International Business The Department of Business and Economics offers several programs that provide special opportunities for students who are interested in careers in business and related fields. The programs in business benefit from endowments by the estate and family of the late D. Abbott Turner who was a prominent leader in business and civic affairs in Georgia and a trustee of Wesleyan. These endowments help provide Wesleyan students with instruction, equipment, and special activities that add an important dimension to the educational process. The D. Abbott Turner Program in Business Management includes three major curriculum alternatives: the major in business administration, the major in accounting, and the major in international business. The department also offers a major in economics and an interdisciplinary major in advertising and marketing communication. The department has an expanded minor curriculum program with minors in accounting, business management, economics, finance, and technology in business administration, as well as the Business Management Certificate. The department sponsors lectures, conferences, seminars, and research which promote entrepreneurship and business career opportunities for women. These activities provide students with the opportunity to discuss significant issues and experiences with successful women from the business community. A lecture series offers topical special lectures and convocations with prominent leaders in business and government.
Major Requirements: Bachelor of Arts in International Business The interdisciplinary major in international business prepares students to be effective in the international environment, with knowledge of the language, culture, business, and political affairs of other countries. Graduates with this major will be prepared to work for a multinational corporation in the United States and abroad or to pursue graduate studies in international business. The international business major combines a competency in a modern foreign language (Spanish or French), along with courses in economics, finance, marketing, management, accounting, political science, history, ethics and cultural awareness. In addition, students are encouraged to participate in an exchange program or study abroad. The goals of the major are as follows: I. to understand cultural, social and political differences among peoples, and to interact successfully in different sociopolitical and cultural settings; II. to understand the economic and financial dimensions of international business management and the use of the computer in decision-making; III. to understand the historical and political context of international business management; IV. to provide knowledgeable and socially responsive leadership for international businesses and institutions; V. to provide graduates with the functional and cross-cultural skills to become effective managers of multinational enterprises and institutions; VI. to understand the issues in ethics which influence the international environment; and VII. to integrate knowledge previously gained and develop experience in application of knowledge, research, and critical thinking.
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Required courses in general education (9 hours) HIS 125 Emergence of the Modern World HIS 135 United States History Since 1877 PHI 223 Ethics
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Business and Accounting Courses (19 hours) BUS 105 Contemporary Business or BUS 106 Business and Society ACC 201 Financial Accounting: Concepts and Applications ACC 202* Principles of Managerial Accounting BUS 303 Principles of Marketing BUS 310* Business Law BUS 315 Principles of Management BUS 475 Portfolio Seminar BUS 488 Business Policy Seminar * Choose either ACC 202 or BUS 310
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