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Twin Cities Campus
International Business B.S.B.CSOM Strategic Mgmt & Entrepre
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
The international business major provides students with a rigorous foundation for success in today's global business environment. Recognizing that career placement and early stage career success depends on strong functional skills (e.g., accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, operations, information systems, or entrepreneurship), the international business major must be completed with another major in Carlson. The international business major enhances any functional major with a comprehensive understanding of the additional complexity and contingencies required when conducting business across national borders.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students in the school have no restrictions on declaring the major but must complete the five tool courses before continuing with the major requirements. Students from outside of the school must meet overall admission standards to enter this major, including completion of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and calculus prior to admission. Transfer students will also need to complete statistics and financial accounting before starting on the major coursework but may do so after admission.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Tool Courses
Microeconomics
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1101H - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
Macroeconomics
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 1102H {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
Calculus
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1271 - Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
Statistics
BA 2551 - Business Statistics in R
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
Accounting
ACCT 2051 - Introduction to Financial Reporting
(4.0 cr)
or
ACCT 2051H - Honors: Introduction to Financial Reporting
(4.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
The international business major must be completed with another major within the Carlson School.
Lower Division Requirements
Students entering the program as freshmen or sophomores take MGMT 1001. Students who transfer in as juniors complete MGMT 3001 instead.
BA 2021 - Design Your Career
(1.0 cr)
Additional Core Requirements
ACCT 3001 - Strategic Management Accounting
(3.0 cr)
BA 3033W - Business Communication
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
IDSC 3001 - Information Systems & Digital Transformation
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
IDSC 3001H - Honors: Information Systems for Business Processes and Management
(3.0 cr)
HRIR 3021 - Human Capital Management
(3.0 cr)
or
HRIR 3021H - Honors: Human Capital Management
(3.0 cr)
Major Courses
International Business Foundations
The international business foundations courses must be completed at the Carlson School.
MGMT 3045 - Understanding the International Environment of Firms: International Business
(2.0 cr)
CSOM International Courses
One course only may be double counted for the primary major and IB major.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ACCT 5311 - International Accounting
(2.0 cr)
·
FINA 4621 - The Global Economy (Macro)
(2.0 cr)
·
FINA 4622 - International Finance
(2.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3039 - Intercultural Business Communication
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4081W - Marketing Strategy
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4092H {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
IBUS 3010 - Introduction to Global Entrepreneurship
(4.0 cr)
·
IBUS 3081 - Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Costa Rica
(4.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4010 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4050 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4080 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4082W - Brand Management
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4090 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
International Environment Breadth
May be completed abroad with advising and department approval.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
International Political Economy Survey Course
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
APEC 3007 - Applied Macroeconomics: Policy, Trade, and Development
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
APEC 5751 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ECON 4307 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ECON 4401 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3331 - Geography of the World Economy
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3415W - Global Institutions of Power: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3419 - History of Capitalism: Uneven Development Since 1500
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3410 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3835 - International Relations
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3872W {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 4481 - Comparative Political Economy: Governments and Markets
(3.0 cr)
·
Sociocultural Survey Course
Students may choose to complete a 3-6 credit internship with an academic seminar component during the semester abroad to complete this category.
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMST 4301 - Workers and Consumers in the Global Economy
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4031W - Anthropology and Social Justice
[CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4053 - Economy, Culture, and Critique
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4121 - Business Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3381W - Population in an Interacting World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3303 {Inactive}
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3602 - Other Worlds: Globalization and Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3701W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 4221 - Globalize This! Understanding Globalization Through Sociology
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3873W {Inactive}
[CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4321 - Globalize This! Understanding Globalization through Sociology
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3105W - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
International Business Environment Depth
May be completed abroad with advising and department approval. Courses may not count in more than one area of Depth, Breadth, or Business Foundations.
Students may choose to complete an upper division business language course for this category.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ACCT 5311 - International Accounting
(2.0 cr)
·
FINA 4621 - The Global Economy (Macro)
(2.0 cr)
·
FINA 4622 - International Finance
(2.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3039 - Intercultural Business Communication
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4081W - Marketing Strategy
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4092H {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3023 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3161 - Europe: A Geographic Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3303 {Inactive}
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3415W - Global Institutions of Power: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3468 - Social Change in Modern China
(3.0 cr)
·
MM 3001W - Manufacturing in the Global Economy
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
MM 4035 - Global Supply Chain Management
(3.0 cr)
·
OLPD 3381 - Developing Intercultural Competence
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 4414 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3477 - Political Economy of Development
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 4481 - Comparative Political Economy: Governments and Markets
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3301 - Introduction to Cultural Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PORT 3603W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Senior Seminar in International Business
MGMT 4505 - Senior Seminar in International Business
(2.0 cr)
International Experience
Students in the International Business major will complete a study abroad experience of at least one full semseter in length. OR They may complete a study abroad experience of any length, PLUS an internship with an international organization. (Please speak with an adviser about acceptable internships.)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 4031W - Anthropology and Social Justice
[CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3381W - Population in an Interacting World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3701W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
IBUS 4082W - Brand Management
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
BA 3033W - Business Communication
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4081W - Marketing Strategy
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3872W {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3873W {Inactive}
[CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PORT 3603W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3105W - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3381W/GLOS 3701W |
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Course Equivalencies: | BA 3033W/Mgmt 3033W/IBUS 3033W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | Span 3105W/Span 3105V/Tldo 310 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |