B.S. in Business Administration - International Business Concentration
Multinational corporations are on the rise and looking for individuals to guide them through the intricacies of global commerce.
Be You. Be Global.
The Cook School’s business concentration in international business prepares students by integrating key principles of business practice with the impacts created by cultural, linguistic and political differences.
B.S. in Business Administration - International Business Concentration
In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the B.S.B.A. degree, the international business concentration requires fifteen (15) hours of international business courses in addition to IB 200, which is taken as a Business Common Body of Knowledge requirement, and twelve (12) foreign language credit hours. Students are eligible to test out of up to six (6) hours of foreign language.
At least nine (9) and up to fifteen (15) hours of international business courses are taken within the Department of International Business. Students may take up to six (6) of the fifteen (15) hours from internationally focused classes offered by other departments in the business school.
For full course descriptions, please click here.
Course Options
At least nine hours and up to fifteen hours as follows (3 credit hours each):
| Course | Title | Prerequisites |
| IB 302 | Latin American Business | IB 200 |
| IB 304 | Asian Business | IB 200 |
| IB 310 | Geopolitics of World Business | IB 200 |
| IB 314 | International e-Business | IB 200 & ITM 200/201 |
| IB 315 | Middle Eastern Business | IB 200 |
| IB 316 | Cultural Differences in International Business | IB 200 |
| IB 412 | International Business Strategies | IB 310 or IB 316 |
| IB 480 | International Business Internship | IB 200, permission of the department chair, and junior or senior standing |
| IB 493 | Special Topics in International Business | |
| IB 496 | Study Abroad Session - Various Locations * | IB 200 |
* Only one may be used to satisfy the IB concentration requirement
Up to six of the fifteen hours may be chosen from the following courses (3 credit hours each):
| Course | Title | Prerequisites |
| ECON 379 | Economies of Latin America | ECON 190 |
| ECON 416 | History of Economic Analysis | ECON 312 & ECON 314, & MATH 132 or MATH 142 or higher level Calculus course |
| ECON 430 | International Trade | ECON 312 & ECON 314, & MATH 132 or MATH 142 or higher level Calculus course |
| ECON 431 | Exchange Rates & the Global Economy | ECON 312 |
| ECON 445 | Economies of International Migration | ECON 314 & MATH 132 or MATH 142 or higher level Calculus course |
| ECON 456 | Economic Development | ECON 314 & MATH 132 or MATH 142 or higher level Calculus course |
| FIN 425 | International Financial Management | Co-reqs: FIN 333 & FIN 363 or permission of the department chair |
| ITM 360 | Global Information Management | ITM 200/201 & IB 200 |
| MKT 455 | International Marketing | MKT 300 |