International Business, BABA

Peter Raven PhD, Program Director

Objectives

The international business major prepares students for careers with firms engaged in international business. Emphasis is placed on perceiving the problems and opportunities of operating in an international environment.

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of arts in business administration degree with a major in international business, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.25, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

ENGL 110 - College Writing: Inquiry and Argument
PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking
HIST 120 or HIST 121
ENGL 120 - Introduction to Literature
MATH 130 or MATH 134 *
Fine Arts (one approved 5 credit course)
PHIL 220 - Philosophy of the Human Person
Lab Science
Social Science I (not economics)
Social Science II (ECON 271 required)*
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299 )
Ethics (BETH 351 /PHIL 351 required)*
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399 )
Interdisciplinary satisfied within major
Senior Synthesis satisfied by MGMT 489

*Major requirements must earn a “C-” grade or better.

II. ASBE Business Foundation Requirements*

70 credits, including:

Choose one of the following two courses:

III. Major Requirements*

25 upper-division credits, plus supplemental activities:

MGMT 486 - International Management
Electives (Choose two from BLAW 476 , FINC 446 , MKTG 456 ) (10)
Electives Business/economics courses with an international focus (10)

IV. Additional Requirements

General electives to total 180 (20)

Supplemental activities may satisfy general elective requirements.

V. Supplemental Activities

Choose two activities from the following four:

Demonstrate competency through the 135 level in a language other than English by successful course completion or acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. The course may not be taken on a pass-fail, correspondence, or audit bases. Competency in languages not offered by the Modern Languages Department may be acceptable if approved by the International Business Program Director and successfully demonstrated to the Modern Languages Department.
Complete a 3-5 credit internship (or the equivalent on a not-for-credit basis) with a company involved in international business in the Seattle area, pre-approved by the International Business Program Director. See the Albers Placement Center regarding internships for credit and the International Business Academic Advisor regarding not-for-credit internships.
Participate in an international experience pre-approved by the International Business Programs Director. May include studies abroad, SU short-term summer field study, or other international experiences pre-approved by the International Business Programs Director. Only coursework verified through the Education Abroad course approval process will be eligible to earn transfer credit towards the SU degree.
Earn an international economic development or international studies minor.

NOTE:

Internships and independent studies may not be used to satisfy a major requirement.

International Business majors who are international students (educated abroad until age 16 in a language other than English) have met the supplemental activities requirement.

*Major requirements must earn a C- grade or better.