International Business, Major
Program Director: Meghann Polivka, M.Ed.
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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 business. 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.
Students majoring in International Business must pair this major with an additional primary major in the college. The International Business major is comprised of three (3) Functional Area Courses, one (1) Study Abroad Course, e.g. ECONI 3040, or one (1) course from a semester or year abroad study abroad experience applied to the section, and one (1) course from the Experiential and Global Perspectives/Study Abroad Course category. Only one non-business course from the course options may be chosen to use toward major requirements.
Additional requirements related to Second Language proficiency and multiple options for satisfaction are included below.
Specific International Business Course Requirements:
Code | Title | Hours |
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Functional Area Courses - Three courses chosen from the following: | 9 | |
International Accounting | ||
or ACCO 5040 | International Accounting | |
International Taxation | ||
or ACCO 5045 | International Taxation | |
International Advertising and Public Relations | ||
International Entrepreneurial Sustainability | ||
International Finance | ||
or FINA 5040 | International Finance | |
International Human Resources Management | ||
or FINA 5040 | International Finance | |
Topics in International Business | ||
International Management | ||
Globalization: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges | ||
International Marketing | ||
Global Logistics Management | ||
Globalization and Global Operations | ||
Economics Courses - May select up to two (2) courses from the following options: | ||
Applied Global Business Learning (AGBL) - Micro Business Virtual Consulting Experience | ||
International Economics | ||
Global Integration of Financial Sectors | ||
Comparative Economic Systems | ||
International Trade | ||
Development Economics | ||
Study Abroad Course - At least one (1) course chosen from the following: 1 | 3 | |
Topics in Accounting-International | ||
Global Applied Learning Project: Applied Global Business Learning | ||
Topics in Finance-International | ||
Topics in International Business-International | ||
Topics in Marketing-International | ||
Experiential and Global Perspectives/Study Abroad Course – At least one (1) course chosen from the following: | 3 | |
Topics in Accounting-International | ||
Global Applied Learning Project: Applied Global Business Learning | ||
Topics in Finance-International | ||
Topics in International Business-International | ||
Seminar in International Business | ||
International Business Internship - Grading Period | ||
International Business Internship Work and Grading Period | ||
Topics in Marketing-International | ||
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) | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
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Students may satisfy the Study Abroad Course with one (1) course related to International Business from a semester or academic year study abroad experience OR one of the short-term, faculty-led study abroad experiences listed in the Study Abroad Course section.
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 semester 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.
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