U.S./Europe Double Degree (BBA)
The U.S./Europe Double Degree in Business is an immersive experience that will widen your marketability and extend your career possibilities in the U.S. and Europe.
As part of the program, you’ll study two semesters in Spain, one semester in Rome, and your remaining semesters in Chicago.
Current Loyola freshmen are encouraged to apply to the program.
Curriculum
The courses listed below are for students who were admitted prior to Fall 2023. Students need to pay particular attention to the Suggested Sequence of Courses as the program is on a cohort model.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Business Program Requirements | ||
| COMM 103 | Business & Professional Speaking 1 | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Business Calculus | 3-4 |
| or MATH 131 | Applied Calculus I | |
| or MATH 161 | Calculus I | |
| ETHC 341 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
| QUIN 202 | Career Preparation | 2 |
| Writing Intensive | ||
| Select two Writing Intensive courses 2 | 6 | |
| Global Awareness | ||
| This requirement is satisfied with one (1) year of study in Spain. | ||
| Business Core Curriculum | ||
| ACCT 201 | Introductory Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Introductory Accounting II | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FINC 334 | Principles of Corporate Finance (required for Finance majors and minors) | 3 |
| INFS 247 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| INFS 343 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| or ECON 346 | Econometrics | |
| ISSCM 241 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| or STAT 103 | Fundamentals of Statistics | |
| LREB 315 | Law and the Regulatory Environment of Business I | 3 |
| MARK 201 | Principles of Marketing 3 | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Managing People and Organizations 3 | 3 |
| MGMT 304 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| SCMG 232 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management 4 | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACCT 328 | Concepts in Taxation | 3 |
| ECON 303 | Intermediate Microeconomics 4 | 3 |
| ECON 304 | Intermediate Macroeconomics 4 | 3 |
| ECON 346 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 399 | Special Topics in Economics 4 | 3 |
| ENTR 201 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| FINC 335 | Investments | 3 |
| FINC 342 | Advanced Business Finance | 3 |
| FINC 347 | Financial Institutions 4 | 3 |
| HRER 301 | Principles of HR Management 4 | 3 |
| HRER 311 | Employment Relations | 3 |
| MARK 310 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MARK 311 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MARK 390 | Marketing Strategies 4 | 3 |
| QUIN 351 | Business Internship-Engaged Learning | 3 |
| Control de Gestión 4 | 3 | |
| Economic Policy 4 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 107 | |
- 1
Accounting majors with prior credit for COMM 101 Public Speaking & Critical Thinking must take ENGL 210 Business Writing to complete this requirement.
- 2
One must be a Quinlan course or ENGL 210 Business Writing. Writing Intensive courses must be taken in separate terms.
- 3
Course taken at the Rome campus.
- 4
Course taken while studying in Spain.
Suggested Sequence of Courses
The below sequence of courses is meant to be used as a suggested path for completing coursework. An individual student’s completion of requirements depends on course offerings in a given term as well as the start term for a major or graduate study. Students should consult their advisor for assistance with course selection.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| Chicago | ||
| UNIV 101 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| INFS 247 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Business Calculus | 4 |
| UCWR 110 | Writing Responsibly | 3 |
| ENVS 137 | Foundations of Environmental Science I (Scientific Tier I) | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Chicago | ||
| ACCT 201 | Introductory Accounting I | 3 |
| ENTR 201 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ISSCM 241 or STAT 103 |
Business Statistics or Fundamentals of Statistics |
3 |
| UCLR 100 | Interpreting Literature (Literary Tier I) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Rome | ||
| MGMT 201 | Managing People and Organizations | 3 |
| PHIL 130 | Philosophy & Persons (Tier I Philosophy) | 3 |
| HIST Tier I | 3 | |
| Literary Tier II | 3 | |
| Artistic Core | 3 | |
| MARK 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Chicago | ||
| FINC 334 | Principles of Corporate Finance | 3 |
| QUIN 202 | Career Preparation | 2 |
| COMM 103 | Business & Professional Speaking | 3 |
| INFS 343 or ECON 346 |
Business Analytics or Econometrics |
3 |
| ACCT 202 | Introductory Accounting II | 3 |
| Scientific Tier II | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Spain | ||
| Introduction to Christianity (THEO Tier I) | 3 | |
| ECON 304 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| HRER 301 | Principles of HR Management | 3 |
| Economic Policy | 3 | |
| Control de Gestión | 3 | |
| SCMG 232 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Spain | ||
| ECON 399 | Special Topics in Economics | 3 |
| PHIL 181 | Ethics | 3 |
| FINC 347 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
| Church & the World (THEO Tier II) | 3 | |
| ECON 303 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| MARK 390 | Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Chicago | ||
| HRER 311 | Employment Relations | 3 |
| MARK 310 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| ECON 346 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ETHC 341 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
| FINC 335 | Investments | 3 |
| ACCT 328 | Concepts in Taxation | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Chicago | ||
| MGMT 304 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| QUIN 351 | Business Internship-Engaged Learning | 3 |
| LREB 315 | Law and the Regulatory Environment of Business I | 3 |
| FINC 342 | Advanced Business Finance (WI) | 3 |
| HIST Tier II | 3 | |
| MARK 311 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 139 | |