The international business curriculum provides students with the opportunity to focus on the managerial, economic, cultural, political, and social dimensions that will prepare them for functioning in a global business community.  Students are required to: (1) study a foreign language; (2) take specific internationally-focused business courses; and (3) take courses outside the business curriculum (for instance, in geography, history, or political science) that relate to the specific part of the world of interest to them.  Many students select a second option in business, such as finance or marketing, in order to develop additional expertise, while others choose a second major in their foreign language.

Career opportunities in international business vary.  As business in general becomes more global, many domestic jobs have increasing international components.  Thus, having an international job will not automatically mean working overseas.  Students with an international emphasis are unlikely to be sent overseas in the first job.  Instead, they are more likely to have a domestic job and will be expected to learn about the organization and its products and services before receiving an international assignment.  The international curriculum will better prepare students for overseas assignments and give them a competitive advantage over those individuals without this background.  

International Business Option Requirements 

Required Credits:

• MGMT 368 International Business: 3

• MGMT 480 Cross-Cultural Management: 3

• FIN 473 Multinational Financial Management and Accounting: 3

Plus one (1) from the following:

• MGMT 465 World Trade and Commerce: 3

• MGMT 485 Seminar in Contemporary International Issues: 3

    Plus any combination of 9 credits, approved by the business school's international faculty advisor, and selected from internationally-focused courses, an international exchange, an international internship, or a study abroad program. Students should consider an area/cultural focus, such as Japan, China, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe.

    Plus four semesters, or the equivalent (as determined by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures), of any one foreign language is required. It is recommended that students complete the foreign language by the end of their junior year.

Foundation Courses