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Business and Political Economy (BPE)

With the completion of this program, you will receive a BS with a major in Business and Political Economy. You will not select a specific area of study as concentrations in business, politics and economics area already built into your specialized curriculum.

You will spend three semesters away from the NYU Washington Square campus: your sophomore year at NYU’s London campus and your junior fall in either Shanghai or Washington DC. The degree culminates in a senior capstone project.

Beginning with the Class of 2017, the BPE curriculum requirements also include the International Studies Program (ISP) and 'Organizational Communication and Its Social Context.'

BPE Curriculum

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The Liberal Arts Core

• Calculus I (or higher level mathematics)
• Statistics
• Natural Science
• Area studies elective 

The Business Core

• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Foundations of Finance
• Introduction to Marketing
International Studies Program (ISP)

The Politics Core

• Introduction to Economic and Political Thought
• World Politics
• International Political Economy
• Political Economy of East Asia or Political Economy of the Americas

The Economics Core

• Microeconomics
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• International Economics
• Economics elective

Social Impact Core

• Business and Its Publics
• Organizational Communication and Its Social Context
• Law, Business and Society
• Professional Responsibility and Leadership

Learn more about the Social Impact Core.

University Electives

• Foreign language requirements
• Study away required coursework
• Cross-school minor
• Secondary major in CAS

Program Overview

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