Econ Requirement: Macro or Micro?

[pw47]

Hi all--

I'm having trouble choosing which econ course to take to fulfill the requirements at SAIS/SFS/etc. In undergrad, I took Intro to Econ and Environmental Economics. The former can count for micro or macro, and the latter counts for neither, but it focused more on macro. Note that this was all 3-4 years ago. In school, I'm interested in studying International Political Economy, which is definitely macro-focused, but want to be as prepared as possible for the intermediate/advanced econ courses I might take. These are my thoughts:

1. Take macro because it's more relevant & easier

2. Take micro because it's harder, will look better (maybe?), and I have less experience with it

3. Take the SAIS Online Principles of Economics course which covers both (but it's 2 wks longer than single subj courses & maybe not as in-depth)

 

Thoughts? I'm probably thinking too hard about this but would appreciate some input!