International Business
Division Chair: Michael Mamo
Faculty: Susan Arsht, Michael Mamo, Rob Patterson, Cid Seidelman
Program Goals
The major in International Business leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree emphasizes specialized skills and knowledge necessary for success in the global environment. This program prepares students for the complex requirements of international business: technical and functional competence, world languages, cultural awareness and sensitivity, familiarity with international institutions, and the conduct of global business. A major strength of the International Business program is the combination of general and international business coursework with intensive language and cultural studies.Students completing the bachelor degree in international business will:
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Program Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in International Business, students must complete the courses outlined below. Students must maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in business program coursework to be eligible for a Bachelor of Arts in International Business. Students are also required to complete the ETS Major Field Test in Business before they are eligible to graduate (exceptions may be considered by program chair when relocation or other conditions make completion of the test impractical).
Students must meet the college-wide graduation requirements in addition to the International Business major:
- WCore or Honors requirements
- 30 upper division hours
- 124 total hours
Undergraduate Business Core
Students in all business majors (with the exception of flight operations and some economics programs) complete a common undergraduate core designed to develop skills in all functional areas of business.
There are two components to the common undergraduate core: the lower-division requirements, and the upper-division requirements. Since many of the lower-division core requirements are prerequisites for upper-division core requirements, students should work to complete lower-division courses early in their programs. Upper-division core requirements should be taken when prerequisites are met. Prerequisites are noted in the table below.
REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION | CREDIT HOURS | PREREQUISITES | |
I. Core Lower Division Courses | 25 | ||
ACCT 213 | Financial Accounting (3) | BUSI 102* or BUSI 101A and BUSI 101B | |
BUSI 101A | Business Fundamentals I: Communicating (3) | ||
BUSI 101B | Business Fundamentals I: Calculating (3) | MATH 101 or above | |
BUSI 200 | Applied Business Math and Modeling (3) | BUSI 102* or BUSI 101A and BUSI 101B | |
BUSI 225 | Business Law and Ethics (3) | BUSI 102* or BUSI 101A and BUSI 101B | |
ECON 253 | Elementary Macroeconomics (3) | MATH 101 or above | |
ECON 263 | Elementary Microeconomics (3) | MATH 101 or above | |
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II. Core Upper Division Courses | 23-25 | ||
ACCT 313 | Managerial Accounting (3) | ACCT 213 | |
BUSI 300 | Information Technology (3) | BUSI 200 | |
BUSI 350 | Business Fundamentals II: Integrative Core (2) The ETS exam is administered in BUSI 350. For ETS information, click here | ACCT 313; BUSI 225, 300; DATA 150 or 220; ECON 263; FINC 300; MGMT 305, MGMT 309; MKTG 300. | |
BUSI 440 or BUSI 441 or BUSI 442 |
Business Fundamentals III: Internship (1-8) Business Practicum (2-4) Business Portfolio (2) |
BUSI 350, junior or senior standing, and signed approval from the Practice/Exp Director. | |
(Transfer students must complete a min. of 15 Westminster credit hours or obtain permission
of instructor prior to completing an internship for credit.) All business majors are required to complete BUSI 440 or BUSI 441 or BUSI 442** |
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FINC 300 | Business Finance (3) | BUSI 200 and ACCT 213 | |
MGMT 305 | Principles of Management (4) | BUSI 102* or BUSI 101A and BUSI 101B | |
MGMT 309 | Operations Management (3) | BUSI 200 | |
MKTG 300 | Principles of Marketing (3) | BUSI 102* or BUSI 101A and BUSI 101B | |
TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS | 48-50 |
* BUSI 102, Business Fundamentals I for Transfer Students, is only an option for transfer
students or student majoring in arts administration; all other students should take
BUSI 101A/BUSI 101B.
** International Business majors may alternatively complete ECON 485 Senior Seminar
or BUSI 485 Senior Seminar.
Bachelor of Arts in International Business
REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTIONS | CREDIT HOURS | PREREQUISITES |
I. Undergraduate Business Core | 48-50 | |
Please refer to Undergraduate Business Core for requirements. | ||
II. Bachelor of Arts Requirements | 12 | |
Students completing the Bachelor of Arts option (B.A.) must complete twelve credit hours of world language in one of the following ways: | ||
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See World Language Requirement for equivalencies, AP and CLEP credit policy. | ||
III. Upper Division Required International Courses | 12 | |
ECON 319 International Economics (4) - offered spring | ECON 253, 263, and either DATA 150 or 220 | |
FINC 435 International Finance (4) - offered fall | FINC 300 | |
MGMT 400 Global Business Strategy - offered fall and spring (4) | MKTG 300 or MGMT 305 | |
IV. Electives | 3–4 | |
Choose 3–4 credit hours from the following: | ||
International Study Tour/Trip (4) | ||
Approved International Special Topics courses (3-4) | ||
Two 2-credit-hour International May Term courses (4) | ||
Or other upper division electives as approved by advisor | ||
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR | 75-78 |
Recommended Plan of Study
Starting Business as a First-Year Student
Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
Freshman Year | WCORE 1 BUSI 101A (LC) BUSI 101B (LC) Language I |
WCORE 2 DATA 150 OR DATA 220 ECON 253 Language II |
Sophomore Year | WCORE 3 WCORE 4 BUSI 225 Language III |
BUSI 200 ECON 263 MGMT 305 MKTG 300 ACCT 213 |
Junior Year | Semester Abroad OR Elective |
ACCT 313 MGMT 309 FINC 300 BUSI 300 ECON 319 |
Senior Year | BUSI 350 WCORE 5 FINC 435 MGMT 400 |
WCORE 6 BUSI 440, 441 or 442 |
Starting Business as a Sophomore Student
Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
Freshman Year | WCORE 1 WCORE 2 WCORE 3 Language I |
WCORE 4 WCORE 5 WCORE 6 Language II |
Sophomore Year | BUSI 101 ABUSI 101 BBUSI 225 ECON 253 Language III |
ACCT 213 BUSI 200 DATA 150 or DATA 220 ECON 263 MKTG 300 |
Junior Year | Semester Abroad Or Elective |
ACCT 313 BUSI 300 FINC 300 MGMT 305 MGMT 309 |
Senior Year | BUSI 350 FINC 435 MGMT 400 |
BUSI 440, 441 or 442 or ECON 485 ECON 319 |