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TRADE

Principles of economics
1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Economic resources of the U. S.
1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Commercial geography
1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Money and banking 1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Foreign exchange 1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Foreign credit 1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

International law 1 term, 3 hours a week--48 hours

Tariff history of the U. S.
1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

U. S. and foreign customs administrations
1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

Export technique 1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

Practical steamship operation
1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

Marketing and salesmanship

General course 1 term, 2 hours a week--32 hours

Special courses as desired on South American Markets, Mediterranean
Markets, Russian Markets, Northwest Empire Markets, etc.

Foreign Languages:

Practical courses in Conversation and correspondence in French,
Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, etc., according to market in
which trade is specialized, at least
4 terms, 3 hours a week--192 hours

Total (in 2 years, with weekly schedule of 10 or 12 hrs.)
672 hours

A special course of this sort usually leads to a certificate but not a
diploma or degree. Obviously the technical aim is very prominent,
though civic and cultural benefits of no mean character will of
necessity be derived. New groups will be found as new fields of
business become important and develop definite, recognizable
requirements of a scientific sort. Naturally each such specialty goes
through the usual evolution and contributes its philosophical
distillation or essence to the cultural college course.

When we come to the construction of a curriculum leading to a
bachelor's degree in business, economics, or commerce, we have the
problems of the engineering schools. Just how far will specialization
be carried, in what sequence will the foundational subjects and the
specialties be taken up, and to what extent will other more general
subjects not directly contributing to a technical end be admitted? In
most institutions of good standards the degree is regarded as
representing not only technical pr