The Foreign Language and International Economics (FLIE) major (a joint, interdisciplinary program based in the Departments of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Hispanic Studies and Economics) combines economics with proficiency in a second language. In the FLIE major, students take a minimum of nine economics core courses and one intercultural core course (MCL/SPA 300) as well courses in one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.

The economic component of the FLIE program will teach you how to view and process world happenings from an economic perspective as you learn how to forecast general economic conditions, estimate trends, analyze data, and use economic theory to help organization operate more efficiently.  You will acquire essential skills that allow you to engage in economic analysis for private industry, non-profit organizations and in the public sector for government at all levels.  The pairing with a specific language is a crucial enrichment that allows you to seamlessly apply your skills in economics in today’s global economy.