International Business Minor
(For Business Majors Only)
Adviser: Héctor R. Lozada, Ph.D.
Restricted to business majors, the minor in international business provides the global and cross-cultural knowledge required for success in today’s rapidly changing international business environment. The program incorporates an interdisciplinary curriculum from the Stillman School and the College of Arts and Sciences. A special emphasis is placed on languages as well as cultural and geopolitical dimensions of the international business environment.
The opportunity to study abroad may also become a component of this program. The credits earned abroad will count toward but are not restricted to the language and cultural component of the minor. Upon declaration of the minor, students must choose from among the following international studies tracks:
- Eastern European Track: Russian or other approved language and related cultural and geopolitical courses;
- Western European Track: French, German, Italian, Spanish or other approved languages, and related cultural and geopolitical courses;
- Pacific Rim Track: Japanese or Chinese languages or other approved language, and related cultural and geopolitical courses; or
- Latin American Track: Spanish or other approved language, and related cultural and geopolitical courses.
Qualifications
Enrollment is restricted to business majors in good academic standing with a GPA of at least 2.25.
Minor in International Business Requirements
The program includes 27 credit hours:
- 12 credits in a specific language sequence (listed as “Language Electives”);
- 6 credits in the cultural and geopolitical component (listed as “Other Electives” and “Additional Non-business Electives”); and
- 9 credits in the international business component (listed as “Business Electives”).
Students who demonstrate an intermediate level of proficiency on the language department’s proficiency exam may take no more than 6 credits in advanced language. The remaining 6 credits may be taken in a combination of cultural, geopolitical and international business courses. These students also may elect to take all 12 credits in non-language preapproved electives.
Students are encouraged to study abroad, and up to 12 credits for the minor may be transferred from preapproved studies abroad.
Eastern European Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Electives * | ||
| Select two of the following sequences: | 12 | |
| Elementary Russian I and Elementary Russian II | ||
| Interm Russian I and Interm Russian II | ||
| Adv Russ I and Adv Russ II | ||
| Scientific Russ I and Scientific Russian II | ||
| Other Electives | ||
| Select six credits of the following: | 6 | |
| History of Imperial Russia | ||
| East Central Europe | ||
| History of 20th Century Russia | ||
| Transformation of Russia 1894-1932 | ||
| Topics in European History | ||
| Comparative Politics ** | ||
| International Relations ** | ||
| Business Electives | ||
| BFIN 4233 | International Finance | 3 |
| BMKT 3617 | International Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 4483 | International Economics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
- *
Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue.
- **
Additional Non-business Elective, with approval of faculty adviser.
Western European Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits in a specific language sequence: | 12 | |
| French * | ||
| Elementary French I and Elementary French II | ||
| Interm French I and Interm French II | ||
| Adv French I and Adv French II | ||
| Conversational French I and Conver French II | ||
| Bus French Correspondence I | ||
| German * | ||
| Elementary German I and Elementary German II | ||
| Interm German I and Interm German II | ||
| Advanced German I and Advanced German II | ||
| Conversational Germ I | ||
| Italian * | ||
| Elementary Italian I and Elementary Italian II | ||
| Interm Ital I and Interm Ital II | ||
| Spanish * | ||
| Adv Ital I and Adv Ital II | ||
| Elementary Spanish I and Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Interm Spanish I and Interm Spanish II | ||
| Conversational Span. | ||
| Applied Span. Conversation | ||
| Bus Span - Correspond | ||
| Spanish Phonetics | ||
| Other Electives | ||
| Select six credits of the following: | 6 | |
| Germ Civilization I and Germ Civ II | ||
| Western Civilization I and Western Civilization II | ||
| History-Global Economy | ||
| History of Germany 1848 to the Present | ||
| Ital Civilization I and Ital Civilization II | ||
| Comparative Politics ** | ||
| International Relations ** | ||
| European Politics | ||
| Business Electives | ||
| BFIN 4233 | International Finance | 3 |
| BMKT 3617 | International Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 4483 | International Economics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
- *
Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue. Placement tests may be required.
- **
Additional Non-business Elective, with approval of faculty adviser.
Pacific Rim Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits in a specific language sequence: | 12 | |
| Chinese * | ||
| Introductory Chinese I and Introductory Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Advanced Chinese Conversation/Readings I and Advanced Chinese Conversation/Readings II | ||
| Readings in Modern Chinese I | ||
| Chinese Newspaper Reading I and Chinese Newspaper Reading II | ||
| Japanese * | ||
| Introductory Japanese I and Introductory Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I and Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Third Level Japanese I and Third Level Japanese II | ||
| Introduction to Readings in Japanese I and Introduction to Readings in Japanese II | ||
| Business Japanese I and Business Japanese II | ||
| Other Electives | ||
| Select six credits of the following: | 6 | |
| History of Asian Relig Reflect | ||
| History of Traditional Asia | ||
| History of Modern Asia | ||
| Geography of Asia | ||
| China in World Affairs | ||
| History of Traditional China | ||
| History of Modern China | ||
| History of Traditional Japan | ||
| History of Modern Japan | ||
| Contemporary Chinese Politics | ||
| Comparative Politics ** | ||
| International Relations ** | ||
| Business Electives | ||
| BFIN 4233 | International Finance | 3 |
| BMKT 3617 | International Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 4483 | International Economics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
- *
Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue. Placement tests may be required.
- **
Additional Non-Business Elective, with approval of faculty adviser.
Latin American Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Electives * | ||
| Select 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Elementary Spanish I and Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Interm Spanish I and Interm Spanish II | ||
| Conversational Span. | ||
| Applied Span. Conversation | ||
| Bus Span - Correspond | ||
| Spanish Phonetics | ||
| Other Electives | ||
| Select six credits of the following: | 6 | |
| History of Latin America I | ||
| History of Latin America II | ||
| Women-Gender Latin America | ||
| Race-Nation in Latin America | ||
| Comparative Politics ** | ||
| International Relations ** | ||
| Business Electives | ||
| BFIN 4233 | International Finance | 3 |
| BMKT 3617 | International Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 4483 | International Economics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
- *
Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue. Placement tests may be required.
- **
Additional Non-Business Elective, with approval of faculty adviser.
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