International Business Major Requirements
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International Business Major |
International Business Major with Certificate of Distinction |
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CBA: (15 credits) |
CBA: (15 credits) |
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Four (4) international business electives from the following list: ADV-369 International Advertising |
Three international business electives from the following list: ADV-369 International Advertising |
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One (1) ‘experiential’ elective from the approved list*: BUS-492 Global Business Internship *A semester-long study abroad program may be used to count towards this requirement |
One (1) short-term study abroad course*: CBA-315 Global Business Study Tour *A semester-long study abroad program may be used to count towards this requirement One (1) research seminar capstone course: CBA-318 International Business Research Seminar |
| Liberal Arts (6 credits) | Liberal Arts and Co-curricular (6 or 9 credits) |
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Two courses (6 credits) chosen from a list of approved international liberal arts electives (Can be applied to the Foreign Language Minor)
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Demonstrated working competency in a foreign language equivalent to one year of college-level study and two courses (6 credits) chosen from a list of approved international liberal arts electives OR two courses (6 credits) in a foreign language (may be applied to the Foreign Language Minor) plus one (3 credit) non-foreign language international liberal arts elective 100 hours of international work or service experience approved by faculty advisor Active membership in an international business or student organization |
| Optional Addition - Foreign Language Minor: Total of six courses (18 credits) in a foreign language | Optional Addition - Foreign Language Minor: Total of six courses (18 credits) in a foreign language |
Liberal arts electives include courses in the humanities, social sciences, and foreign languages. A range of courses from the Foreign Language and Literature Department include Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Chinese. Additionally, listed below is a sample of liberal arts electives from the Departments of Communications, Global and Multinational Studies, History, Political science, and Sociology. Students are strongly encouraged to develop proficiency in a foreign language, regardless of the International Business Co-major option selected.
COM-252 Intercultural Communication
COM-393 International Communication
GMS 180 Understanding Globalization
GMS 200 Social Construction of Global Society
GMS 201 Politics of Global Economy
GMS 215 Global Politics
GMS 285 The Student Global Village
GMS 306 Ethnographic Film
GMS 325 Global Perspectives on Health & Illness
HIS 201 African American History
HIS 269 Women in Europe
HIS 280 Vietnam
HIS 281 The Modern Middle East
HIS 282 Colonial Latin America
HIS 283 Modern Latin America
HIS 284 Caribbean History
HIS 285 Traditional China and Japan
HIS 286 Modern East Asia
HIS 287 China in Revolution
HIS 288 African History
HIS 289 History of Modern Japan
HIS 295 Native American History
HIS 309 Women in American History
HIS 339 Women in East Asia
POL 210 Public Opinion
POL 307 Political Communication
SOC 341 Developing Societies
SOC 311 Social and Cultural Change
