Spanish Minor for Business

Spanish Minor

The Spanish minor for business consists of minimum 23 credit hours distributed as indicated below. This minor is not open to Honors students. All Honors students, regardless of their major or college of enrollment, are required to follow the Honors program for a minor in Spanish. Honors students must take H450 and fulfill additional requirements. Courses counted to fulfill GEC or other requirements may not be applied to the Spanish minor for business. If you have questions, please contact an academic advisor.

401, H401	Advanced Grammar This is an advanced course in Spanish grammar, which will prepare students for further work in Spanish, and will provide them especially with the background necessary for more advanced courses in Spanish linguistics. While much of the focus will be on continued mastery of the most difficult points of Spanish grammar, the course will also strive to present a novel perspective on grammar as a communicative tool, not as a monolithic set of rules to be memorized.	4 hours
403, H403	Intermediate Spanish Composition The purpose of this course is to examine writing processes, and to develop and increase students' proficiency in written expression in Spanish. We will read models of a variety of genres and pattern compositions after them. Major projects include retrato, anuncio, cuento tradicional, entrevista, and ensayo literario.	4 hours
406	Business Culture and Communication I This course is designed to present an overview of contemporary business practices in various Spanish-speaking regions, and to help equip students with the cultural and linguistic awareness, knowledge, and skills to transition toward their goals for employment within that context. Organized in part around basic business topics--including general business practices, management, and marketing--the curriculum also addresses those entry-level characteristics currently identified as desirable by corporate sectors seeking recruits for business assignments involving the Spanish-speaking world.	5 hours
506	Latin American Culture in a Business Context In this course, students learn about the cultural differences and similarities between the U.S. and Latin America and the repercussions of conducting business with competent cultural understanding. They will critically examine and discuss dichotomies between the U.S. business and social etiquette and business and social etiquette in select Latin American countries. Topics such as communication styles, workplace culture, concepts of time, societal responsibility and issues related to gender, ethnicity, class, religion and nationalism will be addressed. Similarly, students will explore the cultural diversity and uniqueness of these countries in juxtaposition to each other. This course is taught in English and cannot be applied to a Spanish major or regular minor program.	5 hours
606	Business Culture and Communication II This course is an in-depth study of the Hispanic economic, social, and cultural environment as it relates to business. It addresses practical information and vocabulary pertinent to international business, particularly in the areas of marketing and import/export practices.	5 hours