COURSEWORK

An overview of the courses I have taken at Clemson University with short descriptions, along with some sample works that demonstrate my competency in each category. Having grown up around native speakers of French, I was able to test into an intermediate level of French when I started my college studies.

Language-Oriented Courses

FR 3050 Intermediate FR & Composition

In this course, I improved my reading and writing of the French language through analyzing stories and compositions. I also improved my conversational abilities through oral projects and presentations.

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FR 3160 French for Int'l Business I

This course was an introduction to the French business world. I learned about etiquettes and formalities by analyzing and working on business letters and documents.

FR 4160 French for Int'l Business II

This course was a continuation of the business worlds of Francophone countries, focused on economic growth how they are affected by political and cultural climates.

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Culture and Literature Courses

FR 3040 French Short Story

In this course, I studied French narrative literature, and the elements of critical analysis in the French language through analyzing short stories and works by French authors from medieval era to the present.

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FR 3070 French Civilization

This course taught me the significant history of French culture from its origins to the Revolution, by highlighting important events and figures and the role they played in the social, political, and cultural development of modern France.

FR 4100 Francophone Literature

In this course, I examined selected works of francophone literature emphasizing Africa and the Caribbean by authors from Africa, the Maghreb, the Caribbean, and Europe. We focused on the historical, cultural, and political contexts in which the works were produced.

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Business-Oriented Courses

ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting Concepts

I studied accounting principles with emphasis on the use of financial data and analysis of financial statements, and its importance in the way it applies in the real world.

MATH 1020 & 2070 Business Calculus I & II

These courses taught me intuitive approach to the concepts of calculus concepts and its application in the business world. In the first part, I learned functions and graphing, differentiation, and integration with applications from social, biological, and management sciences. In the second part, I learned the calculus of several variables, multiple integrals, differential calculus, and optimization of several variables.

ECON 2110 Principles of Microeconomics

This course introduced economic reasoning and its concepts. I received insights on topics such as monopoly, public policies, competition, and their roles.

MKT 3020 Consumer Behavior

In this course, I studied consumer decision making by examining individual and group behavioral science concepts.

ECON 3100 International Economics

I learned about international trade processes. We covered the basic theory of trade and exchange rates, institutional and legal environment, and current policy issues that all shape the conditions of the global economy.

MKT 3010 Principles of Marketing

In this course, I was introduced to the key strategies used in marketing to effectively promote and distribute goods to target consumers.

MKT 3030 Marketing and Society

I explored global challenges in marketing and society with emphasis on the societal impact of decisions and practices. Through application project-based learning, we analyzed topics including ethics, environmental sustainability, political and economic philosophies, and topical issues that arise in relation to society and marketing.

MKT 4270 International Marketing

In this course, I studied international through the lenses of evolutionary principles, with emphasis on how similarities and differences in human behavior all over the world, affect consumer behavior.

MGT 2010 Principles of Management

In this course I was introduced to key topics and studied the fundamentals of accounting through practical examples and analysis of financial statements.

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MGT 3030 Global Business

I am learning about the global environment through concepts that affect doing business internationally. Topics include institutional differences, foreign direct investment, and policies that shape the international trade.

ENGL 3040 Business Writing

This course allowed me to practice forms of workspace communication. I learned how to properly write memoranda, letters, proposals, and reports and other important documents in the business setting.

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Other Courses

PRTM 3420 Introduction to Tourism

This course introduced travel and tourism in the United States with focus on terminology, demographics, financial significance, and trends.

POSC 1020 Introduction to International Relations

This course introduced both theory and practice in global politics. I studied structures, primary actors in the international system, reasons conflict occurs, and roles of international institutions, law, and policy.