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Aug 31, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Business Spanish Experience Minor
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The Business Spanish Experience Minor is a unique academic program designed to develop a background in Spanish into a career-enhancing asset that is ideal for the international, multicultural business environment of our region. Combining preparatory coursework in business Spanish and international business with a culminating internship experience in a Spanish-speaking country, the minor provides credible evidence of bi-lingual language competence and the ability to do business in multiple cultures.
The minor is particularly well-suited for:
- A business major with a background in Spanish,
- A Spanish major desiring to graduate with a credential in business,
- A student in any major with a background in Spanish and the desire for a business credential.
Learning Outcomes
- Improve the linguistic skills required for communication and effective involvement in the Spanish-speaking business world.
- Demonstrate functional knowledge of business sufficient to contribute to the operations of an international business enterprise.
- Explain the role of Spanish culture in the context of international business.
- Describe Spanish cultural influence in the United States national Spanish-speaking market.
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Business Spanish Experience Minor – 18 credits
- IB 386 - Experiential Learning in International Business – Study Abroad
Study Abroad (Credit for IB 386 must be based on experience in a Spanish-speaking country.) - MKT 301 - Marketing Management
- IB 435 - Marketing to Hispanics, in the US and Globally
or - MKT 435 - Marketing to Hispanics, in the US and Globally
- SPAN 302 - Third-Year Spanish: Grammar and Composition
- SPAN 364 - Spanish for Marketing
or - SPAN 365 - Business Spanish I
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- three credits chosen from: any SPAN course, any IB course, ECON 190 , ECON 312 , ECON 358 , ECON 462 , ECON 463 , FIN 308 , MGT 480 , MKT 225 , MKT 425 , MKT 456
Minimum C grade or higher required in each minor course. Minimum 2.0 GPA in the minor is required for graduation.
If pursing more than one business major, degree or minor, a minimum of 12 credits must be unique to the additional business majors, degrees and/or minors. A course is considered unique if it is not satisfying a requirement for another business major, degree and/or minor.
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