International Business Program

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

 

First Year - Credits: 32-33

• ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 110 - Business Computers I (Cr: 3)
  
  or elective

• BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 122 - Business Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
  
  or Elective

• ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Global Issues General Education Requirement

• ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
  

• MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)

• ACC 185 - Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 303 - International Business (Cr: 3)
  

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
  

Junior - Credits: 31

• Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3-4)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
• International Business Electives  (Cr: 9)

• BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 350 - Global Marketing Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement

• BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  

• IDS 316 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
  

Senior - Credits: 30

• International Business Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)

• BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• BUS 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or

• BUS 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  

International Business Electives

International business students must also complete two years of foreign language study at the college level or demonstrate an equivalent proficiency in a language other than English.

Choose four from the following:

• BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 327 - Supply Chain Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 340 - International Finance (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 355 - Risk Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 365 - Business, the Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 425 - Business and Society (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 442 - Contemporary Topics in Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 475 - Business Strategy and Policy (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
  

• POL 220 - Comparative Political Models (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the international business program, students will:

• Demonstrate the analytical and problem-solving skills needed to solve complex challenges in international business.
• Calculate and interpret quantitative data effectively.
• Evaluate evidence systematically in developing solutions to international business problems.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the international business arena.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form within the conventions of international business.
• Apply a range of business 'best practices' in a professional international business environment.

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