Certificate in Global Business Culture

with Area Specialization

Lynnea JohnsonAssociate Director

US Department of Education, Title VI

8 Title VI Centers: 6 Area Study / 2 ThematicCenter for African Studies

Center for East Asian and Pacific StudiesCenter for Latin American and Caribbean StudiesCenter for South Asian and Middle Eastern StudiesEuropean Union CenterRussian, East European, and Eurasian Center

Center for Global StudiesCenter for International Business Education and Research

Goals and Requirements of Certificate

Encourage students to combine business foreign language skills, area studies knowledge with international business classes to prepare for international careers.

Certificate is comprised of four components with a total of five semester courses and an international experience.

Two International Business Courses

BADM 380, International Business BADM 381, Multinational Management, BADM 382, International Marketing BADM 436, International Business Immersion

Program (IBIP) must get accepted to program

Students in the certificate program will getspecial permission from the Business Administration department to enroll in these courses

Business Foreign Languages

Arabic 210/211, Colloquial Arabic I & II Chinese 305/306, Section WKP, Business Chinese I &II French 485/486, Commercial and Economic French I &II German 320/321, German for Business I & II Hindi 405/406, Advanced Hindi I & II Italian 380, Italian for Business Japanese 305/306, Section WKP, Business Japanese Portuguese 401, Intermediate Portuguese Russian 402, Advanced Composition and Business Conversation Scandinavian 104/496S, Intermediate Swedish/Business Swedish Spanish 142, Spanish in the Professions Spanish 202, Spanish for Business Spanish 232, Spanish in the Community Spanish 332, Spanish and Entrepreneurship Swahili 403, Intermediate Swahili Wolof 403, Intermediate Wolof

Area Studies Courses

A wide range of topics available for area study courses:

art, culture, economics, geography, history

Area focus should correspond to foreign language and overseas experience.

International Experience

Study abroad program or an international internship for at least six weeks.

Eligible for travel grants from Illinois CIBER

How to Officially Register

Make an appointment with Lynnea Johnson to register for program

Complete all the requirements for the certificates

Check in each semester and 2 months before graduation

Website

Advising and Information

Advising will be done by Lynnea Johnson, Illinois CIBER, 414 Wohlers Hall.

For more information regarding this certificate and its requirements, please see Lynnea Johnson, Associate Director of Illinois CIBER, lsjohnso@illinois.edu, 333-8335.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

International Programs and StudiesCollege of BusinessCenter for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)Area Studies Centers

Jane Doehas successfully completed all requirements for the

Certificate in Global Business Culturewith Area Specialization in XXXX

May, 2008

___________________________William BrusteinAssociate Provostfor International Affairs

Area Studies Center Director Larry DeBrock

Interim Dean College of Business

History and Growth Started program in AY 2005-2006 AY 2005-2006, 10 graduates AY 2006-2007, 14 graduates AY 2007-2008, 45 graduates Currently 145 students enrolled:

60 European Union 33 Latin American 32 East Asian 11 Global Studies 4 African 3 Russian 2 South Asian

Award Ceremony