International Business Fall 2004 Course Description
For course times and room numbers, please refer to the online Course Schedule.
Enrollment Information:
Enrollment in undergraduate courses in the Department of Marketing
Administration is restricted to Business students.
Exceptions: Nonbusiness majors whose degree programs specifically require an upper-division business course may take the required course. Students who find that they cannot add the course via TEX should check with the Undergraduate Dean's Office, CBA 2.314, for verification of eligibility to take the course. Enrollment exception petitions must be submitted prior to the twelfth class day (fourth class day in summer).
Students are expected to meet course prerequisites. A student who has not met the stated prerequisites will be dropped from the course by the 12th class day.
| IB 350 | International Trade |
| # 04160, 04165 | Gerber |
Prerequisites:
Admission
to a
Business
major,
Credit or
Registration
for BA
324
Today's
markets
are
becoming
increasingly
global,
and it is
imperative
that
business
people
understand
the
theories,
institutions,
and
environmental
elements
that
underlie
international
commerce.
The
objective
of IB 350
is to
provide
business
students
with an
introduction
to
economic
theories,
international
commercial
entities
and the
political
and
cultural
environments
that form
the
context
for
global
business.
The
topics in
the class
have been
selected
to
address
both
theoretical
and
practical
dimensions
of the
world
economy.
While
this
course
does not
specifically
address
global
business
operations
or
international
business
management,
students
will
emerge
from the
class
with an
understanding
of the
complex
set of
macro
forces
with
which
firms
must
contend
in their
global
operations.
| IB 372 | Advanced Business German |
| # 04175 | Ortega |
Prerequisites:
3 GER
courses
beyond
GER 506,
or
equivalent
credit on
a
placement
test.
Taught in
German.
Designed
for
students
who have
taken GER
328.
Meets
with GER
356V.
This
course
provides
development
of
proficiency
through
readings,
discussions,
and
assignments
based on
materials
dealing
with the
German
economic
system
and
Germany's
role in
international
trade.
| IB 372 | Business Spanish |
| 04180 |
Prerequisites:
SPN 312L,
612 or
the
equivalent.
Meets
with SPN
327.
Taught in
Spanish.
IB 372
Business
Spanish
and SPN
327 may
not both
be
counted
The main
objective
of this
course is
to become
proficient
in the
Spanish
language
within a
business
context.
We will
focus on
the
analysis
of
Spanish
grammar
and the
acquisition
of
business
vocabulary
by
listening
to
interviews
with
Latin
American
professionals.
The
interviews
illustrate
excellent
examples
of
Spanish
grammar
and
syntax
and
provide
students
with
examples
of how
Spanish
native
professionals
really
speak.
They also
present a
variety
of
cultural
issues
within a
Latin
American
business
setting.
In
addition
to the
analysis
of the
interviews,
students
are
expected
to write
business
reports
and to
expand on
their
grammar
knowledge
by using
the
grammar
book as a
reference
for
course
assignments.
| IB 372 | Business French |
| #04185 | Fazziola |
Prerequisite:
FR 320E
And 1
Additional
Upper-Division
French
Course,
or
Consent
of
Instructor.
Taught In
French.
Meets
with FR
342C.
This
course
objective
is to
introduce
students
to the
two main
requirements
for
successfully
conducting
business
in
French:
savoir-faire
(the
technical,
cultural
and
practical
aspects
of
business
in
France),
and
savoir-dire
(the
vocabulary
and
structures
needed to
communicate
in a
business
setting).
In
addition
to basic
text,
simulations,
role-playing,
and case
studies,
the study
of
authentic
documents
and class
lectures
will all
be used
to
advance
both
knowledge
and
skills in
areas
such as
preparing
a resume,
communicating
by phone,
fax and
letter,
understanding
the main
sectors
of the
French
economy,
and
matters
concerning
banking,
advertising,
communications,
marketing
and other
topics of
interest
to big
business
as well
as the
household
budget.
| IB 179C and 379C | Problems in International Business |
Special study courses designed to accommodate the academic needs of individual students for advanced or specialized work. Students must find a faculty member who will work with them one-on-one. Prerequisites are "C" or better in the department core introductory courses, 18 hours of business and economics (6 of which must be upper division) and upper division standing (60 hours). Check with the Marketing department office in CBA 7.202 for information on the registration process for an independent study course.
