INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR

Coordinator:Professor Weekly

The primary objective of the international business major is to provide an understanding of the importance of an international perspective on the part of business managers. The major provides an integrated framework for the study of the economic and competitive environments in which international business firms operate and the impact of those environments upon managerial tasks and decisions.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Students majoring in International Business receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in International Business. The B.S.B.A. degree requires a minimum of 120 semester hours, including 45 hours of core courses within The Belk College of Business Administration, nine hours of mathematics and statistics, and completion of the University general education requirements. In addition to the nine hours of mathematics and statistics, at least 33 hours of coursework must be taken outside The Belk College of Business Administration.

Courses which fulfill the College core and mathematics requirements are: ACCT 2121, 2122, and 3136; BLAW 3150; ECON 2101, 2102, and 3125; FINN 3120; INFO 2130 and 3130; MGMT 3140, 3160, and 3280; MKTG 3110; OPER 3100; MATH 1100 and 1120; and STAT 1220.

Progression Requirements. To be accepted into a major and to progress into the upper division of the College, students must have: (1) attained junior standing; (2) completed ACCT 2121 and 2122; ECON 2101 and 2102; MATH 1120; and STAT 1220 with a "C" or better in each course; (3) earned at least a "C" in INFO 2130 (Introduction to Business Computing) or have passed the College Microcomputer Proficiency Test; and (4) filed an approved "Program of Study" in the College Office of Student Records.

Prebusiness students who have earned at least 60 hours are permitted to enroll in core business courses if they have met the course prerequisites and have earned at least a "C" in INFO 2130 or have passed the College Microcomputer Proficiency Test. Students must complete all progression requirements to be eligible to enroll in MGMT 3280 and the upper division business electives.

Major Requirements. In addition to completing the College core and mathematics and statistics requirements (54 hours), students majoring in International Business must complete 15 hours of coursework in the area of International Business. Students must complete MGMT 3274 (International Business Processes and Problems), FINN 3223 (International Financial Management), MKTG 3215 (International Marketing Management), plus any two of the following courses: ACCT 3150 (International Accounting), BLAW 3253 (International Business Transactions), ECON 3171 (International Economics for Non-majors), MKTG 3218 (Export Marketing and Logistics), POLS 3151 (International Political Economy), AAAS 3265 (African Economic Development), SOCY 2090 (Topics: Comparing Modern Societies), ANTH 4120 (Intercultural Communications), POLS 3167 (The U.S. and Japan). A student must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the above 69 hours with no more than one D left standing. No course may be repeated more than twice.

Students majoring in International Business are required to have or attain competency in a second language. This requirement normally will be fulfilled by completion of at least four semesters of coursework in a foreign language (two semesters in addition to the year of foreign language required in the general education program).

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