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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 (12 credits)
  • Other Requirements (12 credits)
  • LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
  • Free Electives (8 credits)

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

The changes in LAS, business electives, and free electives requirements are applicable for the entering class of Fall 2021. Existing students may choose to follow the old or the new curriculum.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
  • MGT338  Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
  • MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
  • MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
  • OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
  • XXX399 Internship/Practicum* (1 cr.)

* Major-specific course with the appropriate code: ACC399, FIN399, FEM399, ITM399, IBS399, MGT399, or MKT399.

Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

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

Other Requirements (12 credits)

Business Electives: Choose any 12 credits of the following courses

Block A: Minimum 6 credits Maximum 12 credits

  • ECO311 Economic Development (3 cr.)
  • FEM312 Digital Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
  • FEM410 Corporate Governance (3 cr.)
  • FIN302 Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
  • HOM321 Tourism Eco.& Cult. Impact  (3 cr.)
  • IBS488  Special Topics in International Business (3 cr.)
  • ITM231 E-Business (3 cr.)
  • MGT301 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
  • MGT317 Conflict Resolution Tools for the Business World (3 cr.)
  • MGTXXX Business Ethics (3 cr.)
  • POL313 Concepts of International Relations (3 cr.)
  • POL357 Globalization & Political Change (3 cr.)

Block B: Maximum 6 credits

  1. Soft Skills : Maximum 3 credits
  • MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
  • MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
  • MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
  1. Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits
  • VIP201 Vertically-Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
  • VIP301 Vertically-Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
  • VIP401 Vertically-Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
  1. Other Electives
  • ACC300 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
  • BDA214 AI for Business (3 cr.)
  • BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
  • QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Free Electives (8 credits)

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • Business Elective I (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (16 credits)

  • QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
  • MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
  • ECO335 International Economics (3 cr.)
  • IBS311 Managing Multinational Corporations (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
  • FIN322 Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • Business Elective II (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Summer (after Year Two) 

  • IBS399  International Business Internship / Practicum (Minimum 120 hours; prerequisite: BUS299.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

  • OPM301 Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
  • MKT311 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • Business Elective III (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (14 credits)

  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
  • Business Elective IV (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (2 cr.)