International Business with Language and Culture, B.A.

Program Learning Goals in International Business with Language and Culture.

Learners will be able to:

Language and Cultural Knowledge: Demonstrate proficiency in a second language and culture at the intermediate level.
Cross-Cultural Competence: Explain how individuals’ cultural backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives may affect interpersonal communication, performance, relationship-building, and/or team effectiveness in culturally diverse environments.
Global Systems: Identify and explain how global social, political, or economic systems may influence and be influenced by local or regional phenomena (such as debt, unrest, political movements and/or cultural interactions).
International Business Contexts: Analyze international business contexts (e.g., markets, financial arrangements, currencies, transactions).
Competitive Dynamics: Identify and analyze country, industry, and firm-level opportunities and risks in a global environment.
International Organizational Strategy: Formulate an organizational strategy responsive to culture-specific actors, international audiences, and diverse organizational contexts.

Major Requirements

A total of 55 - 65 credit hours is required as described below.

Language and Culture Requirement

9-18 credit hours. Intermediate-mid proficiency in a second language, typically demonstrated through successful completion of 1030 or its equivalent in French, German, Italian or Spanish, plus 9 additional credits related to culture, history, politics, etc. of the selected language area. Majors choose one of four tracks. Please see the note* below for students whose first language is not English.

FR 1030 and 9 credits (usually three courses) from the following:

ANY FR COURSES AT THE 2000- OR 3000-LEVEL
IC 2430	FRANCE AND THE US - COMPARISONS AND CONNECTIONS	3
PO 2220**	EUROPEAN UNION SIMULATION	3
PO 3210**	THE POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	3
PO 3270	COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS	3
PO 3420	SCIENCE, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND THE LAW	3

OR

GR1030 and 9 credits (usually three courses) from the following:

ANY GR COURSES AT THE 2000- OR 3000-LEVEL
HS 3232	BERLIN: FROM REICH TO REPUBLIC	3
HS 3236	THE HOLOCAUST	3
HS 4273	NAZI GERMANY	3
IC 3550	LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST	3
PL 2020	CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY	3
PL 2021	MARXIST PHILOSOPHY	3
PO 2220**	EUROPEAN UNION SIMULATION	3
PO 3210**	POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	3
PO 3250	BERLIN SEMINAR	3
PO 3270	COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS	3

OR

IT 1030 and 9 credits (usually three courses) from the following:

ANY IT COURSES AT THE 2000-, 3000-, OR 4000-LEVEL
ANY IC COURSES IN THE 1600S, 2600S, OR 3600S
PO 2220**	EUROPEAN UNION SIMULATION	3
PO 3210**	POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	3

OR

SP 1030 and at least six credits (usually two courses) from:

ANY SP COURSES AT THE 2000-, 3000-, OR 4000-LEVEL

as well as up to three credits (usually one course) from among the following:
HS 2471	LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE	3
HS 2473	HISTORY OF MEXICO	3

HS 2478	CUBA: PAST AND PRESENT	3
	OR
PO 2270	CUBA: PAST AND PRESENT	3
	OR
SC 2590	CUBA: PAST AND PRESENT	3

HS 3472	RACE AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICA	3
HS 3473	WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMERICAS	3
PO 2210	HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA	3
PO 2220**	EUROPEAN UNION SIMULATION	3
PO 3210**	POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	3
SC 3530	LATINO/A TRANSNATIONAL EXPERIENCE	3

*Degree-seeking international students for whom English is a non-native language may elect to use the US as their area of study. In this case, courses on the US and other English-speaking areas may fulfill requirements for country-specific culture courses.

**Students may only count this course toward either the Language & Culture requirement or toward the Global Systems requirement (below).

Required Courses

Business Courses

AC 2221	FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING	3
	or
AC 2201	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I	3
	and
AC 2202	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II	3

BI 1100	BUSINESS ANALYSIS WITH EXCEL	1

EC 2221	FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS	3
	or
EC 2201	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I	3
	and
EC 2202	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II	3

MK 3301	MARKETING PRINCIPLES	3
MOL 3301	MANAGING EMPLOYEES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE	3

One of the following (3-4 credits):
DATA 1220	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS	3
DATA 2280	STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	3
EC 2210	BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS	4

One of the following (3 credits):
BI 2200	DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING	3
SCM 3301	SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	3
SCM 3328	SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS	3

Subtotal: 19-20

International Business Courses

IB 3301	CULTURE AND CHANGE	3
MK 3361	MULTINATIONAL MARKETING	3
EC 3342	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS	3
IB 4495	BUSINESS PROBLEM SOLVING ACROSS CULTURES	3

Subtotal: 12

International business electives can be taken at JCU or abroad.

Additional Major Courses

EN 2510	BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS	3
PL 2086	BUSINESS ETHICS	3

One Cross-Cultural Competence course (3 credits):
COM 3013	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION	3
IC 2050	INTRODUCTION TO INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE	3
MOL 3323	LEADING MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS	3

One Global Systems History course (3 credits):
HS 2002	WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II	3
HS 2071	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	3

One Global Systems Political Science course (3 credits):
PO 2220	EU SIMULATION	3
PO 2430	GLOBAL DEBT AND JUSTICE	3
PO 3210	POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	3
PO 3330	INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND SECURITY	3

Subtotal: 15

Experiential Requirements:

This major requires a study-abroad experience of at least least six weeks. Students are encouraged but not required to study abroad in a country of the student’s language of study. Study abroad typically occurs during the spring semester or summer of the junior year. Students must apply through the Center for Global Education by the deadline prior to the semester of study abroad, and the location must be approved by the IBLC director. In addition, BPD 4490 or BPD 4492 (0 credit) must be completed for the internship (or coop) requirement of the program. Although the required internship can be taken while abroad or in the U. S., students are encouraged to find one while abroad. Note that many study-abroad programs require that students have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students should be sure to speak with the director of the program.

IBLC - International Business with Language & Culture

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