Today, all business is international and so international themes
are woven through most business courses. But the EMA Department and
the Department of Modern
Languages have pooled their resources to provide a program with
an explicit international focus -- the popular International Business
major.
For students with English as their first language, the major currently is offered with a language concentration in Chinese, French, and Spanish. An alternative track is available for students for whom English is their second language. Course work in this track helps students perfect their competence in oral and written business communications.
EMA offers a variety of business and economics courses for the major, including international financial management, international marketing, and international economics. Recognizing the political aspect of international business, the major includes courses in international political economy and international relations.
Prof. Fraser MacHaffie served as a panelist at the May 2001 colloquim, "A Debate About the Free Trade Area of the Americas and Mercosul and Its Impact on the Piracicaba Region." Prof. Amos Nascimento, Director of International Programs at Marietta's sister university in Brazil, Methodist University of Piracicaba (São Paulo) is seated next to MacHaffie.
The PRC's former ambassador to
the U.S., Li Zhaoxing, currently China's Foreign Minister, receives an
honorary degree fromMarietta College in May 1998. Dr. Mike Taylor,
lead instructor for the IB major, appears with Ambassador Li.
Photo courtesy MC Office of Communication.