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.