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(Last Updated 11/09/07)

STUDY ABROAD

The Department of Economics provides opportunities for majors and non-majors to study abroad at the NYU sites; London, Florence, Prague, Shanghai, and Accra.

Note: Not all courses are not offered every semester. Information about courses offered each semester at each site is available at the NYU Study Abroad web site: http://www.nyu.edu/studyabroad/

Specializations for NYU Economics Majors:

In order to facilitate students majoring in Economics to be able to spend at least a semester abroad, the Department has developed specializations that the student can pursue within the general outlines of the major.
 
New majors in economics should consider early in their career their potential interest in one of these specialties to be pursued at one of the NYU Abroad sites as described below.

The specializations and their affiliated sites are:

  • Finance in London
  • The Economies of Europe in Florence
  • Transition Economies in Prague or Shanghai (coming soon)
  • Development Economics in Accra, Ghana (coming soon)

The courses offered at each site are listed below; details are provided in the NYU Abroad web site: http://www.nyu.edu/studyabroad/

Interested students should talk to the Department’s advisors at a very early stage as the completion of the major and spending time abroad may depend on advance planning.

It is very important that the student makes sure that the prerequisites for courses to be taken abroad have been met before going to a site; see the Department’s advisors.

General Economics Courses:
At most of the sites, some courses are offered for non-majors and for students from other universities who have the requisite background. Students considering declaring an economics major should talk to the Department’s advisors while planning their study abroad.

 

LIST OF SITES AND RESPECTIVE SPECIALIZATIONS

The courses listed below presume that majors going abroad will have already taken Intermediate Microeconomics (V31.0010), Intermediate Macroeconomics (V31.0012), and Statistics (V31.0018). In some cases, International economics (V31.0238) should have been completed as well.

Courses are similar in content to the same numbered courses at Washington Square, but will reflect an emphasis consonant with the site and the specialization.

Global Finance in London

Specialization for NYU Economics Majors:
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002
International Finance (V31.9330); Prerequisites: V31.0012, V31.0018, and V31.0238
Economics of Forward, Futures, and Options Markets (V31.9337); Prerequisites: (V31.0010, V31.0018, and V63.0123 (calculus III))

General Economics Courses:
Principles I, II, (V31.9001, V31.9002); Prerequisite: V63.0009 (Precalculus)
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002

 

The Economies of Europe in Florence

Specialization for NYU Economics Majors:
Statistics (V31.9018); Prerequisite: V63.0121
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002
Industrial Organization: a European perspective (V31.9316); Prerequisites: V31.0010 and V31.0018
Topics in the Global Economy with emphasis on Europe (V31.9324); Prerequisites: V31.0012, V31.0018, and V31.0238
International Finance and Europe (V31.9330); Prerequisites: V31.0012, V31.0018, and V31.0238

General Economics Courses:
Contemporary Issues in Economics: Europe (V31.9103)
Introduction to Economic Issues (V31.9170)
Principles I, II (V31.9001, V31.9002); Prerequisite: V63.0009 (Precalculus)
Statistics (V31.9018); Prerequisite: V63.0121
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002

 

Transition Economies in Prague

Specialization for NYU Economics Majors:
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001 or V31.0005
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002
Ownership and Corporate Control in Advanced and Transition Economies (V31.9340); Prerequisites: (V31.0010 and V31.0018)
Political Economy (V31.9346); [similar to V31.0345, but for Policy track students]; Prerequisites: V31.0010 and V31.0018
Public Economics (V31.9353); Prerequisites: (V31.0010 and V31.0018)

General Economics Courses:
Principles I, II (V31.9001, V31.9002); Prerequisite: V63.0009 (Precalculus)
Introduction to Economic Issues (V31.9170)
Money & Banking (V31.9231); Prerequisite: V31.0001
International Economics (V31.9238); Prerequisites: V31.0001 and V31.0002

 

Transition Economies in Shanghai (Coming Soon)

Specialization for NYU Economics Majors:
Ownership and Corporate Control in Advanced and Transition Economies (V31.9340); Prerequisites: (V31.0010 and V31.0018)
Political Economy (V31.9346); [similar to V31.0345, but for Policy track students]; Prerequisites: V31.0010 and V31.0018
Public Economics (V31.9353); Prerequisites: (V31.0010 and V31.0018)

 

Development Economics in Accra (Coming Soon)

Specialization for NYU Economics Majors:
Economic Development (V31.9323); Prerequisites: (V31.0010, V31.0012, V31.0018, and V31.0238)
Topics in the Global Economy; with emphasis on Africa (V31.9324); Prerequisites: V31.0012 and V31.0238
International Finance with an emphasis on emerging markets (V31.9330); Prerequisites: V31.0012 and V31.0238