Program Overview

International Business and Language, B.S.B.A.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, B.S.B.A. with a major in international business and language combines the business core, emphasis on international business, and language proficiency in French, German, or Spanish. Students interested in Chinese or Russian may consider the self-designed major option through Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. There is also an American track available for international students.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the undergraduate program in international business and language will:

1. demonstrate proficiency in a target language (French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Spanish - or in English for students in the American track);
2. evaluate the effects of multiple national economies, political and legal systems, and regulatory bodies on firm management and performance;
3. be able to apply cultural awareness and sensitivity in general and specific awareness of the culture where the student’s target language is the dominant language.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing
• Language (14 hours)
• MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions
• MATH 1243 Applied Calculus

Tulsa General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Business Core

Freshman Core

• BIS 1001 Introduction to Spreadsheets
• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics

Sophomore Core

• ACCT 2113 Concepts in Accounting Information I
• ACCT 2123 Concepts in Accounting Information II
• BIS 2003 Introduction to Business Information Systems
• BL 2013 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS 2001 Essential Business Skill Development
• QM 2013 Statistics I
• QM 2023 Statistics II: Data Analytics

Junior/Senior Core

• FIN 3003 Business Finance
• MGT 3003 Principles of Management
• MGT 4073 Strategic Management
• MKTG 3003 Principles of Marketing
• QM 3023 Operations Management

International Business and Language Major Requirements

International Business Major Courses

• IB 3013 Comparative Culture and International Business or
• IB 4013 Topics in International Business
• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics
• ECON 3083 International Economics
• FIN 4063 International Business Finance
• MKTG 4093 International Marketing

Language Concentration

Language concentrations include 27 hours at the levels as specified by the requirements for the major in the language selected, including an on-campus business language course. An internship in a country where the language is used extensively may be taken as part of the language concentration. Courses required for each language concentration are as follows:

French Language Courses (above FR 2013)

• FR 3023 Advanced French
• FR 3033 Analysis of French Texts
• FR 3423 Business French
• 3 hours of French Culture elective at the 3000 level.
• 15 hours of French electives at the 4000 level; 3 hours may be a French language internship.

German Language Courses (above GERM 2013)

• 3 hours of German Culture elective (3000 level)
• 9 hours of German electives (3000 level)
• 15 hours of German electives at the 4000 level; 3 hours may be a German language internship.

Spanish Language Courses (above SPAN 2013)

• SPAN 3003 Composition in Spanish
• SPAN 3033 Explication of Hispanic Literary Texts
• SPAN 3123 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
• SPAN 3463 Business Spanish
• 3 hours Spanish Elective (Culture) (3000 level)
• 12 hours Spanish electives at the 4000 level; 3 hours may be a Spanish Language internship.

Total: 120 hours

International Business and Language, B.S.B.A., Additional Requirements

IBL majors must complete ENGL 1033, MATH 1143, MATH 1243 (or higher level math courses), and ENGL 3003 with a grade of C or higher. IBL majors must complete each of the Business Core courses with a grade of C or higher, except for courses designated Pass/Fail. ECON 2013 and ECON 2023 are required courses in the Business Core. A foreign study experience and/or a foreign practical business experience of at least six weeks, approved by the faculty and the Center for Global Engagement, is required. The student will be able to earn a second degree, Bachelor of Arts, with a major in French, German, or Spanish if they wish. Declaring the second degree is optional and is done through the Center for Academic Advising. If a student pursues the self-designed major option for a language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese or Russian, declaration of the second degree is required. Neither the B.S. nor the B.A. will be awarded until the student has completed the requirements for both degrees.