International Business Minor
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
We'll guide you through a collaborative approach through the intricacies of international business, understand diverse cultures, navigate legal complexities, and develop leadership skills. We’ll prepare you for challenges like sustainability, climate change, and equity. With your faith and competence, you’ll be equipped to make a difference in today’s global business environment.
Gain Hands-on Experience
- You’ll learn directly from faculty mentors with professional experience
- Explore how your faith can inform your business practice
- Develop the competence needed to make a difference in a global business environment
Program Details
The international business minor prepares students for careers in global business and international commerce. The program incorporates a global collaborative approach to the study of business, international management, strategic positioning, international trade, macroeconomics, and politics as it prepares students to work in a dynamic and interdependent global business environment.
Curriculum
No more than three courses in a student’s major may count toward the international business minor.
Core Course
- Negotiation Strategies and Skills
- International Business 1
- Principles of Management 2
- Managing Diverse Teams and Groups 3
- Topics in International Management and Strategy
- Global Field Study
- International Trade and Finance
- Global Marketing Management
Program Outcome
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Competent Business Knowledge: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge in multiple business disciplines, including management, finance, marketing, accounting, and economics.
- Critical Thinking: Students will be able to identify and solve business problems using analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Christian Business Ethics: Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate business decisions based on a Christian perspective.
- Written Communication: Students will be able to convey ideas clearly through professional written communication.
- Oral Communication: Students will be able to express ideas effectively through professional oral presentations.
- Collaborative Teamwork: Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to function as effective business team members.
- Comprehensive Global Awareness: Students will be able to identify cultural, economic, and political aspects of business in a global environment.
- Discipline Knowledge: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of international business concepts.
- Discipline Problem Solving/Strategy: Students will be able to a) solve core international business problems or b) analyze international business situations and provide a strategy for effectiveness.
Career Opportunities
International business careers may be found with multinational corporations, foreign companies, banks, international investments, export/import trade, international law, international nonprofit organizations, world missions, and public/foreign service. Some of these exist in expatriate opportunities and some through various other logistics and extensions. Individuals graduate from this program with significant international experience, as well as proficiency in a foreign language, and are in high demand in today’s job market.