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Bryanna Brooks
Coursework
Majoring in French and International Business, my coursework has allowed me to explore how language, culture, and business practices connect in a global environment. Through classes in language, culture, literature, and core business subjects, I have developed a deeper understanding of cross-cultural communication, international markets, and the strategies that shape global business. This portfolio highlights my academic experiences and the knowledge and skills I have gained as I prepare to apply them in international business settings.
Language Courses
FR 3120 FR Grammer/Methedology
This course helps students develop the written and oral skills needed to succeed in a university environment in France. Students learn how to adapt to different types of academic writing used in the French education system. The course also focuses on organizing assignments and strengthening French grammar.
FR 3050 Intro French Conversation & Composition
This course includes an intensive review of French grammar while focusing on how to clearly organize and express ideas. Students practice reading, writing, and analyzing texts as the main areas of study. Through writing assignments, texts, and videos, students strengthen their grammar skills while exploring cultural topics.
FR 3080 French Phonetics
This course focuses on the study of French phonetics and pronunciation. Students practice speaking and improve listening comprehension through activities in the language lab. During these sessions, the professor also provides individual guidance to help students improve their pronunciation.
FR 4090 Writing in French, Tools, Techniques
This course will strengthen your ability to write well in French on a range of academic topics. An additional emphasis on vocabulary development will give you greater confidence to express yourself orally and in writing in an academic context.
FR 2020 Intermediate French
Emphasizes reading nontechnical French prose more rapidly. Writing, speaking, and listening skills continue to be developed. Includes literary and cultural perspectives.
Culture & Literature Classes
FR 3070 Civilization of the South of France
This course explores the history and culture of southern France, with a focus on the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Students study important historical events, cultural developments, and periods of change that shaped the region. The course also examines how the past connects to the present, including the region’s unique identity and future challenges.
FR 3160 French for International Business
Spoken and written French common to the French-speaking world of business and industry, emphasizing business practices and writing and translating business letters and professional reports. Cross-cultural references provide opportunity for comparative and contrastive analyses of American and French cultural patterns in a business setting.
FR 4980 Independent Study
This course focuses on reading and analyzing works about religion, secularism, and new evangelism in modern France. Students examine the relationship between religion and a democratic, secular society. The course also explores the role religion may play in the future of French politics, culture, and society.
FR 3000 French Lit: Future King
This course explores the Arthurian tradition as it has been portrayed in French from the medieval period to the present day. Students analyze literature, television, and film related to these legends. The course also develops critical thinking by examining how these works reflect social and cultural perspectives.
ANTH 3010 Cultural Anthropology
Explores human cultural diversity and current global issues. Examines food production and economic distribution, political organization, marriage and family, and religious systems in contemporary cultures.
POSC 1020 Intro International Relations
Overview of both theory and practice in contemporary global politics. Topics include the structure of and primary actors in the international system; reasons conflict occurs; and roles of international institutions, law, and policy
Business Classes
MGT 2010 Principles of Management
Management’s role as a factor of economic production. Functions of management, principles of organization, and behavior in organizations.
MKT 3020 Consumer Behavior
Examination of selected individual and group behavioral science concepts and their application to the understanding of consumer decision making.
MGT 3999 Global Business & Industry
This course examines the development and current state of the European business environment from a French perspective. Topics will include the background/aftermath of the establishment of the European Union (EU) as well as institutional, political, legal and socio-cultural factors at work in the contemporary business and industry landscape.
MKT 3010 Principles of Marketing
Principles and concepts involved in planning, pricing, promoting, and distributing of goods and services.
MKT 4270 International Marketing
Study of marketing from an international point of view. Emphasis is on the necessary modification of marketing thinking and practice for foreign markets due to individual environmental differences.
MKT 3250 Professional Selling
Introduces contemporary theories about selling to organizational buyers in the context of long-term relationships as a component of the marketing mix. Role playing, video-taped presentations, and other techniques are employed to enhance interpersonal communication skills.
Other Relevant Courses
COMM 2500 Public Speaking
Practical instruction in public speaking; practice in the preparation, delivery, and criticism of short speeches. Develops an understanding and knowledge of the process of communication.
HIST 1010 History of the U.S. to 1877
Political, economic, and social development of the American people from the period of discovery to the end of Reconstruction.
ENGL 3040 Business Writing
Introduction to audience, context, purpose, and writing strategies for texts common in professional business settings: memoranda, letters, reports, and proposals. Includes individual and team projects.
ECON 2110 Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to economic reasoning and its application to the study of the behavior of consumers and business firms. Particular topics include competition, monopoly, international trade, and the impact of selected public policies. Intended as the first of a two-semester sequence in the foundations of economics.
ANTH 3320 World Archaeology
This course provides a global overview of the earliest complex societies and the origins of early states. After learning basic archaeological methods, students study the development of civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, China, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. The course approaches these societies from the perspective of anthropological archaeology.
MGT 3030 Global Business Management
Provides a survey of the global environment, institutional differences, and concepts in doing business internationally. Topics include foreign direct investment, international trade, and the role of businesses and their stakeholders in the evolving global economic integration.