International Business Degrees Online

This course is designed for mature students who wish to prepare for entry onto a degree or HND course in business accounting, business banking, human resource management, economics, finance, management, marketing or leisure and tourism. Successful completion of the course guarantees a place on a range of business-related HND or degree courses starting in September or February each year. We aim to provide you with the skills and confidence necessary to benefit from higher education.

Course structure

The course comprises two taught modules:
Communication and Study Skills- this develops your writing and research skills. You will have the opportunity to sit in on appropriate degree classes
and sample different types of assessment.
Numeracy and IT- this enables you to refresh your mathematical skills and
provides you with an introduction to the use of IT.

Teaching, learning and assessment

Lectures will be used to provide you with information, often using case studies and examples, which are explored further through seminars. In seminars you take part in discussions, teamwork and problem-solving exercises. You will also be given opportunity for wider reading and individual research. Assessment is based on in-course and time-constrained assignments, including a mini-project and a skills portfolio. Various types of assessment will be used, including individual, group and oral presentations.

Career opportunities

Most of our graduates go on to take an HND or a degree course in the business area.

More than $8 trillion in goods and services are traded annually on the international level — up 400 percent over the past 20 years. A quarter of the United States’ gross national product results from international trade. As firms worldwide become more dependent upon international trade — many multinationals do business in more than 100 countries — the need for graduates with global communication and business skills continues to increase.

THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE

GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR. You typically need to distinguish yourself in a business foundation, such as accounting, marketing or finance, before you can move into the international sector of a firm. That’s why we require you to maximize your marketability by having a second business major, which takes four years to complete.

DO MORE IN FOUR YEARS. As a Marquette IB major, you will study abroad for a semester or year, be proficient in a foreign language (and perhaps earn a minor) and choose a second major in business (accounting, economics, finance, real estate, human resources management, information technology, marketing or operations and supply chain management). Ours is the only program in the country to combine all of these elements in an undergraduate major. Consider our new program in Applied Investment Management (AIM) with real-time, real-money investment and global investment internship opportunities.

JOIN MARQUETTE’S GLOBAL VILLAGE. You can interact with business students from universities in Europe, Asia and Latin America visiting Marquette as exchange students. You can also tap into Marquette’s buddy system, connecting you with mentors and internship opportunities.

PARLEZ-VOUS ESPAÑOL? You have several languages to choose from at Marquette. You’ll deepen your language proficiency when you spend a semester or full year studying abroad at dozens of institutions throughout the world.

Majors

Business majors can earn a bachelor of business administration or an associate of arts degree. They can be certified to teach business subjects in middle schools and high schools. The Department of Business offers five major and six minor areas of study.
Accounting prepares you for service in public or private accounting. Your 124-hour undergraduate degree prepares you for a 36-hour MBA or MA program in order to meet the 150-hour requirement for obtaining the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) status.
Business Education offers courses in computer soft-ware skills, business communication and instructional methods for students who plan to teach in middle and secondary schools.
Public Administration is offered in conjunction with our Department of Social Sciences for students interested in leadership and management of public organizations.
Management offers training in communication skills, decision-making, problem-solving and leadership, within the framework of a broad understanding of Fortune 500 and small business.
Marketing teaches the important functions of product design, pricing, distribution and promotion. Marketing, management and research courses prepare you for careers in advertising, sales, public relations or marketing research or promotions management.
Minors & Concentrations

A business minor may be combined with any major taken at Evangel. You may minor in:
Finance
International Business
Accounting
Management
Marketing

The International Business major at Muskingum College provides students with a set of competencies necessary for success in today’s global economy by combining courses from diverse disciplines. Students learn the language and basic principles of business, accounting, and economics; acquire multicultural awareness and communication skills in a world language (English for non-native speakers); and gain an international perspective through their coursework in political science, History, and other areas.

From the menu at right, choose any link to learn more about the International Business program at Muskingum College. You’ll find a lot of helpful information here, but we hope you can visit campus soon to learn – and see – even more!

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French
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