Chinese Business (B.A.)

Program Overview

The Chinese Business major is sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and the Department of Business. It combines a core business curriculum with the study of Chinese language throughout the entire program. Special attention is given to the development of cultural understanding with direct experience in China.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Chinese Business program can:

  1.  Describe the significance of historical and cultural trends for the geographical areas in which the target language is spoken.
  2. Write thesis driven essays that engage in cultural and literary analysis and critical interpretation in the target language.
  3. Communicate in spoken form in the target language at an advanced level according to ACTFL standards.
  4.  Communicate in written form in the target language at an intermediate advanced level according to ACTFL standards.
  5. Identify and locate career and continuing education opportunities in the field of Modern Languages.
  6. Articulate the integration of their Christian Faith with the academic and professional field of Foreign Languages.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

CHIN 101Fundamentals of Chinese I

3

CHIN 102Fundamentals of Chinese II

3

CHIN 201Intermediate Chinese

3

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese II

3

CHIN 301Advanced Chinese

3

CHIN 302Advanced Chinese II

3

ACCT 141Financial Accounting

3

BUSA 102Opportunities in Business

1

BUSA 120Principles of Management

3

CIS 190Strategic Use of Information Technology

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 220Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 312Economic Development I

3

IBUS 375International Business and World Economy

3

LANG 493Modern Languages Seminar

3

MRKT 130Marketing Principles

3

LANG 493: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for Major.

Three credits from the following:

BUSA 310Business as a Ministry

3

BUSA 342Global Entrepreneurship

3

Three credits from the following:

MATH 107Applied Mathematics for Management

3

MATH 108Intuitive Calculus with Applications

3

MATH 111Calculus I

4

Three credits from the following:

Three credits of BUSA, IBUS, MRKT at the 200-level or higher

Semester in China (15 credits)

Students are required to confirm with the Department of Modern Languages Chair that the courses they select are acceptable.

At least 6 credits of Chinese language

At least 6 credits in business or economics*

3 additional credits in either Chinese language or culture *

*Students may not repeat a business or economics course that they have taken at Grantham.

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar3
Oral Communication3
Created and Called for Community (W)3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 107, MATH 108, or MATH 111)met/major
Laboratory Science3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World3
Social Science (ECON 120)met/major
European History or United States History 3
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion3
Arts3
First Semester of Language (CHIN 101)met/major
Second Semester of Language (CHIN 102)met/major
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural (CHIN 201)met/major
Non-Western Studies3
Bible3
Christian Beliefs3
Wellness course1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism3
QuEST requirements40-41
Major requirements70-71
Free electives11-13
Total credits 123