International Language-Business, BA

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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 129 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 - Intermediate or Conversation/Composition	3	3
COGNATE	Second language or relevant electives³	3	3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
GE QUANT	QUANT ELECT - Quantitative Reasoning Elective	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102/102L (FYDT) Computing and Information Literacy ⁵	3
GE SPCH	COMM 100 (FYOC) Public Speaking ⁵	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ⁶
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy		3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible		3
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	LANG 311–312 - Conversation/Composition¹	3	3
MAJOR	ACC 253 - Financial Accounting	3
COGNATE	Second language or relevant electives³	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics - ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics	3	3
GE PHIL–T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
		15	15
Third Year
MAJOR	LANG ELECT – Advanced Language Electives	6	6
MAJOR	MGT 351 - Principles of Management and Entrepreneurship I		3
MAJOR	ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business		3
MAJOR	FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT or T/RS ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS Elective⁴	3
		15	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	LANG 319 - Business Language		3
MAJOR	LANG ELECT - Advanced Language Electives	6	3
MAJOR	MKT 351 - Introduction to 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 Electives	3	6
		15	15
	Total: 120 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. French majors are required to take FREN 320 .

³PS 212 , PS 210 , and ACC 254 are recommended GE electives. Other recommended GE electives include a second language or history, political science, art history or other courses relevant to world area(s) of interest, such as HIST 125 /126 and PS 219 /323 for Latin America, HIST 132 -133 , PS 213 and ARTH 211 for Africa. Consult with your adviser.

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

⁵An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100 and C/IL 102/102L -C/IL 104 . In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced. Consult with your advisor if you have questions.

⁶The 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: 120 Credits