B.A. Degree with a Major in Spanish and Business Administration
A cooperative program offered through the Department of Modern Languages and Culture and Business Administration.
Courses Required for a B.A. in Spanish and Business Administration
Spanish Preparation
Prerequisites:
| SPA 1 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 2 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SPA 3 | Intermediate Spanish III | 3 |
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| SPA 103 | Intermediate Spanish III | 3 |
| SPA 4 | Intermediate Spanish IV | 3 |
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| SPA 104 | Intermediate Spanish IV | 3 |
Requirements:
| CUL 107A | Theory and Practice of Culture | 3 |
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| CUL 107B | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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| SPA 109 | Spanish Writing Lab | 3 |
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| SPA 114A | Introduction Translation/Interpretation | 3 |
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| SPA 114B | Translation/ Interpretation | 3 |
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| SPA 149 | Spanish for the Business World | 3 |
| SPA 144 | Spanish-speaking Civilizations and Cultures in the Americas and Spain | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Spanish/Colonial Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPA 190A | Internship Program | 3 |
Business Administration Preparation
Lower Division Core Requirements:
| BUS 5 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 15B | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUS 18 | Professional Development and Presentations | 3 |
| BUS 21 | The Essentials of Business Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| ECO 2 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
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ECO 1 Microeconomics is required as part of the lower division LACE General Education Central Core requirements.
Upper Division Core Requirements:
| BUS 122 | Management Communications | 3 |
| BUS 130 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 131 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 160 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 177 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 185 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 190 | Business Administration Internship | 3.0-6.0 |
| BUS 191 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| BUS 192 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| PHI 192 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Choose one course from the following:
| BUS 181 | Global Business | 3 |
| BUS 189 | International Management | 3 |
| BUS 195 | International Marketing | 3 |
| ECO 195 | International Economics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Plus
General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.
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BUS 192 fulfills the capstone requirement for Business.
BUS 192 must be taken at Mount Saint Mary's University.
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SPA 190A fulfills the capstone requirement for Spanish.
Students with a major in Spanish and Business Administration are strongly encouraged to do a junior semester in Europe or Latin America.
For students transferring in business courses, at least 21 units of the upper division business courses must be completed at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
Once enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s University, all upper division business courses must be completed at the University.