International Business Major (Bachelor of Science)

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 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. They likewise are strongly encouraged to spend a minimum of one semester in a country other than their home, either in a study abroad or 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 elective
BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
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)
General Education 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)
BUS 303 - International Business (Cr: 3)
ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Global Issues General Education Requirement
ECN 202 - Microeconomics (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)
General Education Elective (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)
ECN 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
IST 315 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 30

International Business Elective (Cr: 3)
General Education 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 from the following:

BUS 327 - Supply Chain Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 340 - International Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 348 - Introduction to Business Analytics (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 442 - Contemporary Topics in Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
BUS 475 - Business Strategy and Policy (Cr: 3)
HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the international business program, students will:

Demonstrate the analytical and problem solving skills needed to solve complex challenges in international business.
Calculate and interpret quantitative data effectively.
Evaluate evidence systematically in developing solutions to international business problems.
Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the international business arena.
Communicate effectively in oral and written form within the conventions of international business.
Apply a range of business ‘best practices’ in a professional international business environment.