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 (Before Fall 2026) 

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)

Emphasis Curriculum (As of Fall 2026)

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

• Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
• Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)
• Business Electives (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.

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.)
• MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
• XXX399 International Business Internship / Practicum* (1 cr.)

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

International Business Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

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

Business Electives (12 credits)

Block A: Minimum 6 credits

• ECO311 Economic Development (3 cr.)
• FEM312 Digital Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• FEM410 Corporate Governance (3 cr.)
• FIN302Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
• HOM321 Tourism Eco.& Cult. Impact (3 cr.)
• IBS488 Sp.Top. in Int’l Bus. (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.)

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits

• VIP201 (1 cr.)
• VIP301 (1 cr.)
• VIP401 (1 cr.)

3- 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)

Recommended Study Plan (Before Fall 2026) 

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.)

Recommended Study Plan (As of Fall 2026)

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.) 

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