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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management with an International Business Concentration

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 121.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management with an International Business Concentration must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Communications English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Mathematics Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MAT 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business
Natural Sciences Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
World Society and Issues (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed from the following list will satisfy both this core requirement and a degree requirement.
GRG 1023 World Regional Geography
HIS 2533 Introduction to Latin American Civilization
HIS 2543 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
HIS 2553 Introduction to East Asian Civilization
HIS 2573 Introduction to African Civilization
HIS 2583 Introduction to South Asian Civilizations
IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century

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Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)

All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition to the Core Curriculum.

Course or Requirement Semester Credit Hours
ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting I 3
ACC 2033 Principles of Accounting II 3
BLW 3013 Business Law 3
COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech 3
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics 3
(satisfies Economics Core Curriculum requirement)
ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics 3
FIN 3014 Principles of Business Finance 4
GBA 2013 Social and Ethical Issues in Business 3
IS 1403 Business Information Systems Fluency 3
IS 3003 Principles of Information Systems for Management 3
MAT 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business 3
(satisfies Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement)
(Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 1214 in lieu of MAT 1033)
MGT 3003 Business Communication and Professional Development 3
MGT 3013 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management 3
MGT 4893 Management Strategy (taken in semester of graduation) 3
MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing 3
MS 1023 Business Statistics with Computer Applications I 3
(Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3513 in lieu of MS 1023)
MS 3043 Business Statistics with Computer Applications II 3
(Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3523 in lieu of MS 3043)
MS 3053 Management Science and Operations Technology 3

 

In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

  1. 18 upper-division semester credit hours of international courses in the major:

    MGT 4073 International Management
    MGT 4083 Comparative International Management Practices
    MKT 4073 International Marketing

    9 semester credit hours selected from the following:

    ECO 3193 The International Economy
    ECO 4303 Economic Problems of Developing Countries
    ECO 4953 Special Studies in Economics (international topics only)
    FIN 4613 Introduction to International Finance
    MGT 3023 Understanding People and Organizations
    MGT 4933 Internship in Management
    MKT 4953 Special Studies in Marketing (international topics only)

    or other international business electives as approved by Department of Management faculty through the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center.

  2. 9 semester credit hours of directed elective support work outside the College of Business, as follows (*these courses may be taken to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements; if so, nonbusiness electives must be taken to fulfill the minimum 121 credit hours required for the degree):

    1. 3 semester credit hours from the following:

      GRG 1023 World Regional Geography*
      GRG 3123 Geography of Latin America
      GRG 3133 Geography of Europe
      GRG 3213 Cultural Geography
      GRG 3613 Conservation of Resources
      GRG 3633 Geography of Development

    2. 3 semester credit hours from the following:

      HIS 2533 Introduction to Latin American Civilization*
      HIS 2543 Introduction to Islamic Civilization*
      HIS 2553 Introduction to East Asian Civilization*
      HIS 2563 Introduction to European Civilization
      HIS 2573 Introduction to African Civilization*
      HIS 2583 Introduction to South Asian Civilization*
      HIS 3213 France since 1750
      HIS 3283 Twentieth-Century Europe
      HIS 3303 History of Mexico
      HIS 3353 Latin America since Independence
      HIS 3523 European Cultural History
      HIS 3823 History of American Foreign Relations
      IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century*

    3. 3 semester credit hours from the following:

      POL 2603 International Politics
      POL 2633 Comparative Politics
      POL 3393 Latin American Politics
      POL 3403 European Politics
      POL 3433 Governments and Politics of Southeast Asia
      POL 3443 Governments and Politics of East Asia
      POL 3453 The Politics of Mexico
      POL 3493 Politics of the Middle East
      POL 3563 Current Issues in World Politics

  3. 3 semester credit hours of electives from outside the College of Business

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