Italy: Macroeconomics in Piacenza
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Spend spring break in Piacenza while learning about macroeconomics during a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy. Join your EC 202 classmates and professor abroad during Spring Break 2025!
Applications for Spring Break 2025 are now closed.
Program Facts
| Course | EC 202: Principles of Macroeconomics |
| NC State Cost | $2,700 |
| Dates | March 8 – 15, 2025 + Spring 2025 Semester Course |
| Location | Piacenza, Italy |
| Contact | Office of Global Programs, Poole (poole_global@ncsu.edu) |
| Applications | Applications for Spring Break 2025 are now closed. |
| Detailed Information | To learn about accommodations, eligibility, health & safety and logistics, please visit the PackAbroad program page. View a sample calendar below (subject to change). |
| Policy & FAQs | Learn more about our refund and withdrawal policy here. Get your general questions answered by visiting the FAQ page. |
Academics
EC 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics
Aggregate economic analysis emphasizing current public policy issues. Determinants of level and rate of growth of total output. Causes of unemployment and business cycles, inflation, and exchange rate fluctuations. Effects of monetary policy (money supply) and fiscal policy (government spending, taxes, deficits) on these problems. Trade surpluses/deficits and impact of international events and policies on national economies.
This study abroad experience is offered in conjunction with a specific section of the EC 202 course, which will meet on campus during the Spring 2025 semester. Prospective program attendees must still apply to the program and, based on the outcome of their application, be placed into the study abroad section of the course.
Pre-Requisites
Students must have completed the following course:
EC 201 | Principles of Microeconomics OR ARE 201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics
Pre-requisites must be successfully completed before the start of the program. Students are able to apply to the program before they are enrolled in or while they are enrolled in the pre-requisite course. Acceptance to the program is conditional on the student enrolling in the pre-requisite and then successfully completing the course before the start of the program.
If a student fails the pre-requisite course and is not able to repeat the course before the start of the program, he or she will be required to withdraw from the program and the refund/withdrawal policy will come into effect. Exceptions to the refund/withdrawal policy will not be made due to a student’s failure to pass the pre-requisite course.
Academic Considerations
- Students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible to apply for a Poole College of Management summer study abroad program.
- All courses are NC State courses and the grade earned in the course will count toward NC State GPA.
- Review your degree audit to determine how courses will count for your major or minor. This program is designed for Poole majors and minors, but all NC State students who meet the prerequisites are welcome to apply.