Spanish and Business Administration B.A. Degree

A cooperative program offered through the Departments of Modern Languages and Cultures and Business Administration

Courses required for a B.A. in Spanish and Business Administration

Spanish Preparation

Prerequisites:

SPA 1Elementary Spanish I

4

SPA 2Elementary Spanish II

4

SPA 3Intermediate Spanish III

3

or

SPA 103Intermediate Spanish III

3

SPA 4Intermediate Spanish IV

3

or

SPA 104Intermediate Spanish IV

3

Requirements:

CUL 107ATheory and Practice of Culture

3

or

CUL 107BIntercultural Communication

3

 

SPA 109Spanish Writing Lab

3

 

SPA 114AIntroduction Translation/Interpretation

3

or

SPA 114BTranslation/ Interpretation

3

 

SPA 149Spanish for A Globalized Business World

3

SPA 144Spanish-speaking Civilizations and Cultures in the Americas and Spain

3

SPA 112Spanish/Colonial Civilization and Culture

3

SPA 190AInternship Program

3

Business Administration Preparation

Lower Division Core Requirements:

BUS 5Business Law I

3

BUS 15AAccounting Principles I

3

BUS 15BAccounting Principles II

3

BUS 18Professional Development and Presentations

3

BUS 21The Essentials of Business Writing and Presentation

3

ECO 1Microeconomics

3

ECO 2Macroeconomics

3

MTH 28Mathematical Analysis for Business

3

MTH 38Elements of Probability and Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:27
 

Upper Division Core Requirements:

BUS 122Management Communications

3

BUS 130Principles of Finance

3

BUS 131Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 160Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 177Management Information Systems

3

BUS 185Principles of Management

3

BUS 190Business Administration Internship

3.0-6.0

BUS 191Senior Seminar

3

BUS 192Business Policy and Strategy

3

Total Credit Hours:27
*BUS 169 and PHI 192 are required as part of the upper division LACE Integrative Scholarship requirements.

Choose one course from the following:

BUS 181Global Business

3

BUS 189International Management

3

BUS 195International Marketing

3

ECO 195International Economics

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Plus General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.

*BUS 192 fulfills the capstone requirement for Business. Must be taken at Mount Saint Mary's University.

*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.