2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business, B.S.


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Students who complete a degree in International Business will be culturally aware, business savvy, and willing to adapt to cross-cultural environments. They will understand how globalization affects businesses at all levels–locally, regionally, and internationally.

Performance Learning

Performance Learning initiatives for third parties in the global community could include advising multinational corporations on entering the U.S. market, advising a foreign government on micro-enterprises, or competing in Model U.N.

Career Opportunities

Job opportunities for students who demonstrate this expertise include import/export agent, translator, foreign sales representative, international marketing manager, and international management consultant. Broadly speaking, positions can be found in multinational corporations, banks, consulting firms, business development, entrepreneurship, information technology, international aid agencies, non-government organizations, and the public sector.

Learning Goals for the International Business Major:

  • Students will be able to explain how international factors affect domestic concerns of the host country.
  • Students will be able to explain the role of institutions the global marketplace.
  • Students will be able to explain the key business issues related to multinational operations.
  • Students will be able to conduct both formal and informal interactions with members of the host country in a professional manner.
  • Students will demonstrate awareness of and respect for host culture and an understanding of its history.
  • Students will apply their knowledge of the relationships between business functions of multinational organizations through an international consulting project.

Requirements for the Major


In addition to the business core courses, students will be required to complete 24 credits of international business courses and complete the Modern Language requirement.

Required Courses (18 credit hours):


Modern Language & Communication Requirement (0-8 credit hours):


Proficiency equivalent to two college semesters of a single modern language-successful completion of a modern language course numbered 114 or above, or passing a proficiency exam administered by the Department of Modern Languages.

(6) 300/400 level credits from a Partner school:


Students may select, with approval by their academic advisor, from the following partner schools where they will study towards the IB Major. The specific 300/400 level International Business courses taken at the partner school will be determined during a discussion with the student’s academic advisor.

Available partner schools include:

  • Artevelde University College (Ghent, Belgium)
  • Banking and Commerce School (Mexico City, Mexico)
  • Business Academy Aarhus (Aarhus, Denmark)
  • Copenhagen Business Academy (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Duale Hochschule Baden Wurttemberg (Stuttgart, Germany)
  • European Business School (Paris, France)
  • InHolland University (Haarlem, Netherlands)
  • International University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Paris School of Business (Paris, France)
  • Rotterdam Business School (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  • University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (Wiener Neustadt, Austria)
  • University of Los Andes (Santiago, Chile)
  • University of Paris-Est Créteil (Est Créteil, France)

A grade of C+ or higher is required in the following course:


A grade of C or higher is required in the following courses:


Note:


The Tabor School of Business offers a dual-degree program for students from various international partners leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business. The dual-degree students complete the Tabor Core requirements and the International Business requirements given above. However, the dual-degree students meet the study abroad requirement through their time at their home institution, and the IB471 requirement is waived due to F-1 Visa constraints. Additional information can be found on the Tabor School of Business webpage.

International Business Communication (3 credits)


Note:


*Travel requirement can be met by International Elective and must be an approved business-related course.
**Must be approved by Tabor chair.

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