|
Majors
Majors are offered in both French and Spanish. International Business and Language is offered for either Spanish or French. The Japanese Area Studies major requires a full year of study in Japan through our exchange program with Seinan Gakuin. (See descriptions/details below.) Students can also self-design a major in areas not listed.
The French Major
Degree: BA
Requirements: 24 hours in courses numbered 300 and above, including FRE 415.
The Spanish Major
Degree: BA
Requirements: 24 hours in courses numbered 300 or above, including at least 16 hours of literature and no more than 4 hours of advanced language study. It is required that at least 8 hours of 300-level study be completed in a Spanish-speaking country. All majors must take the Senior Synthesis course.
International Language and Business Major
The International Business and Language Major is a specially designed program planned for students who are strongly interested in foreign languages and who plan a career in international business. It is not the same as two majors, one in Business, the other in French or Spanish, but it includes features of both majors. It includes substantial study of the language, culture and literature of France or Spain, including the opportunity for study abroad; a solid core of business, economics and accounting courses, including opportunities for internships in international businesses; and courses in western civilization and political science. A grade of C or higher is required in each course in the major.
Students may choose a language other than French or Spanish for their IBL major. Such a student must complete a proposal for a self-designed major that meets the language and target language area requirements of that major. This proposal must be approved by the Chair of the Languages Department and the Provost.
Degree: BA
Languages: French/Spanish
General Requirements: 67 hours of specified courses from LANG, ACC, BUS, ECO, and HIS and POL.
International Business and French
Required courses: Sixteen hours of courses in French numbered 300 or above, including at least 8 hours of literature and 4 hours of civilization courses. Some of these courses may be taken as part of a study abroad program. French students must include FRE 323 and FRE 325 in the 16 hours.
- Fifteen hours of Business courses, including BUS 201, 305, 315, 318, and either 334 or 407.
- Nine hours of Economics courses, including ECO 201, 202, and 404.
- Eight hours of Accounting courses, including ACC 211 and 341.
- Eight hours of courses dealing with the target language area and taken while studying overseas or chosen from the list below:
ART 251 Western Art History
ART 253 Special Topics in Art History*
GEN 205 La Doulce France
GEN 279 Economic Development and Cultural Change
GEO 304 Economic Geography
HIS 312-13 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIS 317 Early Modern Europe
HIS 330 Old Regime and Revolutionary France
HUM 250 European Culture*
PHI 352 Existentialism
PHI 354 Business Ethics
POL 215 Intermediate Seminar*
POL 250 Introduction to World Politics
*depending on the course topic
Important Reminders
- The amount of hours required for this major necessitates careful advising and getting on track as soon as possible.
- Sixteen hours of FRE/SPA numbered 300 or above, including FRE 325 (for French students), are needed to satisfy the requirement of this major. It is imperative, therefore, that students seeking this major complete language study through 212 prior to the completion of the sophomore year. Ideally, students pursuing this major will enter the college with competence in language such that they may complete 212 by the end of the first year.
- It is strongly recommended that students complete the following required ACC, BUS, ECO, and courses by the end of the SOPH year: ACC 211, BUS 201, ECO 201 and 202. NOTE: Given requirements of the business department, a student may not begin to take these courses until the second semester of the first year.
- Following is a recommended two-year schedule for students wishing to pursue this major who must begin their language study at the 111 level.
| FROSH FALL (17 hrs) |
FROSH SPR (17 hrs) |
SOPH FALL (18 hrs) |
SOPH SPR (17 hrs) |
GEN 100
LANG 111
HIS 103
GEN 102
PED Act |
GEN 101
LANG 112
GEN 103
Social Science
PED Act |
LANG 211
BUS 201
ECO 201
ACC 211
Level II GEN |
LANG 212
ECO 202
Elective
Level II GEN |
|
