Minor in International Business
(For Business Majors Only)
Adviser: Larry McCarthy, 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 current international business environment.
The opportunity to study abroad may also become a component of this program. The credits earned abroad will count toward 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 Polish languages and related cultural and geopolitical courses;
Western European Track: French, German, Italian or Spanish languages and related cultural and geopolitical courses;
Pacific Rim Track: Japanese or Chinese languages and related cultural and geopolitical courses; or
Latin American Track: Spanish 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.
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 Nonbusiness 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.
Language and Cultural Component
A. Eastern European Track
| | Language Electives* (3 credits each)
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RUSS 1001-1002
| Elementary Russian I-II
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RUSS 1101-1102
| Intermediate Russian I-II | |
RUSS2111-2112
| Advanced Russian I-II | |
RUSS 2113-2114
| Scientific Russian I-II | |
| | *Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue.
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| | Other Electives (3 credits each)
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HIST 2256
| History of Imperial Russia
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HIST 2257
| East Central Europe
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HIST 2266
| History of 20th Century Russia
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HIST 2276
| Russian Communism
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HIST 2290
| Topics in European History
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POLS 2613
| Russian Politics
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POLS 3612
| Foreign Policies of Major Powers
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POLS 3614
| Theory and Politics of Communist Systems
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B. Western European Track
| | Language Electives* (3 credits each)
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| French * (3 credits)
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FREN 1001-1002
| Elementary French I-II
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FREN 1101-1102
| Intermediate French I-II
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FREN 2101
| Conversational French I
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FREN 2103-2104
| French Composition I-II
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| | German* (3 credits)
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GERM 1001-1002
| Elementary German I-II
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GERM 1101-1102
| Intermediate German I-II
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GERM 2101
| Conversational German I
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GERM 2103-2104
| German Composition I-II
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GERM 2111-2112
| Business German I-II
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GERM 2113-2114
| Scientific German I-II
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| Italian* (3 credits)
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ITAL 1001-1002
| Elementary Italian I-II
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ITAL 1101-1102
| Intermediate Italian I-II
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ITAL 2101-2102
| Conversational Italian I-II
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ITAL 2103-2104
| Italian Composition I-II
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| Spanish* (3 credits)
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SPAN 1001-1002
| Elementary Spanish I-II
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SPAN 1101-1102
| Intermediate Spanish I-II
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SPAN 2101
| Conversational Spanish I
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SPAN 3111
| Advanced Spanish Grammar -
Conversation
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SPAN 3112
| Advanced Composition
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SPAN 4111
| Business Spanish: Correspondence
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SPAN 4112
| Business Spanish: Translation
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| *Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue.
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| Other Electives (3 credits each)
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FREN 3212-3213
| French Civilization I-II
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GERM 2211-2212
| German Civilization I-II
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HIST 1201-1202
| Western Civilization I-II
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HIST 2252
| History of Modern France
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HIST 2260
| Western Europe in the 20th Century
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HIST 2265
| History of Germany, 1848 to the Present
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ITAL 2211-2212
| Italian Civilization I-II
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C. Pacific Rim Track
| | Language Electives
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| | Chinese*
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CHIN 1101
| Intensive Introductory Chinese (6 credits)
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CHIN
1102-1103
| Introductory Conversational Chinese I-II (3 credits each)
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CHIN
1104-1105
| Introductory Chinese
Reading I-II (3 credits each)
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CHIN
2101-2102
| Intermediate Conversational
Chinese I-II (3 credits each)
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CHIN
2103-2104
| Intermediate Chinese Reading I-II
(3 credits each)
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CHIN
3101-3102
| Advanced Chinese Conversation
and Reading I-II (3 credits each)
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CHIN 3213
| Readings in Modern Chinese I
(3 credits)
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CHIN
3215-3216
| Chinese Newspaper Readings I-II
(3 credits each)
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| | Japanese*
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JAPN 1101
| Intensive Introductory Japanese
(6 credits)
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JAPN
1102-1103
| Introductory Japanese I-II
(non-Japanese majors only, 3 credits
each)
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JAPN
2102-2102
| Intermediate Japanese I-II
(3 credits each)
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JAPN 2111
| Intensive Intermediate Japanese
(6 credits)
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JAPN
3111-3112
| Third-Level Japanese I-II
(3 credits each)
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JAPN
3113-3114
| Introduction to Readings in
Japanese I-II (3 credits each)
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JAPN
3211-3212
| Business Japanese I-II (3 credits each)
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| | *Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue.
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| | Other Electives (3 credits each)
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ASIA 2112
| Geography of Asia
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ASIA 2114
| China in World Affairs
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ASIA 3101
| History of Asian Religious Reflections
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ASIA 3102
| History of Traditional Asia
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ASIA 3103
| History of Modern Asia
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ASIA 3127
| History of Traditional China
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ASIA 3128
| History of Modern China
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ASIA 3129
| History of Traditional Japan
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ASIA 3130
| History of Modern Japan
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ASIA 3131
| Contemporary Chinese Politics
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ASIA 3132
| Contemporary Japan
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ASIA 3134
| China and Japan: Diplomacy,
Politics and Economy
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POLS 2611
| Asian Politics
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PHIL 2924
| Oriental Philosophy
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D. Latin American Track | | Language Electives* (3 credits each)
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SPAN 1001-1002
| Elementary Spanish I-II
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SPAN 1101-1102
| Intermediate Spanish I-II
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SPAN 2101
| Conversational Spanish I
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SPAN 3111
| Advanced Spanish Grammar - Conversation
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SPAN 3112
| Advanced Composition
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SPAN 4111
| Business Spanish: Correspondence
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SPAN 4112
| Business Spanish: Translation
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| | *Please note: Prerequisites for language courses are indicated in the appropriate course descriptions in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalogue.
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| | Other Electives (3 credits each)
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AFAM 2211
| Puerto Ricans and the Mainland
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AFAM 2215
| Caribbean Experience
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ANTH 2245
| The Great Civilizations of the Americas
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HIST 1401-1402
| History of Latin America I-II
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PHIL 1918
| Spanish Philosophy
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POLS 2614
| Latin American Politics
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E. Additional Non-Business Electives
| | Students in all tracks may substitute electives from the following list with the specific approval of a faculty adviser: (3 credits each)
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GEOG 2111
| Principles of Political Geography
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POLS 1611
| Comparative Politics
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POLS 1711
| International Relations
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POLS 2417
| Comparative Political Thought
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F. Business Electives
| | (3 credits each)
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| ASIA 3214 | International Business and Trade
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BFIN 4233
| International Finance
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BLAW 4315
| International Law
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BMGT 4993
| Foreign Business Operations
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BMKT 3617
| International Marketing
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ECON 4483
| International Economics
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