Language and World Trade Interdisciplinary Concentration, B.A.

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The language and world trade interdisciplinary concentration, offered in cooperation with the School of Business, is a comprehensive combination of linguistic skills and essential business knowledge. It concludes with an international trade internship. Completion of this interdisciplinary concentration satisfies general education foreign language and social science requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences. Students majoring in language and world trade may choose a specialty in French, German, Spanish, or another world language offered by the WLAC department.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 30 Credits

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Language & World Trade Interdisciplinary Concentration: 72-80 Credits

Language Courses: 41 Credits

FREN 201 - Intermediate French I (4) ** or
GER 201 - Intermediate German I (4) ** or
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (4) **
and
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II (4) ** or
GER 202 - Intermediate German II (4) ** or
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II (4) **
or
FREN 203 - Accelerated Intermediate French (4) ** or
SPAN 203 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (4) **
Conversation/Composition Course (4)
Civilization and Culture Course (4)
Literature, one 400-level Course (4)
Major Language Electives, 300- and 400-level (8)
One year of a second language (8)

select one Language-Across-the-Curriculum course: 1 Credit

FREN 345 - Language-Across-the-Curriculum (1)
GER 345 - Language-Across-the-Curriculum (1)
SPAN 345 - Language-Across-the-Curriculum (1)

select one FREN/GER/SPAN for Business course: 4 Credits

select one International Trade Internship course: 4 Credits

select one Language for Business course: 4 Credits

FREN 475 - Language for Business (4)
GER 475 - Language for Business (4)
SPAN 475 - Language for Business (4)

Business and Mathematics Courses: 31 Credits

Group I: 13 Credits

(to be completed first)

ACCT 211 - Accounting Concepts I (3)
ACCT 212 - Accounting Concepts II (3)
BUSA 100 - World of Business (3)
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) *
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics (4)

Group II: 18 Credits

(Prereq: Junior standing and completion of Group I) (Choose six 300/400-level courses)

ECON 394 - International Studies in Economics (3)
ECON 420 - International Economics (3)
FINC 321 - Financial Management (3)
FINC 423 - History of Capitalism (3)
MNGT 301 - International Management (3)
MNGT 303 - Principles of Management (3)
MARK 311 - Marketing Management (3)
MARK 421 - International Marketing (3)

Electives: 0-8 Credits

(Select from list below; other electives can be taken with advisor’s permission.)

COMS 215 - Public Speaking (4) (strongly recommended)
GEOG 101 - Global Geography: Places, Landscapes, and Regions (4)
GEOG 395 - Giants of Asia: China and India in the 21st Century (4) or
HIST 395 - Giants of Asia: China and India in the 21st Century (4) or
POLS 395 - Giants of Asia: China and India in the 21st Century (4)
HIST 461 - Modern Latin America (4) ***
LAST 201 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (4)
POLS 310 - U. S. Foreign Policy (4)
POLS 319 - International Relations (4)
POLS 322 - Latin American Politics (4)
POLS 351 - European Politics (4)
POLS 363 - Politics of Developing Nations (4)

General Electives: 4 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128-132

* Four of the language credits are included in the General Education Requirements ; the balance will be applied towards General Electives. ECON 201 will satisfy the general education social science requirement.

** Students who score high enough on placement criteria may register for these courses.

*** Spanish majors only.