International Business B.S.B.A.

Major Check Sheet

Chair, Senior Lecturer:  Rich

Assistant Professor:  Tolmie

The International Business major provides students with the business acumen, cross-cultural awareness and international experiences required to function effectively in a complex global business environment.

There are two tracks for completing the International Business major. The first requires a semester abroad. The second requires two years abroad; students completing this track will earn dual bachelor’s degrees: one from Elon and one from a partner university in Europe.

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in International Business

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in International Business requiring only one study abroad experience requires the following:

Core Requirements

Select one course from the following

courses:  4 sh

MTH 116APPLIED CALCULUS

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

 

Additional Requirements:

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 203STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

ACC 201PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

4 sh

ACC 212PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

4 sh

BUS 211MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

BUS 202BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

BUS 221LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

4 sh

MKT 311PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

4 sh

MGT 323PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

BUS 326OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

4 sh

FIN 343PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

4 sh

BUS 465STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

4 sh

BUS 381INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS

1-4 sh

International Business Major Course Requirements

Required Courses:

INB 250INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

4 sh

ECO 314INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

Students must choose three courses. One course must be from the Functinal Area, the Regional Area and the Global and Society Area.

Functional Area Course: 4 sh

Select one course from the following courses:
ECO 410ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

FIN 425GLOBAL FINANCE

4 sh

MKT 416GLOBAL MARKETING

4 sh

For those students double-majoring within the LSB, these functional area courses can only count for one LSB major.

Regional Area Course: 4 sh

Regional Area Course Options

Take one course from any of these geographic regions, ideally tied to your language proficiency .

Africa
ARH 341ISSUES IN AFRICAN ART

4 sh

COR 404AFRICANS AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ENG 338THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE

4 sh

HST 313MODERN AFRICA

4 sh

Asia
COR 333RELIGION AND ART OF ASIA

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE

4 sh

HST 320FASHION, FOOD, AND FUN: MATERIAL CULTURE IN CHINA AND JAPAN

4 sh

HST 321CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT

4 sh

PHL 352EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

4 sh

POL 362INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA

4 sh

REL 356CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO

4 sh

REL 357SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE

4 sh

REL 360HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES

4 sh

REL 362HEROES, SAINTS AND DEMONS: HINDU TEXTURAL TRADITIONS

4 sh

Europe
COR 302ITALIAN CINEMA

4 sh

COR 357ROME

4 sh

COR 380IS. ITALY : [Course topic varies each semester] (ELR)

4 sh

FRE 321REEL STORIES: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS THROUGH FILM

4 sh

FRE 352PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN FRANCE

4 sh

FRE 353PERSPECTIVES ON THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD

4 sh

FRE 361PERSPECTIVES ON FRENCH CIVILIZATION

4 sh

GER 321GERMANY BETWEEN EMPIRE AND NAZISM

4 sh

GER 322GERMANY DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II

4 sh

GER 323DIVIDED GERMANY, 1949-89

4 sh

GER 324GERMANY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

4 sh

HST 326HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE

4 sh

HST 327HISTORY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE

4 sh

HST 338GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945

4 sh

HST 338GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945

4 sh

ITL 321ITALIAN CONVERSATION

4 sh

REL 384MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT

4 sh

SPN 333DEFINING MOMENTS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD

4 sh

Latin America
COR 336IS. COSTA RICA: [Course topic varies each semester] (ELR)

4 sh

ENG 355SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES

4 sh

HST 351HISTORY OF MODERN MEXICO

4 sh

HST 353COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

4 sh

HST 354MODERN LATIN AMERICA

4 sh

POL 368LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

4 sh

POL 369U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

4 sh

SPN 315EXPLORING IDENTITY IN THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD

4 sh

SPN 316SPANISH SPEAKING CULTURES THROUGH FILM

4 sh

SPN 330TODAY'S SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD THROUGH MEDIA

4 sh

SPN 358IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY

4 sh

SPN 360VOICES OF IDENTITY THROUGH SPANISH PHONETICS

4 sh

Middle East
COR 359MEDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

4 sh

ENG 385MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE

4 sh

HST 316THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

4 sh

PHL 350THE SPIRIT OF ISRAEL

4 sh

POL 366MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

4 sh

REL 363WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES

4 sh

For students who are pursuing a double major OR for students who take a second Interdisciplinary Seminar, 300/400-level COR classes that have either a regional or global focus can be applied to the requirement.

Global Politics and Society Course: 4 sh

Four hours of 300/400 level course work that explicitly has a global or international (non-region specific) focus depicted in the course description, chosen from any of the following: 

COM 330INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

COM 336INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

4 sh

ENG 310INTERNATIONAL RHETORICS

4 sh

ENG 331ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

GEO 310DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA

4 sh

GEO 345GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

4 sh

HSS 350INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES

4 sh

HSS 351GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

4 sh

HST 349COMPARATIVE SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD

4 sh

IGS 370-379TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES

PHS 302GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh

POL 341INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4 sh

POL 342U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

POL 343INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 sh

POL 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

POL 345INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

4 sh

POL 346INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

4 sh

POL 348INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

4 sh

POL 359POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

POL 362INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA

4 sh

POL 366MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

4 sh

POL 369U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

4 sh

REL 358SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS

4 sh

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED MINOR OR DOUBLE MAJOR:

To promote academic depth, all students must complete a minor in World Languages and Cultures OR a second major of the student's choosing.

INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

Students must attain intermediate proficiency in a modern world language by:

     (a) passing a modern world language course at the 222 level OR placing above the 222 level and

     (b) taking AT LEAST one course at Elon in their chosen language.

SEMESTER ABROAD:

International business majors are required to study abroad for a semester. It is recommended, but not required, that students choose a region or country relevant to their language proficiency.

*Total number of hours depends on the number of internship hours and the amount of world language needed to meet the world language requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 73-81

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