UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
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: ___Rick Andrews_______________________phone
number__831-1190_____
Department: ___Business Administration________email
address:_andrewsr@udel.edu____
Date: _______9-11-10_________________________________________________________
Action: _______Revise
Major________________________________________________________________________
(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______11F_____________________________________________________________________________
(use format
04F, 05W)
Current degree______BS________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ___BS______________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)
Proposed
name:_______________________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if
applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:____International Business
Studies_________
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate
minor:___________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement
change:_________________________________
(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of
Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor /
concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(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”)
None
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
NA
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
The International Business Studies major needs to be revised
to incorporate the new University Breadth requirements approved by the Faculty
Senate in Spring 2010.
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 current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)
See attached.
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 Affairs
& International Programs Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised
02/09/2009 /khs
Proposed New Curriculum for International
Business Studies Major
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
International Business Studies focuses on in-depth study of a region of the
world with heavy emphasis on advanced language skills and international studies
to accompany a strong curriculum of business and international business
courses. Along with the requirements below, all International Business Studies
majors must complete a semester abroad studying in a region of the world
consistent with their language of choice.
CURRICULUM CREDITS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading
and Writing 3
(minimum grade C-)
BUAD110 First Year
Experience (FYE) 3
Discovery Learning
Experience (DLE) 3
Three credits in an approved course or
courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content. This
requirement may be fulfilled by courses required below.
University Breadth Requirements
Creative Arts and Humanities (minimum grade C-) 3
History and Cultural Change (minimum grade C-) 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (minimum grade C-) 3
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (minimum grade C-) 3
These requirements may be fulfilled by courses required below. The four courses must be chosen from four
different departments.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Region Studies Courses: six
additional credits in Creative Arts and Humanities and/or History and Cultural
Change related to the region of the world consistent with the student’s target
language. 6
From Art History, Anthropology, Foreign Language and Literature,
Geography, History, Political Science & International Relations, and Philosophy.
Psychology 3
Sociology 3
Natural and Physical Science (including 1 lab credit) 4
From Animal Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Entomology,
Geology, Marine Studies, Physics, Plant Science, and Science.
Fifteen credits from: 15
Foreign Languages and Literatures (Five
courses in the language of choice, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
or Spanish at the 200-level and above. Of these five courses at least two must
be at the 300-level and one is recommended to be a business language course,
depending upon the language of choice. All International Business Studies
majors must complete a semester abroad studying in a region of the world
consistent with their language of choice.)
MATH 221 Calculus I
(minimum grade C-) 3
MATH 201/MATH 202 Introduction to Statistics I and II (minimum
grade C-) 6
COMM 212 Oral Communication
in Business 3
ECON 151 Introduction to
Microeconomics: Prices and Markets (minimum grade C-) 3
ECON 152 Introduction to
Macroeconomics: National Economy (minimum grade C-) 3
ACCT 207 Accounting I
(minimum grade C-) 3
ACCT 208 Accounting II
(minimum grade C-) 3
ACCT 352 Law and Social
Issues in Business 3
MISY 160 Business
Computing: Tools and Concepts 3
MISY 261 Introduction to
Business Information Systems 3
FINC 311 Principles of
Finance (minimum grade C-) 3
Only one of the following will count toward graduation:
MISY 261 Introduction to
Business Information Systems
or
ACCT 302 Accounting
Information Systems
Students must earn a grade of C- or better in
all the following courses:
BUAD 301 Introduction to
Marketing 3
BUAD 306 Operations
Management 3
BUAD 309 Management and
Organizational Behavior 3
BUAD 384 Global Business
Environment 3
BUAD 386 International
Business Management 3
BUAD 441 Strategic
Management 3
BUAD 475 International
Marketing 3
ECON 340 International
Economics 3
FINC 415 International
Finance 3
One Information Technology related course
from the following 3
(minimum grade C-)
MISY 427 Management of
Information Systems
BUAD 477 IT Applications in
Marketing
Professional Electives
ACCT, FINC, BUAD, or MISY courses (at the 300
level or higher) 6
ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet
the minimum credits required for the degree. These credits may be 100-level
language courses. Elective courses should be chosen from outside the Alfred
Lerner College of Business and Economics, and no more than two credits can be
from HESC 120.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF: 126
Current Curriculum for International
Business Studies Major
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE
MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
International Business Studies focuses on in-depth study of a region of the
world with heavy emphasis on advanced language skills and international studies
to accompany a strong curriculum of business and international business
courses. Along with the requirements below, all International Business Studies
majors must complete a fall or spring semester abroad studying in a region of
the world consistent with their language of choice.
|
CURRICULUM |
CREDITS |
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
|
Critical Reading and Writing |
3 |
|
|
(minimum grade C-) |
|
|
|
First
Year Experience (FYE) |
0-4 |
|
12 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing
multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
|
Psychology |
3 |
|
Sociology |
3 |
Region Studies Courses: 12 credits of courses related to one region of the
world consistent with the students language course from the following:
|
Six credits of approved courses from: |
6 |
Art History, Foreign Language and Literature, History, and Philosophy.
|
Six credits of approved courses from: |
6 |
Anthropology, Geography, Political Science and International Relations.
|
Calculus I (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
|
Introduction to Statistics I and II (minimum grade C-) |
6 |
|
Oral Communication in Business |
3 |
|
Fifteen credits from: |
15 |
Foreign Languages and Literatures (Five courses in the language of choice, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish at the 200-level and above. Of these five courses at least two must be at the 300-level and one is recommended to be a business language course, depending upon the language of choice. All International Business Studies majors must complete a fall or spring semester abroad studying in a region of the world consistent with their language of choice.)
|
Seven Natural and Physical Science credits including one
lab credit from: |
7 |
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Entomology, Geology, Marine Studies, Physics, Plant Science and Science.
|
Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
(minimum grade C-) |
3 |
|
|
Introduction to Macroeconomics: National Economy (minimum
grade C-) |
3 |
|
|
Accounting I (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
|
|
Accounting II (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
|
|
Law and Social Issues in Business |
3 |
|
|
Business Computing: Tools and Concepts |
3 |
|
|
Introduction to Business Information Systems |
3 |
|
|
Principles of Finance (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
Only one of the following will count toward graduation:
|
Introduction to Business Information Systems |
3 |
or
|
Accounting Information Systems |
3 |
Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all the following courses:
|
Basics of Business |
3 |
|
|
Introduction to Marketing |
3 |
|
|
Operations Management |
3 |
|
|
Management and Organizational Behavior |
3 |
|
|
Global Business Environment |
3 |
|
|
International Business Management |
3 |
|
|
Strategic Management |
3 |
|
|
International Marketing |
3 |
|
|
International Economics |
3 |
|
|
International Finance |
3 |
|
One Information Technology related course from the
following: |
3 |
(minimum grade C-)
|
Management of Information Systems |
|
|
|
IT Applications in Marketing |
|
Professional Electives
|
ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC, or MISY courses (at the
300-level or higher) |
6 |
ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet
the minimum credits required for the degree. These credits may be 100-level
language courses. Elective courses should be chosen from outside the Alfred
Lerner College of Business and Economics, and no more than two credits can be
from HESC
120.
|
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
126 |