Examine the relationship between politics and economics in this fascinating interdisciplinary major. Learn how public policies are made and why they are broken. Probe the controversies surrounding attempts by any government to regulate the economy, and debate the social issues that arise from that regulation.

To help you stretch beyond the boundaries of any one area of study, this program is led by a faculty committee made up of economists, political scientists, and historians. You will learn to examine all sides of the issues through such challenging courses as Democracy, Socialism, and Capitalism; Libertarian Political Economy; Industrialization in the Non-Western World; Comparative Economic Systems; International Relations; and Politics of the Third World. Study with the faculty of the Department of Politics and Government and with the faculty of the Economics Department of the Barney School of Business.

Your broad-based understanding of economics and politics can springboard you to challenging advanced study in a specialized area. Or you can put your knowledge of economic and political systems to work in many different fields including business, public administration, law, the foreign service, and education.