Intercultural Competence for the Workplace Undergraduate Certificate

Intercultural Competence for the Workplace Undergraduate Certificate

The Certificate in Intercultural Competence for the Workplace offers a focused trajectory of coursework options designed to enhance intercultural competence in professional and workplace settings. The required 16-27 credits (total number of credits varies according to the language a student studies and prior knowledge of language) can be completed as an integrated part of an undergraduate bachelor’s degree or as a stand-alone course of study. The Certificate in Intercultural Competence for the Workplace would be completable within one academic year or, for students who have prior knowledge of a world language, 1-2 terms.

Requirements

One year of language study (OR completion of one 4- or 5-credit language course at the level of 103 or higher)
WLL 371: Global Citizenship in Professional Context
One Intercultural Communication course: choose from COMM 215, INTL 471, or LING 471
One international-focused course in your career field chosen from the following

ChLa 380U	Latinos in the Economy and Politics	4
CR 307	Conflict Management Skills	4
CR 312	Intercultural Conflict Resolution	4
CR 423	Dialogue Across Differences	4
CR 441	Storytelling and Conflict Resolution	4
Fin 456	International Financial Management	4
Fr 320	French for the Working World	4
Ger 320	German for the Working World	4
GSCM 439	Global Sourcing and Negotiation	4
Intl 349U/WS 349U	Gender and International Development	4
Intl 375U	Global Migration	4
Intl 380U	Globalization, Representation and Difference in Media and Film	4
Intl 470	Intercultural Leadership and Change	4
Jpn 413	Advanced Japanese: Japanese for the Real World	4
Jpn 477	Teaching Japanese As a Foreign Language	4
Mgmt 446	Principles of International Management	4
Mktg 376	International Business	4
Mktg 466	Principles of International Marketing	4
NAS 348	Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability	4
NAS 411	Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy	4
PHE 444U	Global Health	4
PS 352U	Introduction to European Politics	4
PS 353U	Introduction to Latin American Politics	4
PS 354U	Introduction to Asian Politics	4
PS 355U	Introduction to African Politics	4
PS 361U	Introduction to the Politics of the Middle East	4
Psy 343	Social Psychology: Social Relationships and Groups	4
Psy 361	Industrial Psychology	4
Psy 362	Organizational Psychology	4
Psy 426	Psychology of Stigma & Social Inequality	4
Psy 470	Diversity in the Workplace	4
Span 313	Business & Culture in the Hispanic World	4
Span 314	Spanish in Social and Legal Services	4
Span 316	Spanish and Medical Culture	4
Span 317	Spanish for Agriculture Purposes	4
USP 301U	Introduction to Community Development	4
USP 317U	Introduction to International Community Development	4
USP 326U	Neighborhood Conservation and Change	4
USP 419/Soc 441	Population and Society	4
WS 331U/Intl 331U	Women in the Middle East	4
WS 349U/Intl 349U	Gender and International Development	4

Advisors

To discuss your language proficiency, please meet with an advisor.

Stephanie Roulon, sroulon@pdx.edu
Angela Zagarella, zagarea@pdx.edu