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	First Year Seminars ⁵– PHED ELECT - Physical Education		1
		15	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 251 - 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: 129 Credits

¹Students 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.

²Students 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.

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

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

⁵The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

International Language-Business, BA

International Language–Business Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 129 Credits