International Business Major (Bachelor of Science)

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The International Business major gives students the opportunity to examine the complex challenges that face managers when organizations and products cross national borders. The overall program is structured to develop basic managerial competencies as well as the specialized skills, knowledge, and perspectives required to become effective decision-makers in the global marketplace. The increasing demand for employees with expertise in international business follows directly from the number of businesses, including firms of all sizes, moving into the international trade and investment arena.

Endicott College is committed to providing students in the International Business major with the foreign language and intercultural competencies necessary to succeed in today’s interdependent global business community. Foreign language courses that use the latest communicative methodologies and overseas study and internship opportunities are designed to complement the international business curriculum. Students in International Business are required to pursue two years of college-level foreign language study or to demonstrate an equivalent proficiency in a language other than English. Students in the International Business major likewise are strongly encouraged to spend a minimum of one semester in a country other than their home, either in a study-abroad or in an internship experience.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

Freshman - Credits: 32-33

Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3-4)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
BUS 110 - Business Computers I (Cr: 3)
or
BUS 115 - Business Computers II (Cr: 3)
or Elective
BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
ENG 101 - College Writing Seminar (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
LST 100 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry (Cr: 3)
MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Sophomore - Credits: 32

Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Elective (Cr: 3)

ACC 185 - Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Global Issues General Education Requirement
ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
ECN 302 - Intermediate Micoreconomics (Cr: 3)
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Junior - Credits: 31

Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
International Business Electives (Cr: 9)
Elective (Cr: 3)

BUS 303 - International Business (Cr: 3)
BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
BUS 350 - Global Marketing Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
IST 315 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the World Cultures General Education Requirement

Senior - Credits: 30

International Business Elective (Cr: 3)
Electives (Cr: 6)

International Business Electives

International Business students must also complete two years of foreign language study at the college level or demonstrate an equivalent proficiency in a language other than English.

Choose four (4) from the following:

BUS 327 - Supply Chain Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 340 - International Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 355 - Risk Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 365 - Business, The Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
BUS 425 - Business and Society (Cr: 3)
BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
BUS 475 - Business Strategy and Policy (Cr: 3)
HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)