International Business B.S.B.A

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in International Business with only one study abroad experience requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Core Requirements

Select one course from the following

courses:  4 sh

MTH 116APPLIED CALCULUS

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

 

Additional Core Requirements:

ACC 201PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

4 sh

BUS 111GATEWAY TO BUSINESS

4 sh

BUS 211MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

BUS 221LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

4 sh

BUS 381INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS

1-4 sh

BUS 465STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 203STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

FIN 343PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

4 sh

MGT 323PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

MKT 311PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

4 sh

Select one course from the following:

ECO 301BUSINESS ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 302MONEY AND BANKING

4 sh

ECO 310INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 314INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

International Business Major Course Requirements

Select one course from the following:

ACC 336COST ACCOUNTING

4 sh

BUS 326OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

4 sh

MGT 310BIG DATA ANALYSIS

4 sh

Required course for all International Business majors:

INB 250INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

4 sh

Select 16 hours from the following areas:

Functional Area Course: 8 sh

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

4 sh

FIN 425GLOBAL FINANCE

4 sh

MKT 416GLOBAL MARKETING

4 sh

MGT 424INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

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

Four hours of 300/400 level course work that explicitly has an international geographic-regional focus in the course description and complements the student’s language proficiency, chosen from any of the following:

Africa
ARH 341ISSUES IN AFRICAN ART

4 sh

COR 404AFRICANS AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ENG 338AFRICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

HST 313MODERN AFRICA

4 sh

Asia
COR 333RELIGION AND ART OF ASIA

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE

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 TEXTUAL TRADITIONS

4 sh

Europe
ACT 320ACTING IV: SPECIAL TOPICS

2-4 sh

COR 302ITALIAN CINEMA

4 sh

COR 357ROME

4 sh

COR 380ITALY: [Course topic varies each semester]

4 sh

FRE 321REEL STORIES: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS THROUGH FILM

4 sh

FRE 327BUSINESS CULTURES OF THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD

4 sh

FRE 351PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY FRANCE

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 339A HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

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
ENG 335LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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

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

CTA 336INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

4 sh

ENG 331WORLD 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

PST 342U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

POL 343INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 sh

PST 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

POL 345INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

4 sh

POL 346INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

4 sh

POL 348INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

4 sh

POL 349GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

4 sh

POL 359POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

POL 362INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA

4 sh

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

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.

For only those students double-majoring in International Business, these elective hours can count towards their upper-level Elon Core Curriculum requirements.

Substitutions: One or more of these courses can be replaced by coursework abroad, provided the student has taken INB 250. Substitute courses must be upper-division courses and may be taught in the language of the host institution. Study abroad substitutions must be approved in advance by the chair of the department or preapproved substitutions obtained from the Registrar. If additional substitutions are necessary because of study abroad curriculum changes, the department chair will approve when possible the available substitute options which meet the requirements of the international business major.

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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