Interdisciplinary Major – German and International Business

A. Requirements for an Interdisciplinary Major

At least 24 credits in a single discipline (A student may choose either German or business administration to fulfill this part of the requirement)
Six credits in INT 498 Senior Project
At least 28 credits in at least two other disciplines

B. Suggested Credits for an Interdisciplinary Major in German and International Business

21 credits in German

GER 202 Intermediate German 2
GER 350 Intensive German Grammar
GER 360 German for International Business Communication
GER 375 Phonology and Phonetics
GER 402 Seminar in Selected Topics
6 credits from the following courses: GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323

30 Credits in Business

BUS 181 Microeconomics
BUS 182 Macroeconomics
PHI 201 Ethics or BUS 301 Business Ethics
BUS 240 Principles of Marketing
BUS 250 Principles of Management
BUS 371 Cross Cultural Management (Prereq: BUS 250)
BUS 372 Global Marketing (Prereq: BUS 240)
BUS 380 History of Economic Thought (Prereq: BUS 182)
BUS 386 International Economics (Prereq: BUS 381, BUS 382)
BUS 420 International Finance (Prereq: BUS 320 or BUS 322)

Electives in Business

BUS 320 Intermediate Investments (to fulfill prerequisite)
BUS 322 Intermediate Finance (to fulfill prerequisite)
BUS 381 Managerial Economics (to fulfill prerequisite)
BUS 382 Intermediate Macroeconomics (to fulfill prerequisite)
BUS 130 Financial Accounting
BUS 220 Introduction to Finance and Investments
BUS 303 Business Law
BUS 326 Money and Banking
BUS 343 Advertising
BUS 347 Consumer Behavior
BUS 352 Organizational Behavior
BUS 359 Small Business Management
BUS 371 Cross Cultural Management

6 credits in INT 498 Senior Project – (Some could be fulfilled in connection with an internship)

6 (9) credits in history (suggested)

HIS 211 Modern Europe, 1850 – present
HIS 334 Modern Germany, 1850 – present

6 (9) credits in anthropology (suggested)

ANT 201 Cultural Anthropology
ANT 320 Globalization

Other Requirements

Study abroad time
Internship with a German company in the US

German Track

Track 1 (Student places into 100 level of German)

Freshman year
Semester 1: GER 101
Semester 2: GER 102

Sophomore year
Semester 1: GER 201
Semester 2: GER 202

Junior year
Semester 1: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402
Semester 2: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402 or study abroad

Senior year
Semester 1: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402 or study abroad
Semester 2: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402 and senior project

Track 2 (Student places into 200 level of German)

Freshman year
Semester 1: GER 201
Semester 2: GER 202

Sophomore year
Semester 1: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402
Semester 2: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402

Track 3 (Student places into 300 level of German)

Freshman year
Semester 1: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402
Semester 2: (one or two of the following) GER 311, GER 312, GER 321, GER 322, GER 323, GER 350, GER 360, GER 375, GER 402