WFU BARCELONA: BUSINESS & GLOBAL STUDIES

ACADEMIC PROGRAM: FALL 2020 & SPRING 2021

• Minimum course load is 12 semester credit hours. Courses are 3 credit hours unless noted otherwise.
• Below are courses available at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Please note that not all courses listed are
offered each semester. Final course selection depends on available courses and meeting times.
• Your final course schedule will be set during UAB’s registration period.
• Students will be able to earn 4 of the 5 required course credit for the Global Trade and Commerce Studies minor while on
this program, please speak to your advisor for details.
• Students will only be allowed to apply 6 ENT credits to their ENT minor
• Apply online at studyabroad.wfu.edu and contact the Center for Global Programs & Studies at 336.758.5938 to set up a
time to meet with the program advisor
• It is the student’s responsibility to speak to their major and minor advisor(s) regarding their abroad coursework
and how (or if) it will count towards their degree plan.

LANGUAGE COURSES

• All students must enroll in at least one course taught in Spanish or Catalan.
• Spanish levels at UAB are determined by taking an online placement exam. If you place lower than anticipated, you will
be automatically changed to Introduction to Catalan.
• 90 hour (6 credit hours) courses at UAB are equivalent to 3 credit hour courses at WFU unless otherwise noted.

WFU
UAB COURSE TITLE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES
CODE

Introduction to Catalan Language INS 120 Language & Culture Studies

Arte Español (B2.2) ART 198 Study Abroad - Art History Not for Divisional credit

BEM 391 Global Business Studies – OR –

Español para los Negocios (B2.1) GTCS minor credit (BEM 391).
SPA 303 Spanish Conversation

Nivel A1 (45 hours) Beginner SPA 112 Elementary Spanish 2

4 credit hours
Nivel A1 (90 hours) SPA 113 Intensive Elementary Spanish

Nivel A2 (45 hours) Elementary SPA 154 Accelerated Intermediate Spanish

Nivel B1.1 (90 hours) SPA 195 Spanish Language & Culture

Nivel B1.2 (90 hours) SPA 195 Spanish Language & Culture

Nivel B2.1 (45 hours) Upper Intermediate SPA 303 Spanish Conversation

Nivel B2.2 (45 hours) Advanced SPA 303 Spanish Conversation

Nivel B2.2 (90 hours) SPA 303 Spanish Conversation

Intermediate Topics in Literary &

Nivel C1.2 (90 hours) SPA 329 Culture Studies
 CORE BUSINESS COURSES

• Each semester, up to three core business courses will be offered.

• Students on the program are guaranteed enrollment in the offered core courses. Students may only enroll in two of the
three core courses (if three are offered).
• Below are the core courses offerings for Fall 2020 & Spring 2021.

WFU
UAB COURSE TITLE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES
CODE

Organizational Theory and Behavior BEM 211 Organizational Theory and Behavior Fall, Spring

Fall, Spring
Principles of Marketing BEM 221 Principles of Marketing
Only approved for non-Marketing

Production and Operations

Production and Operations Management BEM 241 Fall
Management

ADDITIONAL GLOBAL STUDIES COURSES

• Not all courses listed below are guaranteed to be offered each semester.
• Discover more course offerings below to meet the minimum course load of 12 credit hours.
• Students can only enroll in one BEM 315 Seminar in Comparative Management course, not both.

WFU
UAB COURSE TITLE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES
CODE

The Great Art Collections in Spain ART 198 Study Abroad - Art History Not for Divisional credit

Spanish Contemporary Art ART 198 Study Abroad - Art History Not for Divisional credit

GTCS minor credit.

Cross-Cultural Management BEM 315 Managing in a Global Context
Cannot take both BEM 315 courses

GTCS minor credit.

Intercultural Management BEM 315 Managing in a Global Context
Cannot take both BEM 315 courses

International Marketing Strategies BEM 322 Global Marketing Strategy GTCS minor credit.

Managing Services BEM 323 Selected Topics in Marketing GTCS minor credit

Entrepreneurship and New Venture

BEM 377 Entrepreneurship Same as ENT 301
Creation

International Business BEM 391 Global Business Studies GTCS minor credit.

Managerial Skills for International

BEM 391 Global Business Studies GTCS minor credit.
Business

Doing Business in Emerging Markets BEM 391 Global Business Studies GTCS minor credit.

Business in Action: Local Companies in a

BEM 391 Global Business Studies GTCS minor credit.
Global World
 WFU
UAB COURSE TITLE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES
CODE

Special Seminar: Communication &

Communication and Gender COM 270
Gender

Intercultural Communication COM 350 Intercultural Communication GTCS minor credit

Strategic Behavior in Business &

ECN 216 Game Theory Divisional credit.
Economics

GTCS minor credit.

International Economics ECN 251 International Trade
Divisional credit.

GTCS minor credit.

International Finance ECN 252 International Finance
Divisional Credit.

GTCS minor credit.

Understanding the European Economy ECN 271 Selected Areas in Economics
Divisional credit.

The Political Economy of European GTCS minor credit.

ECN 271 Selected Areas in Economics
Integration Divisional credit. Same as POL 252

Behavior and Incentives in Economics: The GTCS minor credit.

ECN 272 Selected Areas in Economics
Case of Soccer Divisional credit.

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Topics in Entrepreneurship: Business

ENT 301 Same as BEM 377
Creation Planning
Topics in Entrepreneurship: The
The Creative Economy: Innovation in the
ENT 302 Creative Economy: Innovation in the GTCS minor credit.
21st Century
21st Century
Communication Technology and
E-Commerce and Online Business ENT 340 GTCS minor credit.
Entrepreneurship

Spanish Civilization and Culture HST 216 General History of Spain

Travel, History and Landscape in the

Mediterranean Culture and History HST 304
Mediterranean
GTCS minor credit.
Politics of the Developing World POL 242 Topics in Comparative Politics May be retaken for credit if topic
varies.
May be retaken for credit if topic
Mediterranean Politics POL 242 Topics in Comparative Politics
varies.

May be retaken for credit if topic

A Greater Middle East POL 242 Topics in Comparative Politics
varies.

Cultures Without State: The Case of May be retaken for credit if topic
POL 242 Topics in Comparative Politics
Catalonia varies.
May be retaken for credit if topic
The Political Economy of European
POL 252 Topics in International Politics varies
Integration
Same as ECN 271
Politics, War and Economics in the Age of May be retaken for credit if topic
POL 252 Topics in International Politics
Globalization varies.

GTCS minor credit.

Inequality, Poverty and Globalization SOC 360 Social Inequality
Cultural Diversity credit.

Revised 9/14/2020