Mission

The purpose of the Altman Program in International Studies & Business is to provide a select group of undergraduate students with a unique international experience by imparting to them both theoretical and practical knowledge of global economies in tandem with deep cultural and linguistic competency training. The dual-degree program will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Management in a business discipline and a Bachelor of Arts in a liberal arts discipline. The “Altman Core”—a series of semester-long, unique, cohort-based classes—serves to provide common academic experiences to our scholars as they matriculate through this rigorous program. Altman Scholars benefit from the guidance and mentoring by Tulane’s faculty and staff (both from the Altman team proper and from other departments on campus) as they develop a thoughtful understanding of complex global issues, as well as the role that these issues play in international business environments. Other highlights of the program include intensive non-English language instruction (current choices are Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese), a fully-funded cohort-based Rising Sophomore program abroad, and an entire year abroad studying in their target language during their Junior year.

Altman Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, students in the Altman Program should have achieved the following:

1.     Exhibit cultural humility and the ability to communicate across lines of difference

2.     Develop self-awareness through critical reflection, including the recognition of how culturally diverse experiences shape and challenge one’s values and worldview

3.     Develop a multi-faceted base of business knowledge that will allow for data analysis, decision making, and solution formulation within organizations  

4.     Employ rigorous critical thinking, effective written and oral communication, and the ability to link course theory to real-world scenarios

5.     Demonstrate advanced proficiency in a non-English language for use in quotidian, academic, and business settings

6.     Demonstrate a sense of personal and social responsibility, allowing one to recognize structural contributors to social problems and to put forth ethical responses to address these problems

7.     Articulate professional and personal goals and apply their Altman knowledge toward future academic, civic, and/or professional endeavors