<p>I'm in a particular situation, studying and working in Taiwan. I'll be applying for IR programs in January, and I'm curious about the econ prereqs. </p>
<p>I've never studied econ in the classroom, but it was a part of many of my poli sci and English (I'm not kidding) classes. So, while I might not have a background in the basics of micro- and macro-economics, I've read a lot of Sachs, Sen, Stiglitz, etc. I know a lot about development and globalization. </p>
<p>Maybe that's all beside the point. Back to Taiwan...</p>
<p>So, I've been looking for ways to get the prereqs while I'm here, but I haven't come up with anything yet. I know some universities in town offer econ classes in English (My Chinese isn't good enough yet to study econ), but I haven't come up with anything that wouldn't be extremely inconvenient. </p>
<p>I've also thought of doing online courses, but I don't know how much esteem these programs have for the University of Pheonix' online economics classes. </p>
<p>So, what would you do in my position. </p>
<p>Oh, the programs: Fletch, SAIS, SIPA, AU, and several other possibles (GW, Georgetown, etc.)</p>