Degree: B.S., Business Administration
College of Business
A major in International Business will help prepare students for jobs with multinational firms, domestic firms that import or export goods and services, public institutions such as the federal government and its myriad agencies, international charitable agencies, and environmental organizations. By carefully selecting course electives and experiences, students may find international careers in a host of fields, including traditional business paths (accounting, finance, logistics, management, MIS, marketing, and purchasing) or unique professions determined by the desires of individual students. For example, a student may pursue a degree in International Business along with a minor in art with a goal of managing an art museum. International Business students must be able to understand the importance and influence of culture on how people make decisions.
A student who has not declared a Business major is limited to taking no more than 27 hours in business or business related courses defined as those courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BLAW, BUAD, DSCI, FINC, MKTG, MGMT, MIST, CIST, or LRSP.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of accounting concepts.
2. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of finance concepts.
3. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of information systems concepts.
4. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of management concepts.
5. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of marketing concepts.
6. Students will understand global issues in business.
7. Students will understand ethical issues in business.
8. Students will think critically in solving complex business problems.
9. Students will effectively articulate business knowledge in oral communication.
10. Students will effectively articulate business knowledge in written communication.
11. Students will effectively apply research methods knowledge through defining research problem, formulating hypothesis, and data analysis.
To be admitted to the College of Business, students must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better after completing at least 27 college credits and a grade of C or higher in ACCT 102 Principles of Accounting II, and have met the criteria for major declaration set forth in the Academic Catalog.
The major in Business Administration is a Bachelor of Science degree. Business majors should note the degree requirements for B.S. degrees, found here.
Additional important information is contained in the description of B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. General Education Requirements.
Please also note that the section of this Catalog outlining “University Academic Policies and Procedures” applies to students in the College of Business. Students with questions about general academic requirements should consult this part of the Catalog for guidance. All of the “Academic Resources” described in an earlier section of this Catalog are available as needed to students in the College of Business.
Major Requirements
Required Prerequisites
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BLAW 201 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| STAT 180 | Introduction to Statistics 1 | 3 |
| ECON 201B | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202B | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
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Or its equivalent (ECON 361A Introductory Econometrics or PSYC 261A Introductory Statistics for Psychology)
Common Core
The International Business Major is one of four majors offered within the College of Business leading to the Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration. All business majors are multi-disciplinary degrees that require students master concepts from across the business disciplines: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Law, Decision Sciences, Finance, Management, Management and Information Systems, and Marketing. All majors share a common core of 30 hours of business classes. This common core consists of:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| ACCT 101 & ACCT 102 | Principles of Accounting I and Principles of Accounting II | 6 |
| MIST 201 | Management Information Systems and Applications | 3 |
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| BUAD 350 | Business Communication | 3 |
| DSCI 352 | Analytics I: Predictive Models | 3 |
| DSCI 353 | Analytics II: Optimization Models | 3 |
| FINC 301 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Upper Level Electives
Student must then complete an additional eighteen (18) credits of classes to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Students may major in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management and Entrepreneurship, or Marketing. Upon completion of the program, student transcripts shall state their degree (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) and their major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 473A | Environment of International Business Seminar | 3 |
| MKTG 460 | International Marketing | 3 |
| BUAD 472 | Business Administration Seminar Abroad 1 | 3 |
| or MKTG 472 | Marketing Seminar Abroad | |
| or MKTG 370 | Ecotourism | |
| or ACCT 491 | Individual Study in Accounting | |
| or BUAD 491 | Individual Study in Business Administration | |
| or FINC 491 | Individual Study in Finance | |
| or MKTG 491 | Individual Study in Marketing | |
| ECON 382 | International Trade | 3 |
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
Any additional upper-level College of Business electives | ||
| Business French 2 | ||
| German for Professional Use I 2 | ||
| Business Spanish 2 | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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The BUAD 472 Business Administration Seminar Abroad or MKTG 472 Marketing Seminar Abroad or MKTG 370 Ecotourism requirement is to ensure all students who graduate with an International Business major have travel experience, ideally international travel. MKTG 370 Ecotourism, with annual domestic trips, is a more affordable options for students who may not be able to financially justify an international trip. Students with alternative international experience and/or financial challenges may take an independent study (491) instead, so long as the project they research is international in scope.
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Students may count FREN 313 Business French,GERM 313 German for Professional Use I, SPAN 393 Business Spanish as both their upper level International Business Major electives and toward their Business French, German, or Spanish minor if they are also pursuing one or more of these minors.
Note 1: A maximum of three (3) credits of 499 courses may count toward the upper level elective requirement.
Note 2: Students may repeat 472 courses for credit toward the upper level elective requirement.
Note 3: International Business majors may also benefit from:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 301A | Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| GEOG 304A | Geography of the Middle East | 3 |
| ECON 384 | Economic Development | 3 |
| HIST 349 | History of the British Isles | 3 |
| HIST 354 | History of France | 3 |
| HIST 358 | History of Modern Russia | 3 |
| HIST 381 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 |
| PSCI 354A | Politics of South Asia | 3 |
| PSCI 355 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | 3 |
| PSCI 362 | The Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | 3 |
| PSCI 366 | Government and Politics of China | 3 |
| PSCI 367 | East Asia in World Affairs | 3 |
General Education Requirements
The general education requirements for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degrees apply to all students who are seeking to earn an undergraduate B.A., B.S. or B.S.Ed. degree.
Students seeking a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree have a separate set of BLS general education requirements.
Electives
Elective courses are those that are not needed to fulfill a general education requirement or major program requirement but are chosen by the student to complete the 120 credits required for graduation with a B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. degree or the BLS degree. These courses may be taken graded or pass/fail (or S/U in the case of physical education and 100-level dance). No student in a regular B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. program may count more than 60 credits in a single discipline toward the 120 credits required for graduation.
Total Credits Required for the Degree: 120 credits
Plan of Study
For a suggested plan of study for the International Business major, please contact the College of Business directly.
Business Faculty
Filiz Tabak, Dean for Faculty
Mukesh Srivastava, Chair
Professors
Christopher J. Garcia
Lance C. Gentry
David L. Henderson, III
Kenneth D. Machande
Kashef A. Majid
John S. Marsh
Mukesh Srivastava
Xiaofeng Zhao
Associate Professors
Wei Chen
Kanchan Deosthali
Alexandra M. Dunn
Rachel L. Graefe-Anderson
Sayan Sarkar
Assistant Professors
Samira Fallah
Siang-Ru [Lulu] Huang
Durgesh Pattanayak
Tsung-Hsuan Yang
Senior Lecturers
Kimberley L. Kinsley
Smita Jain Oxford
Instructors
Christopher H. Willis