Joliet, USA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
The International Business program is designed to provide the student with an interdisciplinary degree combining courses in business, foreign language, and area studies. Courses will be designed to emphasize applied practice thereby enhancing a student’s marketability in a variety of career options with global corporations, banks, government and non-governmental organizations, and other international organizations.
B.B.A./M.B.A. Five-Year Option
In the final two semesters before graduation, senior business majors who intend to continue with an M.B.A. at the University of St. Francis may take graduate level M.B.A. courses for undergraduate credit to meet undergraduate requirements. Students who take two M.B.A. courses in their senior year are eligible to complete their M.B.A. in one year (attending full-time). See course catalog for additional details.
Interested in a Business Minor or a Double Major?
In some cases, there are only seven (7) to ten (10) additional courses to achieve a business minor or double major (varies by program; check catalog for details)
Business Minors:
Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Transportation and Logistics Management, Interdisciplinary Business (for non-business majors).
Business Majors:
Accounting, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Health Care Management, Management, Marketing, Transportation and Logistics Management
Curriculum
Major Program (58 semester hours)
Business Core Courses (37 semester hours)
- ACCT 125 Financial Accounting (3)
- ACCT 126 Managerial Accounting (3)
- BSAD 201 Business Law I (3)
- BSAD 250 Business Driven Technology (3)
- BSAD 495 Business Policy (3)
- ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECPM 102 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- FINC 242 Principles of Finance (3)
- MATH 121 Finite Mathematics (3)
- MATH 175 Statistics (4)
- MGMT 150 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
- MKTG 175 Principles of Marketing (3)
Students must complete PHIL 330 Business Ethics to fulfill their second philosophy requirement for liberal education.
Required International Business Courses (15 semester hours)
- BSAD 300 International Business (3)
- ECON 312 International Economics (3)
- FINC 359 International Finance (3)
- MKTG 395 International Marketing (3)
- FORL XXX Foreign Language (Intermediate 200 level or above) (3)*
*The Foreign Language requirement may be substituted with another elective if competency is met.
International Business Electives (6 semester hours)
- ARTD 202 Art and Culture Travel Studies (3)**
- GEOG 111 World Regional Geography (3)
- HIST 241 History of Africa (3)**
- HIST 242 The Middle East: Crucible of Conflict (3)**
- HIST 246 History of Latin America(3)**
- HIST 308 Politics and History of Eastern Europe and Russia (3)**
- HIST 349 Modern Europe (3)**
- MGMT 412 Global Logistics (3)
- POLI 103 Introduction to World Politics, International Law, and Organization (3)**
- POLI 208 Comparative Political Analysis (3)
- POLI 328 The United States in World Affairs (3)
- RADM 314 Tourism Management (3)**
- THEO 290 World Religions (3)**
- XXXX 494 Selected Business Topics in any business major (significant 1-3 international component required)
- XXXX 498 Business Internship in any business major (significant 1-6 international component required)
**Electives may be taken as General Education requirements or as electives for the major.
Minor Program (18 semester hours)
Required Courses (all 4 courses are required- 12 semester hours)
- BSAD 300 International Business (3)
- ECON 312 International Economics (3)
- FINC 359 International Finance (3)
- MKTG 395 International Marketing (3)
Elective Courses (2 courses are required- 6 semester hours)
- FORL XXX Foreign Language (Intermediate 200 level or above) (3)
- MGMT 412 Global Logistics (3)
- POLI 103 Introduction to World Politics (3)
- XXXX 494 Selected Business Topics in any business major (significant international component required) (1-3)
- XXXX 498 Business Internship in any business major (significant international component required) (1-6)
English Language Requirements
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