Joint Programs

Four joint programs are offered in conjunction with the department of Modern Literatures and Cultures. These programs are designed for students who wish to double major in Business Administration with an International Business concentration and in French, German, Italian, or Latin American and Iberian Studies.

I. The French Major/International Business Option

9.5 courses in addition to completing all requirements of the international business concentration for the business administration major, including

Three 300-level courses (at least one FSLT), normally taken prior to study abroad
Two 400-level seminars following required study abroad
FREN 498-499 Senior Project I and II
One semester full-time study at an approved business school (with all-French curriculum) in a French-speaking country (4 courses)

The program consists of a rigorously structured curriculum that includes at least a semester abroad at one of the University's partner institutions with an all-business curriculum (for example Universite Paris IX Dauphine, Rouen Business School, EPSCI Groupe ESSEC Cergy-Pontoise, or Université Catholique de Lille). While abroad, students continue their Robins School International Business concentration in a French environment with French and other international students.

In order to prepare for the immersion experience, students will have a solid base at the 300-level on campus; upon their return they will broaden their knowledge of French literature and culture through advanced seminars and they will continue their Robins School coursework. The French component of the program thus consists of five courses taken on campus, plus 4-5 taken abroad, or the equivalent of the 9-course major in French. French/International Business Option students will also complete the Senior Portfolio Project.

II. The German Major/International Business Option

10.5 courses in addition to completing all requirements of the international business concentration for the business administration major, including

Six courses in German at the 300 or 400 level
GERM 498-499 Senior Research Project
One semester full-time study in Austria or Germany at an approved institution with an all-German curriculum in business

The German Major/International Business Option requires that students study for at least a full semester at one of the University's partner schools with an all-business curriculum (for example Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Austria or Universitaet Münster in Germany).

III. The Italian Studies Major/International Business Option

9.5 courses in addition to completing all requirements of the international business concentration for the business administration major, including

Five courses in Italian at the 300 or 400 level
ITAL 498-499 Senior Research Project
One semester full-time study at Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan or Universita degli Studi di Versona in Verona, Italy (four courses)

The curriculum of the Italian studies major/international business option includes a semester abroad at Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi or Universita degli Studi di Verona. There, students will continue their Robins School concentrations in classes with both local and other international students.

In order to prepare for the experience abroad, students in Italian will need to have completed at least Italian 221 on the Richmond campus; they must take at least one concurrent course in Italian while at Bocconi or Verona.

IV. The Latin American and Iberian Studies Major/International Business Option

9 courses in addition to completing all requirements of the international business concentration for the business administration major, including

Two units, chosen from:
LAIS 301-306 (content-based language courses emphasizing speaking, reading and writing)
One unit, chosen from:
LAIS 321 Literary Spain
LAIS 331 Introduction to Spanish American Literature I
LAIS 332 Introduction to Spanish American Literature II
Two units at the 400 level, taken upon return from study abroad
One semester in Latin America or Spain at an approved institution with an all-Spanish curriculum in business
LAIS 496 Senior Symposium

The curriculum of the Latin American and Iberian studies major/international business option includes at least a semester abroad at one of the University's Spanish language partner institutions that is a Robins School partner (for example, Universidad Blas Pascal in Argentina, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Deusto in Spain, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain, Universidad Carlos II de Madrid in Spain, or Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico). While abroad, students continue their Robins School concentrations in classes with both local and international students.

In order to prepare for the experience abroad, students will have a solid base of 300-level courses taken at Richmond. Upon return they will broaden their knowledge of literary and cultural studies through advanced seminars, as well as additional Robins School coursework. The Latin American and Iberian studies component of this program thus consists of five courses taken on campus, plus four or five taken abroad, or the equivalent of a nine-course major in Latin American and Iberian studies.