International Trade and Development

The international trade and development minor offers a range of courses on trade, international finance, and the economics of developing countries. After completing courses in introductory economics, your elective courses can focus on topics such as the economics of food and agriculture, policy analysis, political economies, and research methods related to international development and emerging markets.

Who’s eligible for the international trade and development minor?

All Cornell undergraduates except students enrolled in Dyson, and any major that includes overlap of two or more core courses.

How many credits are required?

12 core credits on topics like intermediate microeconomics, international trade, finance, and policy. In addition, 6 credits in introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics.

I’m interested. What’s next?

After reviewing the requirements below and our Policies and FAQs page, you can begin the process using the Business Minors Dashboard.

Current business minor students:

You can manage your minor and track your progress using the Business Minors Dashboard.

Foundation Courses

This minor requires 6 credits in microeconomics and macroeconomics before taking the minor’s core courses. A letter grade of a C or better is required.

Course Code	Course Title
ECON 1110	Introductory Microeconomics – SP 24 \| FA 23
ECON 1120	Introductory Macroeconomics – SP 24 \| FA 23

Core Requirements

The minor’s core requirements (12 credits) must be fulfilled by taking courses from the list below. Please note that 9 credits must be SC Johnson College of Business courses, which include any course code of AEM, HADM, NBA, or NCC.

*Econ Majors – please note that cross-listed ECON course codes will NOT satisfy requirements for the various topics category.

A letter grade of a C or better is required.

Transfer courses are not permitted for core requirements. Students may not “double count” courses that overlap with the other business minors – the courses you choose may only count toward one minor.

One of the following courses is required:

*Note – Effective with the Spring ’24 semester, ECON 3030 and PUBPOL 2000 will no longer satisfy this requirement and will be removed from the curriculum. Students who have taken one of these courses (prior to Spring ’24) may still apply the course to their minor.

Course Code	Course Title
AEM 2600	Managerial Economics – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23

Three of the following courses are required:

Course Code	Course Title
AEM 2300	International Trade and Finance – SP 24 \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 2350	Introduction to the Economics of Development – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23
AEM 3390	Research Methods in International Development – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4005	Rating Nations: Economic Performance and Other Indicators (1.5 cr) – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4290	International Financial Management – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4300	International Trade Policy – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4315	Economics of Developing Countries – SP 24 \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4350	Political Economy of the WTO – SP 24 \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4420	Emerging Markets – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23
AEM 4421	Research and Strategy in Emerging Markets – SP 24 \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 4450	Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23
AEM 4485	Economics of Food and Malnutrition – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23
AEM 4545	Money and Finance in the Digital Age – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23
AEM 4940	Undergrad Special Topics in AEM – Charting Int’l Career in Business and Sustainability – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 6300	Policy Analysis: Welfare Theory, Agriculture, and Trade – SP 24 \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 6320	Open Economy Analysis: Theory and Applications – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a
AEM 6670	Topics in Economic Development – SP 24 n/a \| FA 23 n/a