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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
International Business Studies (BS)
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Program Educational Goals:
Learning Objectives | Knowledge - Interpret theoretical frameworks that shape contemporary interpretation of globalization and international business.
- Integrate concepts and tools to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the management of international business activity
- Evaluate how managers direct international activities responsibly, ethically, fairly, and sustainably.
- Recognize the opportunities and challenges that influence how entrepreneurs and executives interpret, open, and operate international activities.
Learning Objectives | Skills - Complete academic activities that improve complex problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and integrated reasoning skills.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills in adaptability, listening, communication and collaboration.
- Participate in experiential activities that improve leadership, relationship management, and time management skills.
Learning Objectives | Abilities - Improve one’s linguistic ability within the context of a specific country and/or region.
- Develop one’s ability to organize information to see relationships and to solve multiple interrelated problems.
- Develop one’s ability to manipulate information from multiple sources to solve complex problems.
- Improves one’s ability to manage oneself through study abroad experiences
Learning Objectives | Perspectives - Expand and enrich one’s global mindset in terms of effectively interpreting individuals, groups, organizations, and institutions around the world
- Expand and enrich one’s cultural mindset in terms of effectively participating in interpersonal and institutional cultural contexts around the world.
- Expand and enrich one’s business mindset in terms of seeing challenges as opportunities that support purposeful and profitable business activities.
Additional Coursework:
- PSYC 100 - General Psychology
- SOCI course from Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Six credits of courses related to a region of the world consistent with the student’s language of choice, selected from the following:
- Anthropology, Art History, Geography, History, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Philosophy, and Political Science and International Relations
- Seven credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (CISC, MATH, and STAT courses do not apply)
- Includes one associated laboratory credit.
- Fifteen credits of Advanced Language Studies
- Nine credits of 200-level and above and six credits of 300-level and above selected from the following eight languages:
- Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish
- It is recommended that one of these be a business language course, depending upon the language of choice.
- All International Business Studies majors must complete a fall or spring semester abroad studying in a region of the world consistent with their language of choice.
International Business Studies (IBS)
Minimum grade C- required. One of the following:
Must be different from the two courses taken above. Study Abroad Contingency
*Course is offered in the curriculum of a Winter or Summer Study Abroad program. The IBS Major may select one course (3 credit) from those with this designation. Professional Electives:
Nine credits of 300-level or higher ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC, MISY, or SPMT courses or one ECON 200-level or higher. Electives:
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. These credits may be 100-level language courses and no more than two credits can be from BHAN 120 . Credits to Total a Minimum of 126
Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year
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