BS in Business - International Business

This program is offered by the Department of Management Studies.

With the globalization of today and the liberalization of trade, international business studies provide a deep insight into the world’s economy and markets, as well as a comprehensive look into how businesses strategize and operate on an international level. International Business explores the dynamics of doing business on a world scale, as well as the opportunities, costs and challenges the organizations face while attempting to expand to or connect with foreign markets. 

This area of emphasis provides a global perspective on management, finance, marketing, international affairs and economics while providing students with the fundamentals of business knowledge. This emphasis aims at preparing students for work in the international marketplace as business professionals who are able to understand and benefit from the dynamics of international business and finance.

Emphasis Curriculum

The changes in Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), business electives, and free electives requirements are applicable for the entering class of Fall 2021. Existing students may choose to follow the oldor below new curriculum.

A minimum of 92 creditsare 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 ECO201and ECO202fulfill 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)

• ACC203Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• ACC204Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUS213Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• BUS299Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• ECO201Microeconomics (3 cr. )
• ECO202Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• FIN301Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211Information Technology Management (3 cr.)
• MGT201Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• MGT420Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

• ECO335International Economics (3 cr.)
• FIN322Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
• IBS311Managing Multinational Corporation (3 cr.)
• MKT311International 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

• ECO311Economic Development (3 cr.)
• FEM312 Digital Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• FEM410 Corporate Governance (3 cr.)
• FIN302Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
• HOM321Tourism Eco.& Cult. Impact (3 cr.)
• IBS488 Sp.Top. in Int’l Bus. . (3 cr.)
• MGT301Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• POL313 Concepts of International relations (3 cr.)

BLOCK B: Maximum 6 credits

1- Soft Skills: Maximum 3 credits

• MGT236Communication Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT336Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT436Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT399Internship/Practicum (1 cr.) 

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits 

• VIP201
• VIP301
• VIP401 

Other Electives

• BDA301 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
• QBA301Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• BUS311Research Methods (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Free Electives (8 credits)

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

• ACC203Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MGT201Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• ECO201Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Core (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

• ACC204Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MKT201Intro to Marketing (3 cr.)
• ECO202Macroeconomics (SS LAC Elective) (3 cr.)
• ENG203 Liberal Arts Core (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (1 cr.)
• Free Elective (1 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (15 credits)

• QBA201Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• ITM211 IT Management I (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• MKT311International Marketing (3 cr.)
• IBS311Managing the Multinational Corporation (3 cr.)
• Business Elective I (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

• BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• OPM301Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
• FIN322 Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
• Business Elective II (3 cr.)
• Liberal Arts Elective (3cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (1 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• MGT420Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
• ECO335 International Economics (3 cr.)
• Business Elective III (3 cr.)
• Business Elective IV (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)

Career Prospects

The International Business emphasis is beneficial to the student’s career, regardless of the industry, since an understanding of international transactions and organizational strategies is favored today.

In addition to the known business career paths, especially in multinationals, the student may explore:

• Trade 
• Import/Export 
• Stock Market
• International Banking
• International Development Organizations