Global Business and Literacy Minor Announced

PROVO, Utah – Sep 19, 2012 – In an effort to attract, develop and place more men and women in the international business landscape, the Marriott School of Management has joined with the Brigham Young University College of Humanities to announce the global business and literacy minor beginning Fall Semester 2012.

The 21-credit minor is available to all non-business major students but is specifically designed to help humanities and language majors understand international business while applying their language skills.

"Both colleges have worked together for the past several years to develop this minor," says Erv Black, Whitmore Global Management Center faculty director. "We see this as another step in helping students leverage their international experiences and provide evidence of their global credentials." 

The global business and literacy minor is expected to fit well on the university's internationally diverse campus, where more than 120 countries are represented and nearly 70 percent of students speak a second language. The minor will give students opportunities to reach beyond borders with international business classes coupled with civilization and literature classes designed to accommodate their global interests.

"The minor is targeted to students who desire to acquire some business skills and leverage their language talents," Black says.

Those interested can register for the minor by going to the Undergraduate Advisement Center in 460 Tanner Building or by contacting the Whitmore Center in 360 Tanner Building for more information.

The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally recognized programs in accounting, business management, public management, information systems and entrepreneurship. The school's mission is to prepare men and women of faith, character and professional ability for positions of leadership throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School's graduate and undergraduate programs.