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B.S. in International Business with European Studies Minor

The international business major has been designed to allow students to address the challenges of an increasingly global market environment. Blending the College’s liberal arts and sciences foundation with a strong internationalized business curriculum, the major presents many challenging and exciting options while providing an essential perspective of diversity. The requirement of an interdisciplinary or language minor gives global insight to the development of a unique international business education.

European studies is an interdisciplinary area studies minor that introduces students to the diverse cultures and nations of Europe through the study of history, literature, languages, visual arts, economics, business, politics, religion, and society.

General Education Requirements: 50 hours.

International Business Major Requirements: 45 hours.

Click on the Course Number to get a description and syllabi (if available).

ACCT-203 Financial Accounting
ACCT-204 Managerial Accounting
DSCI-232 Business Statistics
DSCI-314 Global Management of Technology
ECON-200 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON-201 Principles of Macroeconomics
FINC-303 Business Finance
FINC-382 International Financial Markets
MGMT-301 Management and Organizational Behavior
MGMT-409 Global Strategic Management
MKTG-302 Marketing Concepts
MKTG-326 International Marketing
One course to be chosen from the following two:
ECON-303 Economics of Transportation and
Geography
POLS-104 World Geography
One course to be chosen from the following two:
MGMT-308 Managing Diversity
MGMT-325 Comparative International Management
Elective: One to be chosen from:
BLAW-360 International Law
MGMT-322 International Business
MKTG-333 Purchasing/Supply Chain Management
ECON-310 International Economics
  Approved business travel study course

European Studies Minor Requirements: 18 hours.

Six credit hours of electives must be taken from Cluster A, B, or C with the following restrictions: no more than 6 credit hours from one cluster, no more than 3 credit hours from one discipline, and no more than 6 credit hours devoted to the study of one country may count towards the 18-hour minor. In order to complete this minor, students will take HIST 101 and 102 (or HONS 120 and 130) or their
equivalents and a European language.

Cluster A: History and Ideas
One course to be chosen from the following:
HIST 231 Ancient Greece
HIST 232 Ancient Rome
HIST 234 Early Middle Ages
HIST 235 High Middle Ages
HIST 242 History of Modern France
HIST 244 Political and Social History of Germany from 1866 to Present
HIST 245 Tsarist Russia to 1796
HIST 246 Imperial Russia to 1917
HIST 252 Women in Europe
HIST 256 History of Science and Technology
HIST 258 European Jewish History: Medieval to the 20th Century
HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and History
HIST 334 European Social History to 1800
HIST 336 Italian Renaissance
HIST 337 The Age of Reformation
HIST 341 Age of Enlightenment and Revolution
HIST 342 Europe from 1870 to 1939
HIST 344 Modern European Cultural History
HIST 345 Modern German Cultural and Intellectual History
HIST 346 History of the Soviet Union
HIST 354 Tudor England, 1485–1603
HIST 355 Stuart England, 1603–1714
HIST 356 Georgian Britain
HIST 357 Victorian Britain
PHIL 203 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 205 Existentialism
PHIL 220 History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 230 History of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 250 Marxism
PHIL 304 19th-Century Philosophy
PHIL 307 20th-Century Continental Philosophy
POLS 346 Modern Ideologies
RELS 202 The New Testament: History and Interpretation
RELS 225 The Jewish Tradition
RELS 230 The Christian Tradition
SOCY 260 Development of Social Thought
Cluster B: Languages, Literature, Culture
One course to be chosen from the following:
COMM 382 Theories of Rhetoric
ENGL 201 Major British Writers I
ENGL 202 Major British Writers II
ENGL 203 Survey of European Literature I
ENGL 204 Survey of European Literature II
ENGL 301 Shakespeare: The Early Period
ENGL 302 Shakespeare: The Later Period
ENGL 304 Chaucer
ENGL 306 Milton
ENGL 307 Introduction to Old English
ENGL 308 Spenser
ENGL 312 History of the English Language
ENGL 314 Non-Dramatic Literature of the Renaissance
ENGL 317 The Seventeenth Century
ENGL 318 The Eighteenth Century
ENGL 321 The Romantic Period
ENGL 323 The Victorian Period
ENGL 325 Modern British Literature
ENGL 326 Irish Literature
ENGL 327 The British Novel: I
ENGL 328 The British Novel: II
ENGL 335 Modern Poetry
ENGL 337 British Drama to 1642
ENGL 340 Restoration and 18th-Century Drama
ENGL 350 Major Authors
ENGL 357 Contemporary British Literature
ENGL 360 Major Literary Themes
FREN 250 French Literature in (English) Translation
FREN 350 French Literature in (English) Translation
FREN 450 French Literature in (English) Translation
GRMN 250 German Literature in Translation
LTGR 270 Studies in German Film
GRMN 320 Special Assignment Abroad
GRMN 326 German Media
LTGR 450 German Literature in (English)
Translation
GRMN 460 German Literary Heritage
GRMN 468 Studies in Modern German Literature
GRMN 472 Studies in German Cinema
LTIT 250 Italian Literature in (English) Translation
LTIT 350 Italian Literature in (English) Translation
ITAL 370 Studies in Italian Film and Literature
LTIT 450 Italian Literature in (English) Translation
LTRS 150 Russian Literature in (English) Translation
LTRS 250 Russian Literature in (English) Translation
LTRS 350 Russian Literature in (English) Translation
LTRS 450 Russian Literature in (English) Translation
LTSP 250 Literature in (English) Translation: A Foreign Literature
SPAN 328 Spanish Language Study Abroad
LTSP 350 Literature in (English) Translation: A Foreign Literature
LTSP 450 Spanish Literature in (English) Translation: Comparative Literature
SPAN 473 The Golden Age
CLAS 242 Images of Women in Classical Antiquity
CLAS 253 Ancient Epic
CLAS 254 Classical Drama: Tragedy
CLAS 255 Classical Drama: Comedy
CLAS 256 Ancient Satire
CLAS 270 The Romans in Cinema
CLAS 301 Topics in Ancient Greek Literature
CLAS 302 Topics in Latin Literature
CLAS 303 Topics in Classical Civilization
ARTH 245 Introduction to Architecture
ATRH 345 History of Greek and Roman Art
ARTH 350 History of Early Christian and Byzantine Art
ARTH 355 History of Early Medieval and Romanesque Art
ARTH 360 History of Gothic Art
ARTH 362 History of Medieval Manuscript Illumination
ARTH 365 History of Northern Renaissance Art
ARTH 370 History of Italian Early Renaissance Art
ARTH 375 History of Italian High and Late Renaissance Art
ARTH 380 History of Baroque Art
ARTH 381 Spanish Baroque Painting and Sculpture
ARTH 385 History of European Painting, 1700–1850
ARTH 389 19th-Century European Art
ARTH 390 20th-Century European Art
ARTH 394 History of 18th- and 19th-Century Architecture
MUSC 230 Masterworks of Music Literature
MUSC 337 Opera Literature
MUSC 381 Music History I
MUSC 382 Music History II
MUSC 481 Music Theory III
MUSC 482 Music Theory IV
THTR 310 Theatre History and Literature to 1750
THTR 311 Theatre History and Literature after 1750
THTR 331 History of Dance
THTR 387 The Contemporary Theatre
THTR 388 Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Classes taught in a foreign language:
FREN 220 Special Assignment Abroad*
FREN 322 Survey of French Literature I*
FREN 323 Survey of French Literature II*
FREN 324 French Civilization and Literature*
FREN 325 French Civilization and Literature*
FREN 330 Collateral Study*
FREN 343 La France Contemporaine*
FREN 360 French Language Study Abroad*
FREN 361 Current Issues in France or the French-Speaking World*
FREN 363 Advanced French Culture*
FREN 370 Studies in French Film and Literature*
FREN 431 The Middle Ages and Renaissance in France*
FREN 432 The 17th Century*
FREN 433 The Baroque and Classic Theatre in France*
FREN 434 The 18th Century*
FREN 435 Literature of the 19th Century I*
FREN 436 Literature of the 19th Century II*
FREN 437 Twentieth-Century French Literature*
FREN 438 Theatre of the 20th Century*
FREN 443 The Novel in France*
FREN 480 History of the French Language*
FREN 483 French Fairy Tales: Word and Image*
GRMN 325 German Contemporary Issues*
GRMN 328 German Language Study Abroad*
GRMN 329 Current Issues in Germany or the German-Speaking World*
GRMN 365 Introduction to Literature*
GREK 203 New Testament Greek*
GREK 204 New Testament Greek*
GREK 205 Homeric Greek*
GREK 371 Readings in Greek Literature: Poetry*
GREK 372 Readings in Greek Literature: Prose*
ITAL 328 Italian Language Study Abroad*
ITAL 361 Survey of Italian Literature I*
ITAL 362 Survey of Italian Literature II*
ITAL 452 20th-Century Italian Literature*
LATN 301 Introduction to Latin Literature*
LATN 305 Medieval Latin*
LATN 321 Cicero*
LATN 322 Vergil*
LATN 323 Roman Historiography*
LATN 371 Roman Comedy*
LATN 372 Roman Satire*
LATN 373 Roman Biography*
SPAN 320 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature*
SPAN 322 Civilization and Culture of Spain I*
SPAN 323 Civilization and Culture of Spain II*
SPAN 329 Current Issues in Spain or the Spanish-Speaking World*
SPAN 361 Survey of Spanish Literature I*
SPAN 362 Survey of Spanish Literature II*
SPAN 446 History of the Spanish Language*
SPAN 451 18th- and 19th-Century Spanish Literature*
SPAN 452 20th-Century Spanish Literature*
SPAN 453 Don Quijote de La Mancha*
SPAN 474 Contemporary Spanish Theatre*
SPAN 475 Medieval Literature of the Iberian Peninsula*
*Please note: courses marked with an asterisk are taught in that language.
Cluster C: Economics, Politics, Society
One course to be chosen from the following:
ANTH 326 Peoples and Cultures of Europe
ECON 308 Evolution of Economic Doctrines
ECON 310 International Economics
ECON 330 Comparative Economic Systems
FREN 381 French for Business I*
FREN 382 French for Business II*
GERM 331 German for Business*
GERM 332 German in International Business*
SPAN 316 Applied Spanish*
DSCI 314 Global Management of Technology
MGMT 322 International Business
MGMT 325 Comparative International Management
MGMT 391 The International Corporation: A Comparative Approach
MGMT 409 Global Strategic Management
MKTG 326 International Marketing
TRAN 432 Global Logistics Systems Management
POLS 320 Politics of Western Europe
POLS 325 Politics of Central/Eastern Europe
POLS 326 Soviet and Russian Politics
*Please note: courses marked with an asterisk are taught in that language.
European Studies Capstone:
EUST 400 Capstone in European Studies
Notes:
Note: Each semester, departments offer relevant special topics courses. When appropriate, special topics courses will count towards the minor. Students should consult with the director of the program to determine if a special topics course may count towards the minor. Students may also need to fulfill prerequisites before they take certain upperlevel courses in some departments.

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