Language and International Business

843-953-5723
uwahg@cofc.edu
Godwin Okebaram Uwah, Director

This is a cross-disciplinary minor available to students in any discipline. The minor is of particular interest to business majors unable to take the full range of language courses for a double major, and to language majors trying to gain an insight into basic business and business culture without taking full range of courses in business. The minor has special appeal to students in programs such as communication, political science, art history, etc., seeking an understanding of business language and culture to widen the field of application for their majors. Students whose major is one of the modern languages must take 18 credit hours in business administration, economics, or accounting. Similarly, students whose major is in the School of Business and Economics must take an additional 18 credit hours in a modern language. A total of 18 hours is required for this minor.

See the program's Web site here.

Languages Requirements 18 hours
Requirement: 18 hours

At least nine hours in the minor at the 300 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

French

  • FREN 313 or 314 Conversation and Composition
  • FREN 325 French Civilization and Literature or
  • FREN 328 Study Abroad
  • FREN 380 Le Concept de Marketing
  • FREN 381 French for World Business I or
  • FREN 382 French for World Business II
  • Two additional courses in French at the 300 or 400 level

Spanish

  • SPAN 313 Spanish Conversation and either
  • SPAN 314 Spanish Conversation or
  • SPAN 312 Spanish as a Heritage Language (required for heritage/near-native speakers) or
  • SPAN 328 Spanish Language Study Abroad or
  • SPAN 350 Intensive Conversation and Composition
  • SPAN 316 Applied Spanish or
  • SPAN 318 Spanish for International Business
  • SPAN 320 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature

One course selected from the following:

  • SPAN 322 Civilization and Culture of Spain I
  • SPAN 323 Civilization and Culture of Spain II
  • SPAN 326 Latin American Civilization and Culture I
  • SPAN 327 Latin American Civilization and Culture II
  • SPAN 329 Current Issues in Spain or in the Spanish-Speaking World
  • One additional course in Spanish at the 300/400 level.

 

School of Business & Economics Requirements: 18 hours

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

  • ACCT 203 Financial Accounting
  • MGMT 301 Management and Organizational Behavior or
  • MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts
  • MGMT 322 International Business or
  • ECON 310 International Economics
  • Nine credit hours in international courses from:
  • DSCI 314 Global Management of Technology
  • ECON 303 Economics of Transportation and Geography
  • FINC 382 International Financial Markets
  • MGMT 308 Managing Diversity
  • MGMT 322 International Business or
  • ECON 310 International Economics (if not taken above)
  • MGMT 325 Comparative International Management
  • MKTG 326 International Marketing
  • TRAN 311 Intermodal Transportation

*All students must constantly check with the program director as recent changes in courses, course numbers and prerequisites may not have been updated in the catalog.

NOTE: Students from disciplines other than languages and business should consult with the program director to determine the configuration of their credit hours.