<p>anyone know anything about the international and area studies department and how hard it is to get in as a transfer?</p>
<p>what about the PEIS MAJOR (political economy of industrial societies).</p>
<p>I'm interested in transferring into PEIS, so i was just wondering if anyone has any advice/positive/negative things to say about the program, or process of transferring. THANKS!</p>
<p>nobody out there knows anything on the matter?</p>
<p>PEIS students are very enamored with their major. They sing praises about it to whoever will really listen, so I suppose that speaks well of it.</p>
<p>Do note that their requirements are hefty and the number of classes required for the major are significantly more than most majors require. (Prohibitive even... but that's probably only from the perspective of a prospective triple major)</p>
<p>I have no idea what the difficulty in tranferring is.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have nothing new to add to the subject. Hopefully some day a PEIS transfer will land on this board and help you out. :)</p>
<p>haha yeah drab....until then, i try every 2 months or so to see if anyone out there can help me out lol</p>
<p>and to allorion. i have talked to some PEIS people and they love it...but I also thought that PEIS has less requirements...I heard the requirements are pretty good/less heavy than most other majors...</p>
<p>thats what i noticed by visiting <a href="http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D">www.assist.org</a> </p>
<p>maybe i was wrong...</p>
<p>Well, I know the freshmen say that they have more requirements than average- average being 12, PEIS having more, as far as I know.</p>
<p>Bump. If anybody could chip in with more information about this major, that would be great. Is there a great focus on political science or economics? How does the PEIS major compare to a regular Econ major? How involved into international macroeconomic theory does PEIS delve? Thanks.</p>
<p>I guess as an econ/PEIS double major, I should chime in here.</p>
<p>Everything that above posters have said about PEIS majors loving their major? All true. I have yet to find a PEIS major who doesn't love it, myself included.</p>
<p>A solid background in economics is highly desirable (hence the Econ100/Econ101/IAS106 requirement), but a lot of PEIS is more in the realm of Poli Sci. It doesn't go so much into international macro theory as much as it focuses on how particular governments fiddle with economy and politics domestically.</p>
<p>Lots of requirements to graduate, especially if you aren't fluent in a second language (you must have proficiency equal to two college years study). A good chunk of pre-reqs, but they're all fascinating, enlightening classes with good professors.</p>
<p>Note that you design your own concentration in the PEIS major (mine is Sino-Korean relations and economics), which really allows you lots of flexibility in what you want to take class-wise.</p>
<p>It's a bit late here (2:20AM!), so I'm turning in. But feel free to ask anything about PEIS or Economics. I'm here to help.</p>
<p>What's the process of making PEIS my double major with Econ? Do I just apply for PEIS and remain an Econ major, or is there more? Thanks.</p>
<p>L&S double major procedure is as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Declare your first major (in your case, Econ) normally.</li>
<li>You can declare your second major whenever you want.</li>
<li>When submitting declaration form for second major, include the Double Major packet: this packet must have a planned class schedule for the rest of your college career as well as the Econ advisor's signature.</li>
</ul>
<p>You can get necessary packets from Campbell Hall. It's strongly advised you go talk to the IAS/PEIS advisor at Stephens Hall for more in-depth info.</p>
<p>What's the motivation for doing both PEIS and Econ?</p>
<p>Well, my reasons for doubling are as follows: my PEIS concentration is Sino-Korean economic relations, both with each other and with the rest of the world. Consequently, the classes that I select for PEIS are primarily based on East Asian history, political science, that sort of thing. That leaves little to no room for the economic background that I need to accurately gauge the situation. Econ101A/B simply weren't enough for me to make a legitamite claim to expertise, especially in the realms of price controls and international trade. That's where the Economics major comes in handy. Unlike doubling in two majors that have little to do with each other (ie EECS/Music or some such), I like having my two fields overlap like a Venn Diagram, giving me expertise in two subjects as well as mastery in that mutual section in between.</p>
<p>pookdogg, thanks a lot for the info. you wouldn't happen to know how difficult it is to transfer into peis? or better yet, anyone i could talk to who has transferred from a community college, into the peis major would you = )?</p>