Business in the Global Market Certificate
The Business in the Global Market Certificate Program is designed to better prepare students for entry into an increasingly globalized workplace by developing an understanding of the culture and customs of a selected region of the world through language study, study abroad experience and associated coursework. The program will help develop students' critical thinking and contextual skills by encouraging students to study and see first-hand how various geographic regions contribute to the global economy. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in business and who have a strong interest in working abroad.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following languages to complete through the 202 level: 1 | ||
Chinese | ||
Arabic | ||
Japanese | ||
Korean | ||
French | ||
Spanish | ||
Italian | ||
Russian | ||
German | ||
| Overseas Experience | 1 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
Semester Study Abroad Program | ||
FSB Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program | ||
In-person, Credit-bearing Internship | ||
| Cultural Coursework | ||
| BUS 241 | Business in the Global Market | 1 |
| Select three of the following (at least one must be a business course): | 9 | |
| Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Asian/America | ||
| Asian/Asian American Studies | ||
| Introduction to African American Music | ||
ARB 300-499 | ||
| The Arts of African Peoples | ||
| Chinese Painting History | ||
| The Renaissance in Italy | ||
| Baroque Art in Europe | ||
| The Arts of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern & Contemporary East Asian Art | ||
| Arts of West Africa | ||
| Greek and Roman Sculpture | ||
| Greek and Roman Painting | ||
| Greek and Roman Decorative Arts | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Intercultural Relations | ||
| Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| South Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Latin American Archaeology | ||
| Pokemon and J-Pop in Global and Local Contexts | ||
| Global Media Ethnography | ||
| African Oral Traditions | ||
| Havighurst Colloquium | ||
| FSB International Studies Programs | ||
| Modern Chinese Autobiography | ||
| Chinese Cinema and Culture | ||
CHI 300-499 | ||
| Global and Strategic Issues in Information Technology | ||
| Greek and Roman Tragedy | ||
| Greek and Roman Erotic Poetry | ||
| Women in Antiquity | ||
| Justice and the Law in Antiquity | ||
| Classical Mythology and the Arts | ||
| Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| International Economic Relations | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| International Trade and Commercial Policy | ||
| International Monetary Relations | ||
| Cross-cultural Examination of the United States and China within an Educational Context | ||
| Chinese Education through Culture, Customs, History, and Development | ||
| Love and Death in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature | ||
| British Modernism, 1890-1945 | ||
| From Marco Polo to Machiavelli | ||
| Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts | ||
| Writing for Global Audiences | ||
| International Business Finance | ||
FRE 300-499 | ||
| Italian Cinema | ||
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema | ||
| Survey of Japanese Cinema | ||
| Geography of East Asia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia) | ||
GER 300-499 | ||
GRK 101-499 | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1898 | ||
| Introduction to Islamic History | ||
| History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | ||
| History of England to 1688 | ||
| Revolution in Latin America | ||
| Italy: Machiavelli to Mussolini | ||
| Industry and Empire: Europe from 1850 to 1914 | ||
| Age of Dictators: Europe 1914-1945 | ||
| Reconstruction of Europe Since 1945 | ||
| Modern Chinese History | ||
| Modern Japanese History | ||
| History of the Russian Empire | ||
| The Soviet Union and Beyond | ||
| Florence in the Time of the Republic, 1250-1550 | ||
| Topics in World History | ||
| Issues in the Global South | ||
| Applied Topics in International Studies | ||
| Special Topics in International Studies | ||
| Senior Capstone in International Studies | ||
| Problems of the Middle East | ||
ITL 300-499 | ||
JPN 300-499 | ||
| International Journalism | ||
LAT 101-499 | ||
| Brazilian Culture Through Music and Film | ||
| Introduction to Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | ||
| Current Latin American Issues | ||
| Intercultural Perspectives in Action | ||
| Self-determination and regionalism in Europe | ||
| Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management | ||
| Logistics Management | ||
| Global Strategic Sourcing | ||
| Sustainable Marketing Management | ||
| Political Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | ||
| Current World Problems | ||
| Modern Political Thought | ||
| Communism and Soviet Politics, 1917-1991 | ||
| Politics of Western Europe | ||
| Politics of Eastern Europe | ||
| Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Politics of Latin America | ||
| Global Gender Politics | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Foreign Policy Analysis | ||
| Global Governance | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Security Issues | ||
| European Union: Politics and Policies | ||
| Seminar on Comparative Political Systems | ||
| The International System | ||
| Conflict Management in a Divided World | ||
POR 111-499 | ||
RUS 300-499 | ||
SPN 300-499 | ||
| World Stages | ||
| World Stages | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | |
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Students must complete 3 credit hours for the language requirement; if they test into a course beyond 202, they must complete that course to fulfill the language requirement.