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Crookston Campus
International Business B.S.Business
Academic Affairs
The need for graduates with skills to streamline global pursuits of companies that trade, manufacture, or use contract manufacturing globally is growing. The International Business major is designed to ensure that students cultivate their global mindset. Classes like international business cultures and etiquette, international business law, international financial management, international marketing, international business management, and senior seminar in international business strategy are combined with field experience in international business and/or study abroad, which are included in the curriculum to broaden graduates' understanding of global business operations. Opportunities to travel and study outside the United States allow students to develop skills for functioning in different cultures, societies, and economic environments, and to understand a wide variety of international business practices.
Many different positions are available for graduates of international business; for example, supply chain management, operations management, human resources management, sales and marketing, financial management, as a contract worker, or as an entrepreneur. Positions in international business will be focused on management of foreign nationals working in the US, or US workers working in a foreign country. The other aspect of international business will focus upon the negotiations between your company and representatives of another country who will be the intermediary between your company and your ultimate consumers.
Increasing demand for high quality international business graduates is driving the upward trend of salaries paid. The curriculum allows students to incorporate subjects focused on their specific interest and international positions in marketing, financial management, supply chain management, technology services, human resource management, and many other traditional business support and leadership occupation.
Graduates could also work at Federal Agencies including the International Trade Administration and the Foreign Service as part of the US Department of Commerce.
Graduates that complete the International Business B.S. will be able to:
* apply analytical and critical thinking skills, utilizing an understanding of general business principles and practices
* demonstrate ethical leadership and effective teamwork in given business scenario of a global and diverse environment
* integrate technology and computer software applications against existing and future business challenges
* apply written, oral, and non-verbal communication skills in personal and professional settings
* articulate the core management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling across all enterprise operations
* understand the international context of finance, management, marketing, economics, accounting, and technology
* evaluate the global forces that shape our world in socio-economic cultural and political contexts
* integrate general and international business skills for effective problem-solving
* apply cross-disciplinary qualitative and quantitative information to opportunity identification and problem resolution
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the graduation requirements.
Program Requirements
A minimum of 40 upper division credits are required to graduate.
Business Core Requirements
Required courses - 19 credits
GBUS 1005 - Orientation to Online Learning
(1.0 cr)
GBUS 3500 - Business Ethics
(3.0 cr)
ITM 3020 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
(3.0 cr)
MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management
(3.0 cr)
MKTG 3300 - Principles of Marketing
(3.0 cr)
International Business Requirements
Required courses - 30 credits
COMM 3002 - Intercultural Communication
[GLOB PERSP]
(3.0 cr)
FIN 3100 - Managerial Finance
(3.0 cr)
FIN 3120 - Money, Financial Markets and Institutions
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 2010 - International Dimensions in Business and Culture
[GLOB PERSP]
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 3010 - International Business Law
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 3020 - International Financial Management
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 3360 - International Marketing
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 3500 - International Business Management
(3.0 cr)
IBUS 4800 - Senior Seminar in International Business Strategy
(3.0 cr)
MGMT 3255 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
(3.0 cr)
Language and/or Foreign Experience Requirements
A minimum of 6 credits is required.
IBUS 3201 - Study Abroad in International Business
(1.0-6.0 cr)
or
IBUS 3900 - Field Experience in International Business
(1.0-6.0 cr)
or
Two years of high school foreign language study for the equivalent of 6 credits (will not count towards credit requirements but will satisfy graduation requirements)
or
Two semesters of collegiate foreign language coursework in a single language for a minimum of 6 credits. (Until such time as UMC is available to deliver sufficient language courses on campus and online, institutional partners will be contracted to deliver foreign language courses for students.)
or
Documented completion of a language competency exam for the equivalent of 6 credits.
Liberal Education Requirements
A minimum of 40 liberal education credits are required. Students must complete the 10 goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum with the following specific liberal education courses required.
COMM 3001 - Human Relationships and Leadership
[HUMAN DIV]
(3.0 cr)
COMP 1011 - Composition I
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
COMP 1013 - Composition II
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
ECON 1010 - Global Trade Economics
[GLOB PERSP]
(3.0 cr)
ECON 2101 - Microeconomics
[HI/BEH/SSC]
(3.0 cr)
ECON 2102 - Macroeconomics
[HI/BEH/SSC]
(3.0 cr)
MATH 1031 - College Algebra
[MATH THINK]
(3.0 cr)
MATH 1150 - Introduction to Statistics
[MATH THINK]
(3.0 cr)
PSY 1001 - General Psychology
[HI/BEH/SSC]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 1101 - Public Speaking
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
Open Electives
Students must take enough open electives credits to satisfy the 120 credit graduation requirement
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
International Business B.S. (Online)
The curriculum for the International Business B.S. Online is identical to the on-campus International Business B.S. program.
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