Academics

Courses Offered

Students are in courses only with other St. Thomas students. Students take at least 12 and up to 16 credits, plus BUSN 200.

These core business courses will be offered:

BLAW 301: Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)
BETH 301: Business Ethics (4 credits)
MKTG 300: Principles of Marketing (4 credits)

All students take:

BUSN 200: Community Service* – each student will receive a placement in London
COJO 370: Intercultural Communication (4 credits)

Additionally, students may select either:

HIST 112: History of the Modern World since 1500 (4 credits); fulfills UST history core requirement; OR
ARTH 355: Art of the Last Hundred Years (4 credits); fulfills UST fine arts core requirement

Course Descriptions

Business Courses

BLAW 301 – Legal Environment of Business (4 semester credits): An examination of the business law rules and principles of particular relevance to entrepreneurship, finance, management and marketing. Subjects include contracts, negligence, products liability and warranty, intellectual property, employment law, securities regulation and general notions of legal reasoning and legal process. Prerequisite: junior standing. Instructor:

BETH 301 - Business Ethics (4 semester credits): This course plays a critical role in the principle-based education of St Thomas business students, especially in introducing the responsibilities of a business professional. Through analysis of case studies, readings and other experiential exercises, students will develop an understanding of professional business conduct and judgment grounded in moral principles. This course is a pre-requisite for all 400 level business courses.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and eight credits from ACCT, BLAW, DSCI or OPMT, FINC, MGMT, MKTG. 

MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing (4 semester credits): This course uses a managerial point of view. It focuses on understanding the needs and desires of customers in order to develop effective strategies for business. Students are taught to consider organizational, social, competitive, technological, economic, behavioral and legal forces in crafting effective marketing programs. Prerequisites: junior standing.  Instructor: TBA

All Students Take ...

BUSN 200 - Community Service (no academic credit): This experience is required of all business majors. The course follows the Statement of Purpose of the university to "develop morally responsible individuals who combine career competency . . .while fostering in the student a tradition of service to the public welfare." Students will develop an awareness of the challenges and responsibilities in meeting the diverse, changing needs of the community while experiencing personal growth and awareness. Students will choose from a variety of volunteer activities that follow the mission of St. Thomas and also afford them a unique experience in London. The course is graded S-D-R by Barbara Gorski, Director of Community Service at St. Thomas.

Note: BUSN 200 is a required part of the London Business Semester and a U.K. student visa is required to perform community service in London. All program participants are expected to apply for a visa and complete the required 40 hours of BUSN 200 Community Service.  This process is detailed and requires multiple steps. The IEC will provide you complete information, but you must make the application yourself.   You will be required to send your actual passport to the British Consulate in the summer for this purpose and you will not be able to travel internationally during that time; you will need to plan accordingly.   We recommend applying for the visa the very first day possible (90 days plus one week before the program begins); students who apply by very early June typically report that they have their passport with visa returned to them within one month (and while there are no guarantees, it should mean that you would be able to travel internationally by mid-July).     The U.K. Student Visa is issued for the actual program dates and only allows you to enter one week earlier and/or leave one week later than the validity period. More details and complete instruction is provided to students at pre-departure meetings.

COJO 370 - Intercultural Communication (4 semester credits): Study of the influence of cultural values on social behavior; examination of theories of intercultural communication; emphasis on effective intercultural interaction. This course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisite: COJO 211 or sophomore standing.

Optional Core Courses (choose one)

HIST 112 - History of the Modern World Since 1500 (4 semester credits):
The Modern World Since 1550 surveys the sixteenth century European foundation and expansion throughout the world down to the end of the 20th century. The course examines the resulting breakthroughs in communication and cultural exchanges between Western civilizations and the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of an interdependent global civilization. Instructor: John Berryman. Fulfills UST core historical studies requirement.

ARTH 355 - The Art of the Last Hundred Years (4 semester credits): Over the last 100 years, there have been major changes in ideas about and attitudes toward art. The concept of what constitutes a painting or sculpture and the role of the artist and his relation to society have become major issues. Because of these changes, the path through modern art is sometimes bewildering to follow. In an attempt to clarify the situation, the class will look at movements and trends in 20th century art rather than make a detailed study of the work of individual artists. Includes frequent museum visits. Instructor: TBA. Fulfills UST core fine arts requirement.