International Business Minor
This minor is highly suitable for students with majors in languages, liberal arts, and business and management fields who are interested in broadening their career opportunities. The program offers a solid background in the ways in which firms operate in the global economy. The courses taken will enhance students' employment prospects with international companies by providing a structured minor in International Business theory and practice. This minor will also provide the basic knowledge and skills needed by managers in companies doing business internationally.
Students who take this minor will be able to increase their knowledge of the global economy, and open up additional career prospects, by:
- Understanding the theoretical principles and day-to-day practices of international business, and their implications for a firm's various domestic functions
- Understanding the political, technological, market and other competitive drivers that are pushing international firms to globalize their operations
- Understanding the U.S. position in world trade and the impact of international political and economic events on the country
- Recognizing the different management issues associated with a company's stage of development in its international market entry planning, evaluating international business management practices, and designing effective global business strategies
- Knowing the principles and processes of international business well enough to explore concepts of gender, ethnicity, ethics, and religion, and their relationships to intercultural business transactions
- Understanding the career tracks and opportunities in the industry
Total Credits: 20
Required Courses (12 credits)
- IBUS 311: International Business Operations and Environment (Prerequisites: MATH 115, ECON 201, ECON 202 and Intermediate Writing)
- IBUS 312: International Political Economy (Prerequisites: MATH 115, ECON 201, ECON 202 and Intermediate Writing)
- ECON 314: International and Comparative Economics (Prerequisites: MATH 115, ECON 201, ECON 202 and Intermediate Writing)
Elective Courses (8 credits)
Choose one of the following
- IBUS 450 Legal Aspects of International Business
- MKTG 480 International Marketing
- FIN 550 International Finance
- HRM 585 International Human Resource Management
Choose one of the following
- IBUS 491 Doing Business in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
- IBUS 492 Doing Business in Japan, S. Korea, S and SE Asia
- IBUS 493 Doing Business in Europe
- IBUS 495 Doing Business in Latin America