International Business B.B.A.

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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
Coles College of Business Office of the Dean
(770) 423-6055

The program of study in International Business is designed for students who are actively seeking to focus their education on the international dimensions of business. The curriculum for this major provides students with a solid foundation of traditional liberal arts components of a baccalaureate education, the traditional components of a business school education, plus the international dimensions of business, foreign language, and an international study experience. Additionally, the program is structured to provide students with a solid foundation of disciplinary knowledge in one of the business functional areas.

All business majors must meet the Coles College Sophomore GPA Requirement and be admitted to the Coles College Professional Program. In addition, all business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in the courses that constitute the Lower Division Major Requirements (lower division business core) and the Upper Division Major Requirements (including upper division business core courses, major field requirements, major field electives, and international study experience).

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

(See listing of requirements)

In the General Education requirements, all International Business Majors must take:

MATH 1111 - College Algebra
or
MATH 1113 - Precalculus
MATH 1106 - Elementary Applied Calculus
or
MATH 1190 - Calculus I
ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics
FL 1002 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II (Additional Foreign Language hours that build on this course are required)
GEOG 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Geography (recommended in General Education)

University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Foreign Language* (9 Credit Hours)

9 hours of foreign language at the 2000-level or above

Lower Division Business Core (AREA F) (18 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Major Requirements (48 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Business Core (18 Credit Hours)

Major Field Requirements (18 Credit Hours)

MGT 3600 - Introduction to International Business

And select fifteen credit hours from the following:

Major Field Electives (12 Credit Hours)

Select one of the following Concentrations:

Accounting

Economics

And any two of the following (6 Credit Hours):

Finance

And any two of the following (6 Credit Hours):

Management

MGT 4125 - International Entrepreneurship
MGT 4800 - International Supply Chain Management
MGT 4174 - International Human Resource Management
And any other 4000-level MGT course not already used (3 Credit Hours)

Marketing

MKTG 4100 - Marketing Research
MKTG 4150 - Consumer Behavior
MKTG 4990 - Marketing Management
And any other 4000-level MKTG course not already used (3 Credit Hours)

International Study Experience** (3 Credit Hours)

Program Total (123 Credit Hours)

Notes:

* Students who are competent in a foreign language may be able to test out of the foreign language requirement. See an advisor in the Business Undergraduate Advising Center (BB 431) to discuss this option. If it is determined that you do not have to take the FL courses, you will still have to complete 9 credit hours that are approved by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Business Programs.

** Students must take at least 3 credit hours of Study Abroad or Exchange Program courses approved by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Business Programs. The Associate Dean must approve all Exchange Program course proposals. Completed proposals must be submitted for review at least one month ahead of the date the approval is needed. Information about KSU’s policies, procedures, and proposal forms related to education abroad are available from the KSU Office of International Programs (WH 202). Information about which BBA courses are allowed to be taken abroad is available from advisors in the Business Undergraduate Advising Center (BB 431).