMENT (8 units)

Choose two (2) courses from the following list:

PP352 Comparative Political Economy
PP411 International Political Economy
SPE360 American Political Economy

Research Tools (12 units)

Choose three (3) courses from the following list:

Sequence 1

PP481 Quantitative Research Methods
PP482 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
PP487 Applied Data Analysis, OR
PP488 Bayesian Methods, OR
PP489 Multilevel Modeling

Sequence 2

ECON308 Mathematics for Economists
ECON381 Econometrics I
ECON382 Econometrics II OR ECON383 Econometrics III

Formal & Economic Background (8 units)

SPE315 Game Theory, AND

Choose one (1) of the following courses:

PP354 Political Risk Analysis
ECON302 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON313 Microeconomic Analysis
SPE410 Foundations of Political Economy
SPE471 Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics & Business

Track1: Applied Political Economy (20 units)

Core Course Requirement:

PP373 The Domestic Politics of Foreign Economic Policy
PP418 Seminar in International Political Economy

Choose two (2) courses from the following list:

PP371 Globalization & Diversity
PP408 Seminar in World Politics
PP412 Regional Integration
PP419 Seminar in International Political Economy
ECON172 Environmental Economics
ECON235 Money and Banking
ECON247 International Trade Theory and Social Inquiry
SPE348 Regulatory Policy
SPE349 Energy and Environmental Policy

Choose one (1) course from the following list:

PP361 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
PP363 Asian Politics
PP366 Political and Economic Development in Latin America
PP375/POST 225 Politics of Africa

Track2: Applied Agent-Based Political Economy

Core Course Requirement:

PP438 Dynamic Modeling Seminar in Foreign & Defense Policy
SPE472 Complexity Theory in economics and Politics

Choose Three (3) courses from the following list:

PP447 Seminar in Social Network Analysis
PP448 Seminar in Computational and Agent -Based Modeling
ECON286 Public Choice
SPE471 Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics & Business Decisions

NOTE: NO MASTER’S RESEARCH PAPER REQUIRED