Global Enterprise Management (BS)

Program Educational Goals:

Learning Goals | Knowledge

Develop an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that managers, in the smallest entrepreneurial startup to the largest multinational enterprise, navigate when conducting business internationally.
Expand awareness of the economic, social, political, institutional, investment, trade, monetary, cultural, and legal environments that shape managerial decision-making.
Assess academic frameworks and practitioner perspectives that shape contemporary interpretation of globalization and international business.
Assess how managers direct international operations responsibly, ethically, fairly, and sustainably.
Model how entrepreneurs, executives, and officials organize international activities.
Customize program design through choosing and completing a unique set of perspective and skills courses that support professional aspirations.
Map the implications of globalization trends and international business practices to professional development and career design.

Learning Goals | Skills

Expand one’s global outlook in terms of the terrestrial and digital dimensions of international business activity.
Engage in academic activities that improve critical thinking, data visualization, digital curation, integrated reasoning, and interdisciplinary problem-solving.
Engage in interpersonal activities that improve communication and collaboration skills.
Participate in experiential activities that improve leadership, self-management, and presentation skills.
Complete technological activities that improve digital competencies.

Learning Goals | Abilities

Improve organizing information.
Improve interpreting information.
Improve interpersonal effectiveness.
Improve digital literacy.
Improve decision making.

Learning Goals | Perspectives

Expand and enrich one’s global mindset in terms of interpreting individuals, groups, organizations, and institutions around the world.
Expand and enrich one’s business mindset to support purposeful and productive business activities.
Think strategically about a company in the context of globalization; identify and assess the vision, mission, objectives, strategies, and action plans that managers set to sustain competitiveness.
Understand how managers translate their aspirations into action by evaluating the structures, systems, personnel, programs, policies, and procedures to run a global enterprise.

Four Year Plan

Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path toward graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

All required courses for the major will have a grade minimum of C-. This includes all breadth classes and other required coursework (besides free elective courses).

Major Breadth Requirements:

Twelve credits of Creative Arts and Humanities, and/or History and Cultural Change, and/or foreign language courses. Foreign language courses can include ARAB, FREN, CHIN, GRMN, GREK, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, KORE, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN at the 100-level or above. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement.
PSYC 100 - General Psychology Credit(s): 3
Twelve credits (includes PSYC 100 ) of Social and Behavioral Sciences (one SOCI course required), no more than six credits may be taken in the same subject area (cross-listed courses included). Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement excluding ECON 101 , ECON 103 , BUAD 301 , and BUAD 309 .
Seven credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (CISC, MATH, and STAT courses do not apply), with one associated laboratory credit. Courses used to fulfill University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement. For reference, you can complete one of the following for the laboratory credit:
ARTC 210 - Science of Color Phenomena Credit(s): 4
BISC 104 - Principles of Biology with Laboratory Credit(s): 4
BISC 113 - General Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 115 - Human Heredity and Development Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 116 - Elementary Human Physiology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 117 - Elementary Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 127 - Environments and Cultures in Conflict Credit(s): 4
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
ENWC 215 - Insects and Society Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOG 111 - Physical Geography Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOG 152 - Climate and Life Credit(s): 4
GEOG 221 - Meteorology Lab Credit(s): 1
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
GEOL 110 - Earth’s Evolving Systems Credit(s): 4
GEOL 113 - Earth Science Credit(s): 4
GEOL 115 - Geological Hazards Laboratory Credit(s): 1
PHYS 133 - Introduction to Astronomy Credit(s): 4
PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
PLSC 212 - Spring Landscape Plants Credit(s): 3
PLSC 214 - Indigenous Woody Plants of the Eastern United States Credit(s): 4
SCEN 101 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 102 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 105 - Science on the Scene Credit(s): 4
SCEN 107 - Snack Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 109 - Art of Botany Credit(s): 4
SCEN 111 - Revolutionary Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 115 - Origami Science Fablab/Makerspace Credit(s): 4
SCEN 117 - Citizen Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 119 - Transforming Solar Energy Credit(s): 4

Related Coursework:

COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
or
HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Professional Development Credit(s): 3
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3
MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics Credit(s): 3
after
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
or
MATH 232 - Integrated Calculus IB Credit(s): 3
or
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4

Business Core:

ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 110 - Basics of Business Credit(s): 3 (FYS)
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
BUAD 441 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
MISY 160 - Business Computing Fundamentals Credit(s): 3
MISY 261 - Business Information Systems Credit(s): 3

Global Enterprise Management Core:

Only one of the following courses (BUAD 384 , BUAD 386 , BUAD 414 , BUAD 415 ) can be transferred from an AACSB accredited instutition unless advanced permission is granted.

BUAD 384 - GLOBALIZATION AND BUSINESS Credit(s): 3
BUAD 386 - Managing the Global Enterprise Credit(s): 3
BUAD 414 - Navigating Global Dynamics: Perspectives and Principles Credit(s): 3
BUAD 415 - Navigating Global Dynamics: Practices and Processes Credit(s): 3

Note:

BUAD 414 and BUAD 415 must be taken in the student’s senior year.

GEM Major Perspectives:

Given personal interests and professional ambitions, that refines ability to assess, understand, interpret, and apply the principles and practices of international business and globalization. Two of the following:

ACCT 395 - Seminar: International Accounting Credit(s): 3
ACCT 483 - Introduction to International Accounting Credit(s): 3
APEC 410 - International Agricultural Trade and Marketing Credit(s): 3
BUAD 383 - Seminar on International Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 391 - Seminar on International Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 393 - Seminar on International Marketing Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 394 - Seminar on International Operations Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 425 - Current Issues in Global Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 475 - International Marketing Credit(s): 3
ECON 311 - Economics of Developing Countries Credit(s): 3
ECON 340 - International Economics Credit(s): 3
FINC 392 - Seminar on International Financial Management Credit(s): 3
FINC 415 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
HOSP 330 - International Hospitality Operations Credit(s): 3-5
POSC 316 - International Political Economy Credit(s): 3
POSC 453 - Comparative Political Economy Credit(s): 3
SPTM 416 - International Sport Management Credit(s): 3
UAPP 421 - Contemporary Issues in a Global Society Credit(s): 3

GEM Major, Skills, Elective Set

Given personal interests and professional ambitions, to develop and refine fundamental skills that support the implementation of GEM major. Nine credits of the following:

ANTH 232 - Global Youth Cultures Credit(s): 3
BUAD 424 - Ethics in the Workplace Credit(s): 3
BUAD 444 - Small Business Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 446 - Planning Operations and Supply Chains Credit(s): 3
BUAD 477 - Digital Marketing Credit(s): 3
CISC 355 - Computers, Ethics and Society Credit(s): 3
COMM 306 - Digital Technology in Politics Credit(s): 3
CPEG 465 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Credit(s): 3
CPEG 473 - Cloud Computing and Security Credit(s): 3
ENTR 350 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
ENTR 351 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credit(s): 3
ENTR 451 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
FASH 321 - Travel Study Program Credit(s): 1-6
FASH 430 - Apparel Brand Management & Marketing Credit(s): 3
FASH 455 - Global Apparel and Textile Trade and Sourcing Credit(s): 3
HOSP 316 - Intercultural Management and Business Etiquette Credit(s): 3
MISY 305 - Information Security and Risk Management Credit(s): 3
MISY 427 - Information Technology and Organizational Effectiveness Credit(s): 3
STAT 408 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree and no more than two credits can be from HBNS 120 . Only one of MISY 261 or ACCT 302 will count toward minimum total credits in this major.