The major in International Business is an interdisciplinary program designed for those Business students who seek an understanding of the complex world within which multinational corporations, national and international agencies, and individuals interact. In the 21st century all business activities are becoming more and more international in nature; it is imperative that those who wish to succeed in this international setting have a clear understanding not only of the theory and practice of the core business disciplines, but also of their interaction with the geographic, cultural, and political environments within which multinational corporations operate, and international trade and investment occur. This major is designed to prepare students who wish to work in the international arena – either overseas or in the United States.
International
Business Curriculum |
| Dept. and
No. |
|
Descriptive Title of
Course |
Credits |
|
|
|
|
FIRST YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
| GE S/BH |
 |
ECO 153-154 |
|
Prin. of Micro - Macro
Economics |
3 |
3 |
| GE SPCH-WRTG |
|
COMM 100 - WRTG 107 |
|
Public Speaking -
Composition |
3 |
3 |
| GE PHIL |
|
PHIL 120 2 |
|
Introduction to
Philosophy |
|
3 |
| GE C/IL |
|
C/IL 104 |
|
Computing and Information
Literacy |
3 |
|
| GE QUAN |
|
MATH ELECT 1 |
|
Math Option (2 courses) |
3-4 |
3-4 |
| GE HUMN |
|
HUMN ELECT |
|
World Languages and Cultures
Electives |
3 |
3 |
| GE FSEM-PHED |
|
INTD 100 - PHED ELECT |
|
Freshman Seminar -
Physical Education |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
16-17 |
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR |
|
|
| BUS CORE |
|
ACC 253-254 |
|
Financial - Managerial
Accounting |
3 |
3 |
| BUS CORE |
|
STAT
251-252 |
|
Statistics for Business
I-II |
3 |
3 |
| BUS CORE |
|
MGT 251 |
|
Legal Environment of
Business |
3 |
|
| GE PHIL |
|
PHIL 210 |
|
Ethics |
|
3 |
| GE T/RS |
|
T/RS 121-122 |
|
Theology I-II |
3 |
3 |
| GE NSCI |
|
NSCI ELECT 3 |
|
Natural Science Electives |
3 |
3 |
| GE ELECT |
|
ELECT 5 |
|
World Languages and Cultures
Electives |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
THIRD YEAR |
|
|
| MAJOR |
|
IB ELECT 4 |
|
Advanced IB Electives |
|
6 |
| BUS CORE |
|
MGT 351-352 |
|
Principles of Management
I-II |
3 |
3 |
| BUS CORE |
|
MKT 351 - FIN 351 |
|
Intro. to Marketing -
Intro. to Finance |
3 |
3 |
| BUS CORE |
|
OIM 351 - OIM 352 |
|
Intro. to Mgt. Science -
Intro. to Oper Mgt. |
3 |
3 |
| BUS CORE |
|
ECO/IB 351 |
|
Environment of Intl.
Business |
3 |
|
| GE PHIL-T/RS |
|
PHIL or T/RS ELECT |
|
Philosophy or T/RS
Elective |
3 |
|
| GE HUMN |
|
HUMN ELECT |
|
Regional/Global Electives |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
FOURTH YEAR |
|
|
| MAJOR |
|
IB ELECT 4 |
|
Advanced IB Electives |
6 |
6 |
| BUS CORE |
|
MGT 455 |
|
Business Policy &
Strategy |
3 |
|
| BUS CORE |
|
OIM 471 |
|
Business Information
Management |
|
3 |
| GE ELECT |
|
ELECT 6 |
|
Regional/Global Electives |
3 |
3 |
| GE ELECT |
|
ELECT 3,5 |
|
Free Electives |
(3) |
(3) |
| GE PHED |
|
PHED ELECT |
|
Physical Education |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
13 (16) |
13 (16) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total:
130-132 (136-138) Credits 5 |
1 Two math options are available to Business
majors:
 Option I* (six credits): MATH 107 (Quantitative
Methods II); MATH 108 (Quantitative Methods III)
Option II* (eight credits): MATH 114 (Analysis I);
MATH 221 (Analysis II)
Both options cover the topics of calculus. Option I takes an applied approach;
Option II a theoretical approach.
*Students are tested for math placement during summer orientation. On the basis
of these tests and their high school background it will be recommended that
some students take Option II, especially if they expect to pursue graduate
studies. The majority of students will be placed in Option I, and may also be
required to take MATH 106 (Quantitative Methods I) as a prerequisite to taking
MATH 107. |
2 If EDUC 113 is required, it is taken in
place of PHIL 120. C/IL 104 is then moved to the spring of the first year. PHIL
120 will be taken in the second year.
3 If a third math course is required, GE
electives are moved from the fourth to the second year. The NSCI sequence is
moved to the fourth year.
4 Four of the five functional international
business courses and two electives from IB 476, 490, ECO 366, 465 or the the
fifth functional IB course.
5 For students requiring EDUC 113 and a
third math course, 6 additional credits are needed to complete the
foreign-language requirement.
6 Global Studies electives include GEOG 134
(recommended), PS 212, PS 213, T/RS 314. Regional Studies electives are courses
that focus on specific countries or regions of the world (not U.S.), including
culture courses taught in a foreign language. |
