International Business Co-major

There are two ways that students can co-major in international business. The first is the International Business Major. It requires 15 credits of international business electives (including one which must be an experiential or a short-term study abroad course), plus 6 credits of international liberal arts electives for a total of 21 international course credits.

The second option, the International Business Major with Distinction is for the student who seeks additional challenge and expertise. It requires 15 credits of international business electives, in which one must be a short-term study abroad course, and another must be the international business research seminar, plus either 6 or 9 credits in international liberal arts electives for a total of 21 or 24 international course credits. The student who has demonstrated working competency of a foreign language will choose two international liberal arts electives, whereas the student who has not fulfilled the working foreign language competency must take a sequence of two foreign language courses plus an additional international liberal arts course of his or her choice.This program accepts student applications on an annual basis as follows:

  • Applications are accepted during spring term of Sophomore year for participation in Junior and Senior year
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0, a 300-500 word essay, and a faculty letter of recommendation are required for consideration to the program
  • Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout the program.

Additionally, the International Business Major with Distinction program includes the successful completion of several co-curricular requirements:

  • Demonstrated working competency in a foreign language equivalent to one year of college-level study
  • 100 hours of international work or service experience approved by faculty advisor
  • Active membership in an international business or student organization for at least one year

With both International Business Co-major options, it is possible for the student to minor in a foreign language. The minor requires 18 credits, 6 of which may be fulfilled through the international liberal arts requirement for the co-major.

International Business Major / International Business Major with Certificate of Distinction
CBA: (15 credits) / CBA: (15 credits)
Four (4) international business electives from the following list:
ADV-369 International Advertising
BUS-375 International Business Law
CBA-490 Independent Study: Global Business
ECO-305 International Trade and Investment
ECO-315 Comparative Economic Systems
ECO-365 The Post-Soviet Economy & U.S. Business
FIN-308 International Finance
MGT-375 International Management
MKT-330 International Marketing / Three international business electives from the following list:
ADV-369 International Advertising
BUS-375 International Business Law
ECO-305 International Trade and Investment
ECO-315 Comparative Economic Systems
ECO-365 The Post-Soviet Economy & U.S. Business
FIN-308 International Finance
MGT-375 International Management
MKT-330 International Marketing
One (1) ‘experiential’ elective from the approved list*:
BUS-492 Global Business Internship
CBA-315 Global Business Study Tour
CBA-490 Independent Study: Global Business
CBA-316 Nature’s Business Study Tour
CBA-317 Emerging Nations Study Tour
IND-210 Global Encounters: JAMAICA
POL-295 Special Topics: Model UN
*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
CBA-316 Nature’s Business Study Tour
CBA-317 Emerging Nations 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)
  • 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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  1. Demonstrated working competency in a foreign language equivalent to one year of college-level study (via online placement test) 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
  1. 100 hours of international work or service experience approved by faculty advisor
  2. Active membership in an international business or student organization for at least one year

  • 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. For example:

Any foreign language course
and/or
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