UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 11/24/08

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: ____Diane L. Ferry_____phone number____X1769______

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:    Revise minor to include an option With Language

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term________09F_____________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_____________N/A___________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ____N/A________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:   International Business Minor / International Business Minor with Language

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_________________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:  International Business Minor

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

                                                                        (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:__________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

No new courses required

 

 

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

College of Arts & Sciences Department

 

Foreign Languages & Literatures

 

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

Because Lerner College business and economics students do not have a foreign language requirement, the primary reason for having two options of the International Business (IB) Minor is to recognize those students who meet a language standard as part of their international business minor work.  Currently, business students with majors in accounting, finance, management, marketing, management information systems, or operations management may elect the Minor in International Business which may include one language course at the intermediate level or above. 

 

The proposed revision of the International Business Minor would give business students two options: 1) an international business minor without language, i.e., the option currently available, or 2) an international business minor with language.  The international business minor with language option is the only actual change or addition in this proposal. 

 

The International Business Minor with Language option is in keeping with other collaborative efforts between the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department and the Lerner College of Business & Economics, such as the International Business Studies Major and the proposed International Business Studies Minor for non-business majors.  An international business minor with language option gives business students an opportunity to incorporate more language courses into their programs.

 

Two other precedents for this type of two option minor are the Minor in East Asian Studies and the Minor in Islamic Studies.

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

Catalog Entry (Proposed)

 

MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

 

The minor in international business is designed to give increased understanding of the important international dimension of business to students with a major in accounting, finance, management, marketing, management information systems, or operations management.  The 18 credits required for the minor may also be used to meet other distribution requirements, such as the University Discovery Learning Experience, degree breadth requirements, and professional electives.  Students interested in the Minor in International Business must apply to the Department of Business Administration prior to the second semester of their junior year.  Also, students with a minor in business administration qualify to apply for the minor.  Students electing the International Business minor are encouraged to incorporate a short-term study abroad program into their course of study.

 

International Business and Economics Courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

Nine credits must be passed with a minimum grade of C- from the following courses:

ACCT 395   Seminar International Accounting

BUAD 384   Global Business Environment

BUAD 386   International Business Management

BUAD 391   Seminar on International Business

BUAD 393   Seminar on International Management

BUAD 394   Seminar on International Operations Management

BUAD 425   Current Issues in Global Management

BUAD 475   International Marketing

ECON 340   International Economic Relations

FINC 392     Seminar on International Financial Management

FINC 415     Finance Seminar: International Finance

 

ACCT 395, BUAD 384, BUAD 391, BUAD 393 and BUAD 394, and FINC 392 are taught abroad.

 

Students seeking a minor in International Business may take only one of the required Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics courses at another institution unless advance permission is granted for credit earned in residential study-abroad courses.

 

International and Region Studies Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

Students must also take nine credits from an approved list of supporting courses in many departments.  Included are all foreign language courses at the intermediate level or above and courses that emphasize current international issues or provide background for understanding other countries or cultures.  No more than one course can be taken in a single department.  This list is maintained by the Business Administration Department. 

 

The minor in international business with language requires completion of the 18 credits required for the minor in international business plus completion of at least two courses at the 200-level taught in the language of choice for a total of 24 credits.  The languages available are Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.  Students selecting the International Business Minor with Language may count one language course as part of the nine credits in International and Region Studies Courses.  Students are encouraged to incorporate a short-term study abroad program into their course of study, especially a Foreign Languages and Literatures program to a country that uses the student’s target language; however, only courses taught in the language of choice count toward the minor.

 

 

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 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs