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Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in International Business

Overview

The B.S. in Business Studies with Emphasis in International Business provides a global perspective on management, finance, marketing, international affairs, and economics, while providing students with a firm foundation in the fundamentals of the business curriculum. This field aims at preparing students for work in the global marketplace as business professionals who can understand and exploit the dynamics of global business and finance. Graduates often seek a variety of job positions within an international context, in areas including but not limited to logistics, planning and production, finance, accounting, and marketing.

Curriculum

A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

  • Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
  • Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
  • Other Requirements (6 credits)
  • LAC Requirements (34 credits)*
  • Free Electives (7 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAC Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Technology Management (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
  • MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
  • OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)

  • ECO335 International Economics (3 cr.)
  • FIN302 Financial Institutions & Markets (3 cr.)
  • FIN322 Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • IBS311 Managing the Multinational Corporation (3 cr.)
  • MKT311 International Marketing (3 cr.)

Other Requirements (6 credits)

  • BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
  • ECO311 Economic Development (3 cr.)
  • FEM488 Special Topics in Family & Entrepreneurial Business (3 cr.)
  • HOM321 Tourism Economic & Cultural Impact (3 cr.)
  • MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
  • MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
  • MGT399 Internship/Practicum (1 cr.)
  • MGT436 Personality and Career Development (1 cr.)
  • POL240 Concepts of International Relations (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

LAC Requirements (34 credits)

Free Electives (7 credits)

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
  • LAC Core (3 cr.)
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

  • ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • MKT201 Intro to Marketing (3 cr.)
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
  • LAC Core (1 cr.)
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (15 credits)

  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Technology Management I (3 cr.)
  • FIN302 Financial Institutions & Markets (3 cr.)
  • LAC Core (3 cr.)
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
  • ECO335 International Economics (3 cr.)
  • LAC Core (3 cr.)
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

  • IBS311 Management of Multinational Corporations (3 cr.)
  • FIN322 Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • Emphasis Elective I (3 cr.)
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (1 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
  • Emphasis Elective II (3 cr.)
  • MKT311 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • LAC Core (1 cr.)
  • LAC Core (1 cr.)
  • LAC Core (1 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)