Bachelor of Science in International Business
Overview
The major in international business provides students with the analytical tools and conceptual framework needed to understand the international financial, political, and economic environment; how that environment influences a firm’s strategy and performance; how culture plays a role in guiding a firm’s strategic activities; and how a firm can leverage home and host country resources to overcome challenges inherent in managing a multinational enterprise. The academic program allows students to understand international business from three interrelated perspectives: international economics and finance, international marketing, and international corporate strategy. Students interested in a deeper knowledge of a single topic may choose to take most of their electives in either international finance, international strategy, or international marketing.
This field provides the basic academic foundations for entry-level positions in international business, particularly in multinational corporations, international banks, and governmental agencies. Such organizations include the Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury, in addition to international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Course Requirements
Students pursuing international business as a second major should reference the international business as a second major requirements section at the bottom of this page.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | ||
| UW 1020 | University Writing | |
| Six credits in a combination of Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses 1 | ||
| One critical analysis in the humanities course. 2 | ||
| One scientific reasoning with lab course. 2 | ||
| Pre-business courses | ||
| BADM 1001 & BADM 1002 | Business Leader Foundations I and Business Leader Foundations II 3 | |
| or BADM 1003 | Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students | |
| BADM 3001 | Business Leader Career Strategy | |
| BADM 4001 | Business Leader Launch | |
| DNSC 1001 | Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics | |
| or STAT 1051 | Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics | |
| or STAT 1053 | Introduction to Statistics in Social Science | |
| or STAT 1111 | Business and Economic Statistics I | |
| or APSC 3115 | Engineering Analysis III | |
| DNSC 2001 | Business Analytics II: Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics | |
| or STAT 2112 | Business and Economic Statistics II | |
| or STAT 2118 | Regression Analysis | |
| or ECON 2123 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| or STAT 2123 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| ECON 1011 | Principles of Economics I | |
| ECON 1012 | Principles of Economics II | |
| One of the following sequences in mathematics: 4 | ||
| MATH 1231 & MATH 1232 | Single-Variable Calculus I and Single-Variable Calculus II | |
| or MATH 1051 & MATH 1252 | Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences and Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business core courses | ||
| ACCY 2001 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |
| BADM 3501 | Financial Management and Markets | |
| BADM 4801 | Strategy Formulation and Implementation | |
| Two courses selected from the following: | ||
| BADM 2301 | Management Information Systems Technology | |
| BADM 3103 | Human Capital in Organizations | |
| BADM 3401 | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| or BADM 3401W | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| BADM 3601 | Operations Management | |
| BADM 4101 | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| or BADM 4101W | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| International business major courses | ||
| BADM 1004 | The Age of Globalization | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |
| IBUS 3101 | Global Financial Environment | |
| Seven courses selected from the following: | ||
| IBUS 3201 | International Marketing Management | |
| IBUS 3301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 4202 | Regional Strategy for Multinationals | |
| IBUS 4203 | Foreign Market Analysis | |
| IBUS 4204 | The Cultural Environment of International Business | |
| IBUS 4302 | International Banking | |
| IBUS 4303 | International Monetary and Financial Issues | |
| IBUS 4401 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | |
| IBUS 4402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| or IBUS 4402W | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| IBUS 4404 | Global Energy | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics | |
| or IBUS 4900W | Special Topics | |
| Electives | ||
| In general, students complete 43 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. 18 of those credits must be taken outside of GWSB. Elective courses may be applied to a GWSB concentration, a non-GWSB minor, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. Reference the GWSB undergraduate policies section for course restrictions. | ||
| Students are strongly encouraged to choose electives that have an international component, including language courses and courses on regions, international public health, international development, political science, public and nonprofit, geography, and sustainability. | ||
1 Must be taken after UW 1020 and in separate semesters.
2 See University General Education Requirement for a list of approved courses.
3 First-year students are required to take BADM 1001 and BADM 1002; transfer students are required to take BADM 1003.
4 Students should meet with a GWSB academic advisor to discuss other options for fulfilling the mathematics requirement.
International business as a second major requirements
Students who are pursuing international business as a second major are required to complete the following courses. Non-GWSB students may declare international business as a second major directly with their home school advisor; a signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 1004 | The Age of Globalization | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |
| IBUS 3101 | Global Financial Environment | |
| Seven courses selected from the following: | ||
| IBUS 3201 | International Marketing Management | |
| IBUS 3301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 4202 | Regional Strategy for Multinationals | |
| IBUS 4203 | Foreign Market Analysis | |
| IBUS 4204 | The Cultural Environment of International Business | |
| IBUS 4302 | International Banking | |
| IBUS 4303 | International Monetary and Financial Issues | |
| IBUS 4401 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | |
| IBUS 4402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| or IBUS 4402W | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| IBUS 4404 | Global Energy | |
| IBUS 4900 | Special Topics | |
| or IBUS 4900W | Special Topics | |