International Business, Major
Program Director: Meghann Polivka, M.Ed.
Department of International Business website
The curriculum for the International Business (IB) major educates students with a broad exposure to international commercial enterprises. IB majors learn about international trade; financial, banking and monetary concepts and issues; import, export and international and regulatory practices; international accounting and taxation; global marketing; and management of global entities and human resources, including an emphasis on understanding foreign business cultures and intercultural communication challenges. IB students must also obtain a primary major in another functional business field such as accounting, economics, innovation and entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, human resources management, marketing, real estate or operations and supply chain management. IB students are therefore well-rounded business professionals who compete effectively for employment based on both subject matter expertise and the ability to work effectively across global business cultures.
International Business Major
Students majoring in International Business must pair this major with an additional primary major in the college. A least two Functional courses are required, the additional two courses can be taken from either Functional or Experiential and Global Perspective courses. Only one non-business course from the course options may be chosen to use toward major requirements.
Note: The total number of business electives, including the International Business (INBU) major and the primary major, must be 30 credits. Courses may only count toward the INBU major if they do not count toward the requirements for another declared major. Students seeking an INBU major course must meet all listed prerequisites in order to enroll.
Specific International Business Course Requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Courses - At least two courses must be chosen from the following: | 6-12 | |
| International Accounting | ||
or ACCO 5040 | International Accounting | |
| International Taxation | ||
or ACCO 5045 | International Taxation | |
| International Advertising and Public Relations | ||
| Applied Global Business Learning (AGBL) - Micro Business Virtual Consulting Experience | ||
| International Economic Issues | ||
| Global Integration of Financial Sectors | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Development Economics | ||
| Public Policy and Finance in Latin American Cities | ||
| International Entrepreneurial Sustainability | ||
| International Finance | ||
or FINA 5040 | International Finance | |
| International Human Resources Management | ||
| Topics in International Business | ||
| International Management | ||
| Globalization: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| Global Logistics Management | ||
| Globalization and Global Operations | ||
| Experiential and Global Perspective Courses: 1 | 6-0 | |
| Topics in Accounting-International | ||
| Global Applied Learning Project: Applied Global Business Learning | ||
| Topics in Finance-International | ||
| Seminar in International Business | ||
| International Business Internship - Grading Period | ||
| International Business Internship Work and Grading Period | ||
| Topics in International Business-International | ||
| Global Technology Experience | ||
| Culture Change and Development | ||
| Culture and Civilization of the Middle East | ||
| Chinese Culture and Civilization | ||
| Chinese Business Culture | ||
| Twentieth Century Europe | ||
| Middle East | ||
| Modern Britain | ||
| Modern Ireland: From the Rising to the Revolution | ||
| Modern France | ||
| Historical Justice in Modern Germany | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| The Caribbean | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Italian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Comparative Public Policy | ||
| European Politics | ||
| Russian and Post-Soviet Politics | ||
| Chinese Politics | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| International Politics of Asia | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Spain | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Latin America | ||
| Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues | ||
| Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Latinx Literatures and Cultures | ||
| Upper Division Business Electives (courses completed in primary major) | 18 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 | |
| 1 | Students may complete ACCOI 4931, ECONI 3040 and INBUI 4931 as an Experiential and Global Perspective course. |
Second Language - Familiarity with a second language can be satisfied by 1) having a native language that is not English; 2) having completed at least two years of foreign language study of the same foreign language in high school; 3) completing or having completed six credits of foreign language study in the same foreign language at the university level; or 4) completing a foreign language placement test that authorizes placement at or above the 2001 course level in a foreign language offered at Marquette University. The director of International Business Studies may waive this requirement when International Business majors are not reasonably capable of completing the requirement.
Study or Work Abroad - Completion of a work or study abroad summer or term program is required. Note: A term or academic year abroad may result in more than eight terms needed to complete the business degree. Approval of the study/work abroad experience is subject to prior, written approval by the director of International Business Studies.
International Business course requirement for all College of Business Administration undergraduate students - At least one International Business elective must be completed by taking an international business course through major requirements, upper division business electives or through an approved study abroad program course. Only business courses are applicable, not non-business offerings part of the INBU major's Experiential and Global Perspective course options.
TYPICAL FOUR-YEAR PLANNER - NON-ACCOUNTING (122-129 CREDITS)
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| BUAD 1060 (may be taken first or second term)1 | 0-1 | BUAD 1560 | 4 |
| LEAD 1050 | 0 | ACCO 1031 | 3 |
| ACCO 1030 | 3 | ECON 1103 | 3 |
| MATH 1400 | 3 | ENGL 1001 or BUAD 1001 | 3 |
| ENGL 1001 or BUAD 1001 | 3 | PHIL 1001 or THEO 1001 | 3 |
| PHIL 1001 or THEO 1001 | 3 | ||
| ESSV1 (MCC) or NBE | 3 | ||
| 15-16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| LEAD 2000 (may be taken first or second term) | 1 | CORE 1929 (MCC) | 3 |
| ECON 1104 | 3 | CMST 2300 (may be taken first or second term) | 2 |
| ESSV1 (MCC) or NBE | 3 | Business Core | 3 |
| Business Core or Structured Elective | 3 | Business Core | 3 |
| Business Core | 3 | Business Core or Structured Elective | 3 |
| Business Core | 3 | DSCV (MCC)2, 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| LEAD 3000 (may be taken first or second term) | 1 | Structured Elective | 3 |
| Structured Elective | 3 | Major Course/Business Elective | 3 |
| Major Course/Business Elective | 3 | DSCV (MCC)2, 3 | 0-3 |
| Major Course/Business Elective | 3 | NBE | 3 |
| DSCV (MCC)2, 3 | 0-3 | NBE | 3 |
| NBE | 3 | ||
| 13-16 | 12-15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| MANA 4101 | 3 | Major Course/Business Elective | 3 |
| Major Course/Business Elective | 3 | Major Course/Business Elective | 3 |
| Major Course/Business Elective | 3 | Major Course/Business Elective | 3 |
| Major Course/Business Elective | 3 | CORE 4929 (MCC) | 3 |
| DSCV (MCC)2, 3 | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| NBE | 3 | ||
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 122-129 | |||
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