International Business Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1576 (1577/1578/1579/1580)

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Business Administration General Information

The International Business major has been developed for students who are actively seeking to focus their education on the global dimensions of business. The International Business major has the objective of providing students with a solid basic business education and knowledge of the international dimensions of business. In addition to IBUS courses, students also choose an area of specialization to obtain depth in a field of business (e.g., marketing, finance, management, etc.) that will complement the international training and assist them in obtaining a first job.

It is recommended that students in the International Business major select their elective courses from the following areas:

Foreign Languages (3000-4000 level)
University credits resulting from study abroad (requires prior approval of university)
International Business Internship (maximum of 6 hours requires prior approval).
Additional upper division courses in any of the functional areas available for specialization, namely: Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, IS, HTM and Economics.

Business Core 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

International Business Core

IBUS 4023 - International Finance
IBUS 4343 - International Marketing
IBUS 4843 - International Business
Experiential Learning (Choose one course)
IBUS 4913 - Independent Study
IBUS 4953 - Internship
IBUS 4983 - Study Abroad

Areas of Emphasis - Select one area of emphasis below - Total of 12 hours

Finance/Economics Emphasis (1577)

Information Systems Emphasis (1579)

Marketing Emphasis (1580)

Global Strategies Emphasis (1578)

Choose 4

Minimum Total 66 hours

Policies of the College of Business and Technology

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY:	At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.