Introduction to IP&E coming this fall
IPExplore, the IP&E magazine - Issue #2, Spring 2009
The international politics and economics (IPE) major combines the disciplines of political science and economics to examine international issues in both their global and cultural contexts. IPE majors must complete a 12-course curriculum in political science and economics (six courses within each discipline), study a foreign language, and study abroad. (The latter requirement may be waived for international students).
Mission: The carefully structured international politics and economics major provide students with the opportunity to study two disciplines as well as areas that cut across traditional departmental and disciplinary lines. Through courses developed and taught by economics and political science faculty, students examine the globalizing world through a variety of conceptual lenses supplied by the social sciences, learn multiple ways of solving problems, and explore areas of inquiry that intersect traditional disciplines. This approach, in combination with the study of languages and the immersion in another culture during study abroad, prepares students for a wide array of opportunities after college, including further study in graduate and professional schools. IPE alumni are engaged in careers ranging from investment banking to the Peace Corps, from teaching to government service, journalism, public policy and management consulting.
Director: Mark Williams (political science)
mwilliam@middlebury.edu
Phone: (802)-443-5195
Fax: (802)-443-2050