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Commerce, Language, and Culture (CLC) (International Business)
Interdisciplinary Major:

The Commerce, Language, and Culture major is a joint venture of the Business Department and Foreign Language Department.  Students in this program develop a solid foundation in business and in language/culture.  They then bring the two components together in an integrative component consisting of experiential and team-taught courses.  As students pursue this course of study, they will learn how environmental factors affect business decisions and outcomes.  In addition, they will understand the interrelationships between culture and business.  Students who complete this major will be prepared for entry-level positions in business and for graduate study.  Career opportunities that build upon the special features of this major include positions in the U.S. Department of Commerce, in state agencies promoting economic development, in diplomacy, and with importing/exporting firms.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

1

Business Foundation:  18 hours

BUA

210

Principles of Accounting I

 

211

Principles of Accounting II

 

335

Principles of Finance

 

353

International Business Operations

ECO

221

Principles of Macroeconomics

 

223

Principles of Microeconomics

2

Allied Courses:  6 hours

MAT

109

Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences

          (or MAT 125 Calculus I)

 

111

Elementary Probability and Statistics

3

Language Foundation (choose one set):  18 hours

 

 

French:

FRE

230

Intermediate French II

 

235

Conversation and Composition: Intermediate

301

Initiation to Readings in Francophone Cultures

 

335

Conversation, Composition, Cuisine

 

355

French for the Professions
and one of the following three

 

310

Pre-Revolution French Civilization and Culture

 

312

La Francophonie

 

321

Initiation to French Literature
 

 

 

German:

GER

230

Intermediate German II

 

235

Conversation and Composition

 

301

Readings in German Literature & Culture

310

German Cultural Traditions

 

312

Contemporary German Culture

 

355

German for the Professions

   

Japanese:

JPN

201

Intermediate Japanese

 

202

Intermediate Japanese II

320

Traditional Japanese Literature

322

Modern Japanese Literature

335

Traditional Japanese Theatre

355

Doing Business in Asia
 

 

 

Spanish:

SPA

230

Intermediate Spanish II

 

235

Intermediate Conversation & Composition

 

301

Readings in Latino Culture & Literature

 

355

Spanish for the Professions
and either

 

310 & 320

Spanish Civilization and Culture
Survey of Spanish Literature

   

or

 

312 &
322

Spanish American Civilization and Culture
Survey of Spanish American Literature
 

4

Interdisciplinary Component:  18 hours

BUA

423

International Marketing

 

450

Business Policy and Strategic Planning

 

460

Internship (here or abroad, click here for    description)

CLC

319

Foundations in Culture

INS

000

Study abroad (in addition to language hours listed above)

And one elective course chosen from the following list:

Commerce/Language/Culture - Allied course list (sample)

No course may be used as an allied course for the major if it is counted towards the General Education sequence.

Art:

ART 216

Survey of Art History I

 

217

Survey of Art History II

BusAdmin
/Eco:

ECO 410

International Economics

Classics:

CLA 370

Topics in Classical Literature

Foreign Languages:

All other courses at the 300 / 400 level not counted towards the major.

History:

HIS 321

History of Japan

 

323

Renaissance and Reformation

 

329

French Revolution and Napoleon

 

331

European History 1815-1914

 

333

World History Since 1914

 

335

History of England

 

337

Modern England

 

340

Modern France: A Social History

 

343

Modern German History

 

412

Ancient History

 

417

History of Modern Russia

 

424

History of the Near East

 

470

Latin American Survey

Music:

MUS 425

Music History to 1750

 

426

Music History Since 1750

Philosophy:

PHI 303

Eastern Religious Philosophies

 

325

Business Ethics (unless used for General Education)

 

335

Theories of Economic Justice

 

345

Environmental Philosophy and Ethics

 

435

Contemporary Continental Philosophy

Political Science:

POS 300

World Politics

 

302

European Government

 

311

Politics of the Pacific Rim

 

346

Politics of Mexico

 

407

International Law and Organization

 

470

Politics of Latin America

Sociology:

SOC 309

Sociology of Religion

 

319

Work and Organizational Sociology

Total Hours: 60

  

 

Commerce, Language, and Culture: B.A. degree
(60 semester hours)

Year 1:

12 hours

MAT 109, 111; Language courses (2)

Year 2:

18 hours

BUA 210, 211; ECO 221, 223; Language courses (2); Spreadsheet Literacy

Year 3:

21 hours

BUA 335, 353; 423*; 460; CLC 319; Language courses (2)

Year 4:

21 hours

BUA 423*; 450; Language courses (2)

* BUA 423 is offered only in odd falls.

 

 

 

Note 1:  The exact timing of the language classes depends on how proficient the student is when she/he begins language study at Georgetown College.

Note 2:
  The student, in consultation with an adviser and the Program Director, must determine when to satisfy the Study Abroad requirement (INS000).  They may choose summer, a regular semester, or an entire year.  Depending on this choice and the availability of classes, students may deviate significantly from the suggested schedule.