International Business – Language Intensive

Students seeking a good mastery of a language (French, German, Spanish) and training in one or more business areas may enroll in this major which is administered by the Department of Modern and Classical languages.
A program of study abroad is strongly recommended.

International Business – French Intensive

• FREN 300 Advanced Oral and Written French (4 credits)
• One course in French on contemporary France

Plus:
Twenty additional credits in French courses numbered above FREN 300, including literature and civilization, selected in consultation with the French section coordinator

International Business – German Intensive

• GERM 300 Introduction to German Studies (4 credits)
• GERM 440 Introduction to Business German and German Business (4 credits)

Plus:
Twenty additional credits in German courses numbered above GERM 300

International Business – Spanish Intensive

• SPAN 300 Advanced Spanish Grammar (4 credits)
• SPAN 301 Advanced Written Spanish and Culture (4 credits)
• SPAN 305 Spanish Oral Expression (4 credits)
• 320 Business Spanish (4 credits)

Plus:
Twelve additional credits in Spanish courses numbered above SPAN 300

Allied requirements for all languages

• Twenty credits in business administration

Plus:

• CISC 200 Introduction to Computer Technology and Business Applications (4 credits)
• ECON 251 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 252 Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 348 International Economics (4 credits)

Plus four credits from the following:

• MATH 101 Finite Mathematics (4 credits)
• MATH 111 Calculus for Business or Social Science (4 credits)
• MATH 113 Calculus I (4 credits)

Other recommended courses:

• ECON 345 Economics of Development and Growth (4 credits)
• ECON 349 Comparative Economic Systems (4 credits)
• IDSC 481 Seminar in International Studies (4 credits)
• JPST 250 Introduction to Justice and Peace Studies (4 credits)
• POLS 104 American Government in Comparative Perspective (4 credits)
• POLS 326 International Law and Organizations (4 credits)
• POLS 350 Comparative Politics of the New Europe (4 credits)
• THEO 325 The Catholic Social Traditions (4 credits)

Contact Information

If you have specific questions or would like further information, please contact:

Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Third Floor O'Shaughnessy Education Center
2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
MCL Department Phone: (651) 962-5150
mcl@stthomas.edu