Introduction To The Major

Requirements for the International Business major are: (18) courses, including ten (10) core courses, an internship in international business, four (4) foreign language courses, four (4) electives, and a direct international experience. At least one-half of all courses must be taken at the 300-400 level.

What you will get from the program: 

International Business majors:

• develop broad global and strategic perspectives on business issues rather than narrow functional perspectives. You will become much more aware of the global scope of business activity and of the economic, social, and political consequences of functioning in a world economy.
• learn how to analyze international business organizations as legitimate objects of study. This critical distance helps prepare students for living a good life and making a good living in a global economy.
• learn practical knowledge and skills sufficient to create and sustain effective business organizations including small businesses, corporations, social agencies, government agencies, non-profits, labor unions, cooperatives, etc.
• learn to work as individuals, as group members, and as group leaders.
• develop (or possess) skills in a foreign language.
• develop skills in using computers, quantitative methods, and current technology for research, composition, calculation, and presentation.
• develop a sensitivity to international social responsibility, business ethics, public interest, and public service issues.
• develop informed, comparative, and critical understandings of common business practices, problems, and values in an international context.