Nathan Philoxene
Coursework
As a Modern Language major with a minor in Business Administration, I have taken courses that cover a wide variety of disciplines, including French linguistics, business, political science, and culture. Below, you will see the courses I have taken and what they entailed.
French
FR 2010 Intermediate French I
This course built upon the foundational French knowledge I already possessed, improving the writing, speaking, and technical skills I developed in my three years of high school French classes.
​FR 2020 Intermediate French II
Serving as a continuation of FR 2010, this course furthered my all-around French language skills, with an emphasis on reading French prose more rapidly.
FR 3050 Intermediate French Conversation and Composition
This course used a combination of films and novels to develop my language abilities, stressing vocabulary building, pronunciation, intonation, and comprehension.
FR 3170 Contemporary French Civilization (in Lyon, France)
This course studied significant aspects of France today, such as the country’s economy, government, and society.
FR 4090 Writing in French II
This course increased my confidence in expressing myself in French through writing by focusing primarily on writing practice and exploring the different aspects and genres of writing such description, portraiture, dialogue, narrative, journaling, autobiographical or memoir.
FR 3000 Survey of French Literature
Will take in spring 2023
FR 4000 Level Lit
Will take in spring 2023
Business
ACCT 2020 Managerial Accounting Concepts
This course introduced me to managerial accounting with an emphasis on using accounting information to make decisions.
ECON 2110 Principles of Microeconomics
This course was an introduction to economic reasoning and its application to the study of the behavior of consumers and business firms. I learned about competition, monopolies, international trade, and the impact of selected public policies.
ECON 2120 Principles of Macroeconomics
I studied inflation, unemployment, and economic growth in this course, with a particular emphasis on the influence of fiscal and monetary policies on financial markets and the overall economy.
MGT 2010 Principles of Management
This was an online course that required a great deal of time management skills. I studied management’s role as a factor of economic production.
MKT 3010 Principles of Marketing
I studied the principles and concepts involved in planning, pricing, promoting, and distributing goods and services in this course.
FIN 3060 Corporation Finance
Spring 2023
Law 3220 Legal Environment of Business
Spring 2023
Language & Culture
POSC 3750 European Integration
This course analyzed the increasing institutional cooperation between European countries with a focus on the European Union.
Art 4000 Post Impressionism (Lyon, France)
This course looked at the birth and legacy of the two art movements, impressionism, and post impressionism. It focused on a group of famous artists, art critics, and other art influencers who defined the two movements, as well as the political and historical period of Europe that shaped its progress.
Lang 3000 Intro to Linguistics
This course introduced me to the field of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. We also discussed issues that can arise when trying to learn a new foreign language
MUSC 2100 Music in Western World
This course deepened my appreciation of my musical heritage through studying the elements of the musical language and how it developed in western culture