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Language Components:
French
German
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Foreign Languages & International Economics
at
The University of Kentucky

B.A. or B.S. with a major in
Foreign Languages & International Economics

The University of Kentucky now offers a joint major that combines foreign language proficiency with training in economics to prepare students for employment in enterprises doing business internationally. The program prepares students to succeed after graduation by combining high-quality classroom instruction with practical in-country learning opportunities. The program provides preparation for participation in internships and exchange programs and builds a foundation for a future career in international business, degrees in international law, or an MA in diplomacy.

Degree Requirements

In addition to satisfying University requirements and Arts and Sciences requirements, you must satisfy requirements in the International Economics component and in one foreign language component. Please refer to the information below to help you select a course of study which interests you.

For more information and advising, contact one of the following colleges:

College of Business and Economic
335d Business & Economics Building 40506-0034
Gail Hoyt (859) 257-2517

College of Arts and Sciences
271 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027
(859) 257-6698

You may also contact the undergraduate adviser in one of the foreign language departments below:

Division of French & Italian
1033 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027
Rupert Pickens (859) 257-3133 rtp@uky.edu
Sadia Zoubir-Shaw (859) 257-5729 szoubir@uky.edu

Division of German Studies
1065 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027
Hillary Herzog (859) 257-7012 hherzog@uky.edu
Jeff Rogers (859) 257-4540 njrogers@uky.edu

Japan Studies
971 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027 (mail to 1055 POT)
Doug Slaymaker (859) 257-9139 nihongo.uky@spamex.com

Division of Russian and Eastern Studies
1055 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027
Gerald Janecek (859) 257-7025 gjanecek@uky.edu
Edward Lee (859) 257-7027 eslee@uky.edu

Department of Hispanic Studies
1115 Patterson Office Tower 40506-0027
Sherrie Velasco (859) 257-7093

The University's address is:
University of Kentucky * Lexington, KY 40506

The College of Arts and Sciences is actively exploring the next generation of technology basedinstruction in the modern languages. Computerized placement tests are now fully operational for the languages of French, German, and Spanish, which allow freshmen to test into their appropriate level in just 20-30 minutes.

Using the World Wide Web you can access the holdings of libraries all over the globe, consult course listings at other universities, even pull down an image of today's newspaper, anywhere from Germany to Mexico. Students can access the World Wide Web in the Business Information Center (BIC) on the first floor of the Business & Economics Building, with over 30 PCs hooked up and available right now, or from any of the other campus microlabs.

Three "smart classrooms" are in operation in the Whitehall Classroom Building; equipped with the latest capabilities in interactive multimedia, these new classrooms will allow students to improve their language skills in ways which were unimaginable just a decade ago. With the creation of new "globalized" economies (of which NAFTA is one example) along with the growth of new information technologies, a degree in Foreign Languages and International Economics at the University of Kentucky could be your passport to success.