Requirements for an Emerging Markets Specialization

Professor Dorothy Sobol

Office Hours: Wednesday, 10:30am – 12:00 noon
Location: N519
E-mail: dsobol@jhu.edu ; dmsobol1@aol.com

1. Students electing to complement their regional concentration with an Emerging Markets specialization
must fulfill the requirements of their geographic specialization in one of the following regional programs:

• Africa
• Middle East
• Western Hemisphere / Latin America
• Russia and Eurasia
• Asia: China / South Asia / Southeast Asia

Please note:

• In addition to satisfying the requirements for these programs (typically six courses), students must take two courses in regional programs outside their area of concentration.
• Some departments may allow students to take one of their six required courses outside their regional specialization.  Students should consult with their regional program directors.
• Students who concentrate in International Development and other functional areas and who wish to add the Emerging Markets Specialization are welcome to contact Professor Sobol to discuss a possible course program.

2. To complete the emerging markets specialization, students must select as their two economics electives - the two courses required beyond Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Trade, and Monetary - courses relating to the emerging markets.  Examples of such courses include:

• Asian Economic Development
  (320.728.20*)
• Case Studies in International Financial Transactions
  (380.763)
• Development and Economic Growth in East Asia and Latin America
  (320.750)
• Economic Growth and Development
  (320.734)
• Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and the Emerging Markets
  (400.820)
• Financial Sector Developments and Reform in Emerging Markets
  (400.819)
• Financial Sector Reform and Development
  (380.776)
• Financing Development
  (320.726)
• Foreign Trade and Capital in Economic Development
  (320.742)
• Global Financial Markets and Institutions
  (380.840)
• Global Investment Management
  (380.772)
• International Financial Markets
  (380.722)
• International Monetary System
  (300.718 & 300.718.20*)
• Introduction to Economic Development
  (320.724 & 320.724.20*)
• Microeconomics of Development
  (320.731)
• Multinational Corporate Finance
  (380.761)
• Private Equity in Developing Countries
  (380.778)
• Project Finance
  (380.834)
• Theories and Models of Economic Development
  (320.715.20*)
• Topics on Growth and Development
  (320.735)
• Trade Policy in Transition and Development
  (320.738)

*Note: courses with a “.20” extension are offered in Bologna