International Business Minor
This minor is highly suitable for students with majors in languages, liberal arts, and business and management fields who are interested in broadening their career opportunities. The program offers a solid background in the ways in which firms operate in the global economy. The courses taken will provide the basic knowledge and skills needed by managers in companies doing business internationally, and will enhance students' employment prospects with such companies by providing a structured program in International Business theory and practice.
Students who take this minor will be able to increase their knowledge of the global economy, and open up additional career prospects, by:
- Understanding the theoretical principles and day-to-day practices of international business, and their implications for a firm's various domestic functions
- Understanding the political, technological, market and other competitive drivers that are pushing international firms to globalize their operations
- Understanding the U.S. position in world trade and the impact of international political and economic events on the country
- Recognizing the different management issues associated with a company's stage of development in its international market entry planning, evaluating international business management practices, and designing effective global business strategies
- Knowing the principles and processes of international business well enough to explore concepts of gender, ethnicity, ethics, and religion, and their relationships to intercultural business transactions
- Understanding the career tracks and opportunities in the industry
Requirements (20 credits)
International Business Core Courses (12 credits)
All of these courses have the following prerequisites: MATH 115 or equivalent, ECON 201 or equivalent, and Intermediate Writing
- IBUS 311 International Business Operations and Environment
- IBUS 312 International Political Economy
- IBUS 350 Legal Aspects of International Business
Electives (4 credits)
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ECON 314 International and Comparative Economics
Prerequisites: MATH 115, ECON 201, ECON 202 and Intermediate Writing - MKTG 480 International Marketing
International Business Capstone (4 credits)
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IBUS 490 Doing Business Internationally
Prerequisites: IBUS 311, IBUS 312, IBUS 350
