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International Language-Business, BA


The major in International Language-Business is a professionally oriented program. Its purpose is to make language study a more career-structured discipline by providing students with the opportunity to acquire a liberal education while, at the same time, taking courses specifically relevant to a business enterprise.

In order to bridge the communication gap between multinational businesses and the lack of functional language skills often exhibited by the personnel representing them, specialized language courses focusing on the business terminology and cultural setting of the countries in question complement the regular language and business courses in this major.

The department urges students to study abroad during their junior year. In addition, it strongly recommends that students who spend the entire junior year abroad plan their studies carefully, so that they will be able to take at least one course per semester in their major language during the senior year. Students who pursue a business internship will earn credits in addition to the 130 credits stipulated for the program, unless there is room in the free area.


For more information about the World Languages and Cultures department, visit its website.


 

International Language–Business Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

   
MAJOR (GE HUMN) LANG1 211–212 or 311–312 - Inter. or Conversation/Composition1 3 3
COGNATE LANG 101–102 or 211–212 - Second Language 3 3
GE SPCH–WRTG COMM 100 - Public Speaking WRTG 107 - Composition  3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy  3  
GE QUAN ELECT MATH 106 - (Q) Quantitative Methods I  or MATH 107 - (Q) Quantitative Methods II    3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible  3 3
GE FSEM–PHED INTD 100 - Freshman Seminar – PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 1
    16 16

Second Year

   
MAJOR LANG 311–312 - Conversation/Composition1 3 3
MAJOR ACC 253 - Financial Accounting  3  
COGNATE LANG 211–212 or 311–312 - Second Modern or Classical Lang. 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective   3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics  3 3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 210 - Ethics T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  3 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 1
    16 16

Third Year

   
MAJOR LANG 321–322 - Advanced Stylistics2 3 3
MAJOR LANG ELECT - Advanced Language Electives 3 3
MAJOR MGT 351 - Principles of Management I    3
MAJOR ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business    3
MAJOR FIN 351 - Introduction to Finance  3  
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives3 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE PHIL or T/RS PHIL ELECT - Philosophy  or T/RS ELECT- T/RS Elective4 3  
    18 18

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR LANG 319 -  Business Language   3
MAJOR LANG ELECT - Advanced Language Electives 6 3
MAJOR MKT 351 - Principles of Marketing  3  
MAJOR INT ELECT–One of MGT/IB 475 , MKT/IB 475 , ECO/IB 375 , FIN/IB 475 , IB 476 , IB 477  3  
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective   3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives3 3 6
    15 15
 

Total: 130 Credits

 1 Students who begin their major language level at the 311 level take 6 fewer credits in the major and 6 more credits in the cognate or free area. In their second year, they will choose advanced language electives.

2 Students whose first language is Spanish will take SPAN 320 SPAN 321 , and three of the following four courses: SPAN 313 , SPAN 314 , SPAN 330 , and SPAN 331  in their advanced language electives area.

3 PS 212 , PS 240 , and ACC 254  are recommended GE electives.

4 A course focusing on the ethics of business is recommended.