International Business Major, B.S. in B.A.

Interdepartmental

B.S. in B.A. degree

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Advisor: Assigned by the Department of Management (989-774-3193)

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a major in International Business: See an advisor in the Department of Management.

To register for most of the courses on the major, students must be admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA). Please see the bulletin for course prerequisites.
Courses taken on a Credit/No Credit basis are not accepted on management department majors.
At least 15 credit hours of the required elective coursework of the major must be taken in the accredited AACSB Program at CMU.

Program Requirements

Common Body of Knowledge Courses I (6 hours)

BUS 100	Introduction to Business	3(3-0)
MGT 499	Integrated Capstone-Strategic Management	3(3-0)

Common Body of Knowledge Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BUS 351QR	Applied Business Analytics	3(3-0)
BUS 503QR	Applied Lean Six Sigma	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (9 hours)

MGT 360	Managing Cultural Differences and Diversity in a Global Economy	3(3-0)
MGT 365	International Business	3(3-0)
MGT 457	Seminar in International Business	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (6 hours)

Select two (2) courses from the following:

BLR 565	The International Legal Environment of Business	3(3-0)
ECO 372	International Economics	3(3-0)
FIN 573	International Finance	3(3-0)
HSA 542	International Tourism	3(3-0)
MGT 400	Global Concepts for Sustainable Development	3(Spec)
MKT 560	International Marketing	3(3-0)

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Select hours at the 300 level or higher in a foreign language taught at CMU. Foreign students with native language different from English may substitute MGT or other appropriate courses subject to the approval of the major advisor.

Electives (6 hours)

You must earn at least 3 credits in study-abroad, with international emphasis, international work experience, or completion of a comprehensive research project with international emphasis. If only 3 credit hours are earned abroad, select one of the following:

ANT 370/SOC 370	Global Environmental Issues	3(3-0)
BIS 260WI	Global Business Communication	3(3-0)
ECO 380	Comparative Economic Systems	3(3-0)
ECO 381	Patterns of Economic Development	3(3-0)
FRN 335	French for the Professions	3(3-0)
GEO 121	Human Geography and Globalization	3(3-0)
GEO 317	Economic Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 345	Political Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 346	Geography of the Developing World	3(3-0)
GER 335	The Culture of the German Economy	3(3-0)
GER 336	The Culture of German Business	3(3-0)
HST 202	World History since 1400	3(3-0)
PSC 150	Introduction to International Relations	3(3-0)
PSC 351	International Relations	3(3-0)
PSC 555	International Law I	3(3-0)
REL 101	World Religions: An Introduction to the Study of Religion	3(3-0)
SPN 335	Spanish for Business	3(3-0)

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