BS in Business Administration - Global Management And Finance

Begin Specializing in Your Sophomore Year

A global management degree prepares students to jump right into the business world with courses such as Global Business Perspectives, Macroeconomics, and Computer Applications for Business. The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business is internationally focused, from multinational business strategies to cultural awareness. As you progress through the curriculum, you can take elective courses such as International Trade, Global Communications, or Business in the Western Hemisphere. You may even choose to concentrate on a foreign language.

Gain Practical Experience

Part of the global management degree program is the practicum in business, a professional internship course in which you apply your business skills and savvy in a dynamic local company. As a result, you get valuable experience, an expanded professional network, and perhaps even a pre-graduation job offer. Writing business plans, conducting market research, developing financial acumen, building leadership and teamwork skills, and understanding ethical decision-making are capabilities you develop through hands-on projects and national competitions.

Florida Tech offers an exciting global management program in an environment that nurtures success and embraces multinational diversity. As globalization drives businesses onto international shores, the demand for international business professionals with global preparedness also increases.

Peerless Study Abroad Opportunities

Students develop real-world global management skills through culturally rich study abroad programs. Some of these study-abroad locations include:

• England (Oxford)
• Spain
• Italy (Rome, Florence, and Venice)
• The Netherlands
• Taichung, Taiwan

As our students study in Europe and Asia, they visit corporations to see how multinational companies deal with a global economy.

Superb Business Research Opportunities

If students choose to study abroad over the summer in Europe or Asia, they return ready to put their global management skills to work in the Business Plan Research Course. This critical thinking-focused course challenges students to develop a business plan for a real or hypothetical opportunity. Students take the business plan from a concept to a full-fledged program.

Post-Graduation Business Practicum Jumpstarts Employment

Students can also choose to study in Europe as part of a business practicum the summer after their senior year. This practicum gives students a way to immediately apply their global management skills in the workplace. Business practicums also serve as an opportunity to forge networks outside the US for potential careers in the field of international business.

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Global Management and Finance prepares students for work in domestic or foreign-based companies involved in international trade or finance. The global management and finance major emphasizes the impact of national culture in shaping values, behaviors, and business practices. Students apply critical thinking to evaluate global financial issues related to currency fluctuations, exchange rate risk, and multinational investment and capital budgeting. Students are encouraged to enroll in a study abroad program during the summer months.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Global Management and Finance must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.

Freshman Year

Fall (16 credit hours)

• BUS 1501 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 1
• BUS 1801 Global Business Perspectives
• BUS 2303 Macroeconomics
• COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
• FYE 1000 University Experience
• MTH 1701 College Algebra

Spring (15 credit hours)

• BUS 1502 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2
• BUS 2304 Microeconomics
• COM 1102 Writing About Literature
• MTH 1702 Applied Calculus
• Restricted Elective (PSY) Credits Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

• BUS 2211 Introduction to Financial Accounting
• BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business
• BUS 3501 Management Principles
• Restricted Elective* (COM) Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Elective (Science) Credit Hours: 3

Spring (15 credit hours)

• BUS 2212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BUS 2703 Business Statistics
• BUS 3504 Management Information Systems
• BUS 3601 Marketing Principles
• Restricted Elective (Science) Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

• BUS 3401 Corporate Finance
• BUS 3801 Cross-Cultural Management
• Restricted Elective (BUS global emphasis) Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) Credit Hours: 3

Select the first HUM Core Course:

• HUM 2051 Civilization 1: Ancient Through Medieval
• HUM 2141 World Art History 1: Pre-History to Early Global Awareness
• HUM 2211 British Literature and Culture
• HUM 2212 British and American Literature 1
• HUM 2331 American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era
• HUM 2551 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Spring (15 credit hours)

• BUS 3704 Quantitative Methods
• BUS 3805 Emerging Markets Strategies
• BUS 4803 Global Financial Management
• Restricted Elective (HUM global emphasis) Credit Hours: 3

Select the second HUM Core Course:

• HUM 2052 Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern
• HUM 2142 World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial
• HUM 2212 British and American Literature 1 (may not be repeated for credit)
• HUM 2213 British and American Literature 2
• HUM 2332 American History: From Reconstruction to the Present
• HUM 2552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

Senior Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

• BUS 4501 Production/Operations Management
• BUS 4502 Organizational Behavior and Theory
• BUS 4783 Practicum Planning
• BUS 4788 Business Plan Research (Q)
• Restricted Elective** Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) Credit Hours: 3

Spring (15 credit hours)

• BUS 4701 International Business
• BUS 4702 Business Strategy and Policy
• BUS 4786 Major Field Practicum
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Elective** Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives: Global Emphasis

Business

• BUS 3805 Emerging Markets Strategies
• BUS 4219 Globalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
• BUS 4686 International Marketing
• BUS 4801 International Trade
• BUS 4802 Global Accounting and Tax

Humanities

• HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences
• HUM 2140 World Architecture
• HUM 2141 World Art History 1: Pre-History to Early Global Awareness
• HUM 2142 World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial
• HUM 2385 Special Topics in World History
• HUM 2552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
• HUM 3027 History and Culture of China
• HUM 3085 Special Topics in Humanities
• HUM 3285 Special Topics in Literature
• HUM 3351 History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval
• HUM 3352 History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present
• HUM 3385 Special Topics in History
• HUM 3485 Special Topics in Social Science
• HUM 3521 World Religions

Total Credits Required: 121

*Restricted Elective (COM) can be COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing, COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing, or COM 2425 Introduction to Communication.

**Two restricted electives must be chosen from the following:

1. BUS 4401 Investment Analysis
2. BUS 4402 Special Topics in Financial Management
3. BUS 4801 International Trade
4. COM 4130 Global Communication
5. LNG 2xxx Intermediate Language 1
6. LNG 2xxx Intermediate Language 2
7. PSY 2444 Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology

Career Outlook

Whether you embark on your global management career immediately after graduation or wait to complete graduate school, a Florida Tech degree will prepare you well for opportunities in commerce, industry, government, or international law.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides detailed information about hundreds of occupations, including, entry-level education, overall working environment, and employment prospects. According to the Bureau, employment among managers in finance and international business will continue to grow as the economy grows, and as more and more companies expand their businesses abroad.

One of the most desirable global management careers is that occupied by management analysts. The Bureau estimates that employment for management analysts is expected to grow 22% between 2010 and 2020. Much of the growth will be from the sheer volume of international businesses as US organizations expanding their businesses abroad need professionals with the skills necessary to help them formulate successful strategies for competing in the international arena.

Another profession available to those pursuing a global management career is that of financial analyst. These individuals provide guidance to businesses and government agencies making investment decisions. The ability to assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments in international commodities markets places candidates in high demand.