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2006 - 2007 International Business, Bachelor of Arts (BUINT)
Program Goals | Program Requirements
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Program Director: Melissa Koerner
Faculty: Kimberly Dodson, Stephen Hurlbut, Aric Krause, Michael Mamo, Rob Patterson, Nancy Panos
Schmitt, Vicki Whiting, Jerry Van Os
Program Goals
The major in International Business leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree emphasizes specialized skills and knowledge necessary for success in the global environment. This program prepares students for the complex requirements of international business: technical and functional competence, foreign languages, cultural awareness and sensitivity, familiarity with international institutions, and the conduct of global business. A major strength of the International Business program is the combination of general and international business coursework with intensive language and cultural studies. Students completing the bachelor degree in international business should:
- Understand the context, nature, role, and significance of management activities as undertaken by managers in a range of organizations in multinational contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to use financial techniques to lessen financial risk in international business operations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how social, technological, economic, and political paradigms impact the strategic and ethical options open to organizations involved in the process of formulating international business strategies.
- Recognize the various types of business liabilities, their interrelationships, and substantive legal rules in relation to business in international operations.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply business-specific tools of research, analysis, decision-making and evaluation to a wide range of scenarios, cases, and problems in international contexts.
Program Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in International Business, students must complete the courses outlined below. Students must maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in business program coursework to be eligible for a Bachelor of Arts in International Business.
For course prerequisites, please refer to the course description.
Bachelor of Arts in International Business
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Requirement Description
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Foreign Language Requirement
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Students completing the Bachelor of Arts option (B.A.) must complete twelve credit hours of foreign language in one of the following ways:
- Eight credit hours of a foreign language, and either: four credit hours of a Westminster May term/summer international study tour, or four credits of an international study tour transferred from an accredited college or university.
- Twelve credit hours of a single foreign language.
See Foreign Language Requirement for equivalencies, AP and CLEP credit policy.
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Undergraduate Business Core
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Please refer to the Undergraduate Business Core page for requirements.
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III.
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Upper Divison Required International Courses
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ECON 319 International Economics
FINC 435 International Finance
MGMT 490 International Management
MKTG 340 International Marketing
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Electives
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Choose 3-4 credits from the following:
International Study Tour/Trip (4)
Approved International Special Topics Classes (3-4)
PLSC 414 International Politics (3)
Two (2) International May Term Courses (4)
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VI.
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Practice/Experience Courses
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Any Business Prefix 440* Internship
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Any Business Prefix 441* International Business Practicum
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Any Business Prefix 442* Professional Portfolio
*Note to transfers: all internships (440) must be taken at upper division
level. For transfer of credit for 441 or 442, please see the Practice
Experience Coordinator.
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TOTAL HOURS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
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Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 40 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.
Recommended Plan of Study for International Business
Freshman Year |
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| ECON |
253 |
Language II |
| Language I |
MATH |
150 |
| MATH |
141 |
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Sophomore Year |
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| ACCT |
213 |
FINC |
300 |
| ECON |
263 |
IRM |
200 |
| Language III |
MGMT |
230 |
| MGMT |
305 |
PHIL |
206 |
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Junior Year |
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| MGMT |
325 |
ECON |
319 |
| MKTG |
300 |
MGMT |
490 |
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Senior Year |
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| FINC |
435 |
Trip or other Elective |
| MKTG |
340 |
MGMT |
475 |
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Any Prefix 440/441/442 |
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