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
Additional Core Requirements:
| ACC 201 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| BUS 111 | GATEWAY TO BUSINESS | 4 sh |
| BUS 211 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 4 sh |
| BUS 221 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 4 sh |
| BUS 381 | INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS | 1-2 sh |
| BUS 465 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| ECO 111 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 203 | STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 sh |
| FIN 343 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE | 4 sh |
| MGT 323 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 4 sh |
| MKT 311 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 sh |
Required course for all International Business majors:
| INB 250 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 4 sh |
Select one course from the following:
| ECO 301 | BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 302 | MONEY AND BANKING | 4 sh |
| ECO 310 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 sh |
| ECO 314 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE | 4 sh |
| ECO 311 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 sh |
| ECO 347 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 4 sh |
International Business Major Course Requirements
Select one course from the following:
| ACC 336 | COST ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| BUS 326 | OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| MGT 310 | BIG DATA ANALYSIS | 4 sh |
Select 16 hours from the following areas:
Functional Area Course: 8 sh
Select two courses from the following courses:
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 regional or geographic-regional focus in the course description and complements the student’s language proficiency, chosen from any of the following:
Africa
Asia
| COR 333 | RELIGION AND ART OF ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 337 | ASIAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| HST 320 | FASHION, FOOD, AND FUN: MATERIAL CULTURE IN CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 sh |
| HST 321 | CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT | 4 sh |
| PHL 352 | EASTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 sh |
| POL 362 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 356 | CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO | 4 sh |
| REL 357 | SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| REL 360 | HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES | 4 sh |
| REL 362 | Religion and Storytelling in Hindu Worlds | 4 sh |
Europe
| ACT 320 | ACTING IV: SPECIAL TOPICS | 2-4 sh |
| COR 302 | ITALIAN CINEMA | 4 sh |
| COR 357 | ROME | 4 sh |
| COR 380 | ITALY: [Course topic varies each semester] | 4 sh |
| FRE 321 | REEL STORIES: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS THROUGH FILM | 4 sh |
| FRE 327 | BUSINESS CULTURES OF THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD | 4 sh |
| FRE 351 | PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY FRANCE | 4 sh |
| FRE 352 | PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN FRANCE | 4 sh |
| FRE 353 | PERSPECTIVES ON THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD | 4 sh |
| FRE 361 | PERSPECTIVES ON FRENCH CIVILIZATION | 4 sh |
| GER 321 | GERMANY BETWEEN EMPIRE AND NAZISM | 4 sh |
| GER 322 | GERMANY DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II | 4 sh |
| GER 323 | DIVIDED GERMANY, 1949-89 | 4 sh |
| GER 324 | GERMANY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 4 sh |
| HST 326 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE | 4 sh |
| HST 327 | HISTORY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE | 4 sh |
| HST 338 | GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945 | 4 sh |
| HST 339 | A HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| ITL 321 | ITALIAN CONVERSATION | 4 sh |
| REL 384 | MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT | 4 sh |
| SPN 333 | DEFINING MOMENTS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
Latin America
| ENG 335 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| HST 351 | HISTORY OF MODERN MEXICO | 4 sh |
| HST 353 | COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | 4 sh |
| HST 354 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 4 sh |
| POL 368 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | 4 sh |
| SPN 315 | EXPLORING IDENTITY IN THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 316 | SPANISH SPEAKING CULTURES THROUGH FILM | 4 sh |
| SPN 330 | TODAY'S SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD THROUGH MEDIA | 4 sh |
| SPN 358 | IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY | 4 sh |
| SPN 360 | VOICES OF IDENTITY THROUGH SPANISH PHONETICS | 4 sh |
Middle East
| COR 359 | MEDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST | 4 sh |
| ENG 385 | MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| HST 316 | THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 4 sh |
| PHL 350 | THE SPIRIT OF ISRAEL | 4 sh |
| POL 366 | MIDDLE EAST POLITICS | 4 sh |
| REL 363 | WOMEN 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 a regional 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 330 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| CTA 336 | INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | 4 sh |
| ENG 331 | WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| GEO 310 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| GEO 345 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| HSS 350 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES | 4 sh |
| HSS 351 | GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 4 sh |
| HST 349 | COMPARATIVE SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD | 4 sh |
| IGS 370-379 | TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES | |
| PHS 302 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 4 sh |
| POL 341 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 4 sh |
| PST 342 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 4 sh |
| POL 343 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 4 sh |
| PST 344 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 4 sh |
| POL 345 | INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | 4 sh |
| POL 346 | INTERNATIONAL SECURITY | 4 sh |
| POL 348 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | 4 sh |
| POL 349 | GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 4 sh |
| POL 359 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| POL 362 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 358 | SITES 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 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.
Due to Covid-19 the department will waive the Semester Abroad requirement for current juniors or seniors, with graduation years of 2021 and 2022. Majors are expected to continue to take classes at Elon which fulfill their regional and global requirements along with language proficiency classes for the major as outlined in the Academic Catalog.
*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