International Business Concentration Requirements

The International Business Concentration

The International Business (IBUS) concentration can only be taken as a secondary concentration by students who have another concentration in business administration (including only: accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management consulting, and marketing), but may be taken as a primary concentration if the student has a major in accounting or economics (business) or a second major in global studies or a language other than English.

In addition to satisfying the B.S.B.A. degree requirements, the IBUS concentration student also must satisfy international knowledge and international cultural experience requirements.

International Knowledge Requirements

These requirements consist of international business knowledge.

International Business Knowledge, four courses, including:

  • IBUS281 International Business Environment

  • IBUS411 International Business Strategy* [note: IBUS 411 is taken in place of BUAD497 in the business core.]

  • One international business, marketing, or management course chosen from:

    • MKT325 International Marketing

    • MGMT333 Cross Cultural Management

    • MGMT341 Global Supply Chain Management

    • MGMT348 Environmental Management

    • IBUS359 Special Topics in International Business

    • IBUS390 International Business Issues

    • or other international focused management or marketing course approved by the associate dean for international business programs

  • One international finance or economics course chosen from:

    • FIN462 International Financial Management

    • ECON210 The Economics of the European Union

    • ECON211 Economic Development in Asia, Africa and Latin America

    • ECON215 International Monetary Economics

    • ECON310 International Trade and Finance

    • ECON315 Advanced International Macroeconomics

    • or other international focused finance or economics course approved by the associate dean for international business programs

International Cultural Experience Requirements

International Cultural Experience: Students concentrating in international business must complete one of two international cultural experiences:

  • Successfully complete an approved university-level program of study in a foreign country for at least one semester

  • Live in another country for at least 12 continuous weeks other than study abroad experience

Only two International Business electives may be taken abroad.

International Business