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All IECA students take the following courses:
Department of Economics - Principles of Micro-economics
- Principles of Macro-economics
- Comparative Economic Systems
- International Economics
- Economics of Developing Nation
Department of Geography Students select 2 courses:
- Economic Geography
- Political Geography
- Regional Geography
Department of Political Science - Comparative Politics or International Relations
IECA Program - Senior Seminar and Senior Independent Research Project

Students then select one regional emphasis: East Asia, Europe, or Latin America
East Asia
Department of Foreign Languages and LIteratures - Chinese or Japanese language through the fourth-semester level (please review the Foreign Language Placement Policy)
- Japanese Literary Studies
- Topics in Japanese Literature and the Fine Arts
Department of Geography - Regional Geography of Asia
Department of History - History of Modern China
- History of Modern Japan
Department of Political Science - Politics of Industrialized States

Europe
Department of Foreign Languages and LIteratures - French or German or Spanish language through the fourth-semester level (please review the Foreign Language Placement Policy)
- French or German or Spanish Civilization
- Approaches to French Literature, Approaches to German Studies, or Selected Readings in Hispanic Literature
- Professional French or German or Spanish
- French or German or Spanish Communication (media language)
Department of Geography - Regional Geography of Europe
Department of History - The World in the Twentieth Century
- Contemporary Europe: Century of Violence
Department of Political Science - Politics of Industrialized States

Latin America
Department of Foreign Languages and LIteratures - Spanish language through the fourth-semester level (please review the Foreign Language Placement Policy)
- Spanish-American Civilization
- Selected Readings in Hispanic Literature
- Contemporary Hispanic Society through Communications
- Professional Spanish
Department of Geography - Regional Geography of Latin America
Department of History - Origins of Latin American Civilization
- Ideas and Power in Latin American History
Department of Political Science - Politics of Developing Nations
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