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Chinese and World Business

Preparations

Students who wish to prepare for a career in international business may complete:

  • A special major in Chinese
  • A professional emphasis in International Business, International Retail Merchandising, or International Agricultural Economics
  • Some form of practical experience related to the concentration.

Admission is by permission of the program director.

Language Requirements

The Chinese major consists of 30 hours. The following are required:

  • 231-232 Intermediate Chinese [5,5] (Same as Asian Languages 231-232)
  • 331-332 Advanced Chinese [4,4] (Same as Asian Languages 331-332)
  • Three (3) hours of Asian Languages 490 or 491
  • Nine (9) hours of courses from:
    • Chinese 311, 312
    • Cinema Studies 315
    • History 389, 390, 391, 476
  • Political Science 454
  • Religious Studies/Philosophy 376, 379, or other course approved by the Asian Studies Advisor.

Professional Emphasis

International Business students will complete the 26 hour Business minor, which includes the following courses:

  • Accounting 200
  • Economics 201
  • Business Administration 201 (Prereqs: Accounting 200, Economics 201; Coreq.: Statistics 201)
  • Statistics 201 (Prereqs: Math 125 or Math 141)
  • Economics 322 (Prereq: Economics 201)
  • Finance 301 (Prereq: BA 201)
  • Marketing 300 (Prereqs: Business Administration 201 and Junior standing)
  • Management 472 (Prereqs: Business Administration 201 and Junior standing)

All upper-division (300 level or above) coursework must be taken at The University of Tennessee unless otherwise approved by the College of Business Administration and the Director of the Language and World Business program. Students are responsible for meeting all prerequisites for business courses.

IMPORTANT

To register for BA 201 or upper-level business courses, you must download the Business Minor Course Request Form from CBA website at: http://bus.utk.edu/undergrad/toolsandresources/resources.htm and email to busad@tennessee.edu or drop off at 112 Aconda Court. Business minor advising (every Friday @ 4p.m. in SMC G2) is strongly recommended.

International Retail Merchandising students will take 26 hours. The following are required:

  • Accounting 200
  • Business Administration 201 (Prereqs: Accounting 200, Economics 201; Coreq.: Statistics 201)
  • Marketing 300 (Prereqs: BA 201 and Junior standing)
  • Retail and Consumer Sciences 210 (Coreq/Prereq: RCS 119), 310 (Prereqs: BA 201 and Junior standing), 421 (Prereq: Marketing 301)
  • Six (6) additional credit hours from the following: Retail and Consumer Sciences 410, 411, 412, 415, 493.

Students are responsible for meeting all prerequisites for business courses.

International Agricultural Economics students will complete 25 hours. The following are required:

  • Accounting 200
  • Business Administration 201 (Prereqs: Accounting 200, Economics 201; Coreq.: Statistics 201)
  • Agricultural Economics 320 (Prereqs: Economics 201 and Ag Econ 212), 342 (Prereqs: Economics 201 and Ag Econ 212), 350 (Prereqs: Economics 201 and Ag Econ 212), 420 (Prereqs: Ag Econ 320 or consent of instructor), 430 (Prereqs: Ag Econ 320 or consent of instructor), and three credit hours from the following:
  • Marketing 300
  • Management 300 or 472
  • Finance 301

Students are responsible for meeting all prerequisites for business courses.

Practical Experience

Each Language and World Business student must undertake an internship (490), study abroad (491), or a relevant research project (493) for a minimum of 3 hours (included in major requirements).

Instructions for Receiving Credit for an Internship in Language and World Business:

  1. CREDIT
    • 150-175 hours internship service = 3 credit hours

      Internships require prior approval from the LWB director. Such approval may be obtained after handing in to the director a one-page summary of the proposed internship (which should include contact information for the supervisor and the business or other organization that sponsors the internship). After receiving approval, a student should register for French/Spanish/Chinese, etc. 490 during the semester after the internship is completed (for international internships) or during the semester in which the work is completed (for local internships). LWB students may perform an internship in a language (or a country) other than that of their major (for example, a student in LWB Spanish may perform an internship in China, Russia, etc.). The LWB Employer Internship Evaluation and final paper (explained below) must be completed and turned in before credit for 490 can be received.

      The LWB Employer Internship Evaluation is available to download from below link:
  2. REQUIRED PAPER (TYPED) TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR 490

    1. One page (double-spaced) description of the company listing what it produces or sells, how the company is structured, number of employees, countries where the firm is active, etc.

    2. Two  to three pages describing exactly what kind of work you did, with examples. The reader should be given a clear idea of the types of tasks performed. Some students accomplish this by describing a typical work day.

    3. Three to four pages describing how you will be a better business person from what was learned doing the work. What limitations did you discover in yourself? Did you uncover talents you did not know you had? What are some areas you will want to try to improve in yourself to be a better worker? Do you think the job changed you or changed your ambitions about the future?

    4. The final page of the report will be a one-page letter of recommendation of yourself. Try to write it as if it were written by the person who supervised you during the internship.

Additionally, Language and World Business students must consult an advisor in the Department in selecting relevant courses under the Basic Skills and Distribution requirements for the College.

Students interested in the Language and World Business Program should contact the Director for advising as early as possible in their college careers. The academic record presented will be assessed by the Director of Language and World Business. Minimum requirements for progression to the concentration are a 2.75 cumulative average in the courses specifically required by the College of Arts and Sciences in Basic Skills and Distribution and in the Language and World Business plan of studies, and a 3.0 average in language courses. Language and World Business 199 is a prerequisite for the program. Program standards are adjusted periodically, and current requirements are available from the Director of the Language and World Business Program.

Program standards are adjusted periodically, and current requirements are available from the Director of the Language and World Business Program. An application for admission to the program can be accessed at Application for Admission to the LWB program