International Business Degrees Online

Students who successfully complete a two-year program of study will earn the Associate of Science degree in International Business.

Candidates for the AS degree take courses taught in English, economics, science and mathematics, foreign languages and business administration. These students will be prepared to enter a broad range of careers in business or continue their business studies.

Required Core Courses:
GEB 1350 Introduction to International Business (3cr.)
IT 100 Business Applications Software (3cr.)
ACG 2001 Accounting I (3cr)
ACG 2011 Accounting II (3cr.)
MAR 2011 Principles of Marketing (3cr.)
BA 261 Principles of Business Law (3cr.)
ECO 2013C Principles of Microeconomics (3cr.)
ECO 2023C Principles of Macroeconomics (3cr.)

Two International Business Electives to be chosen from: (6cr.)
BA 282 Selected Topics in International Business
BA 322 International Marketing
BA 338 Import-Export Operations
BA 363 Law and Finance in Relation to International Trade
EC 352 Economic Geography
EC 380 The British Economy

General Education:
MA 172 Applied Mathematics (3cr.)
MA or Physical Science Elective (3cr.)
EN 111 English Composition I (3cr.)
EN 112 English Composition II (3cr.)
HI 225 - 226 European History (6cr.) or
HI 218 - 219 American History (6cr.)
Electives Including Foreign Language (14cr.)
Total Credits Required: 62 cr.

Curriculum
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, July 18, 2007

First Semester

Economic Geography I
Economy I
Accounting
Mathematics
Introduction to Law
History of Foreign Trade
Foreign Language I
Second half

Economic Geography II
Economy II
Administration
Financial Mathematics
Civil Law
Research Techniques
Foreign Language II

Third semester

International Trade I
International Economics I
Cost Accounting I
Trade Law
Statistics I
Psychology
Foreign Language III
Fourth semester

International Trade II
International Economics II
Cost Accounting II
I Marketing
Statistics II
Constitutional Law Admvo
Foreign Language IV

Fifth semester

International Trade III
Finance
Marketing II
Operations Research
Tax Law
Anthropology
Foreign Language V
Sixth semester

Economic Analysis I
IV International Trade
International Marketing I
Computación
Public International Law
Foreign Language VI

Seventh semester

Economic Analysis II
International Trade V
Production and Quality Control
International Marketing II
Private International Law
Foreign Language VII
Eighth semester

VI International Trade
Foreign Trade Seminar I
International Finance I
Legislation on Foreign Trade
Thesis Seminar I
Foreign Language VIII

Ninth semester

Foreign Trade Seminar II
International Finance II
VII International Trade
Marketing
Law and International Conventions
Seminars Thesis

Mathematics I
Administration I
Economy
Incotems
Technical Drafting Second Cycle

Mathematics II
Administration II
Basic Accounting
Microeconomics I
Sociology Third Cycle

Financial Mathematics
Statistics
Intermediate Accounting
Macroeconomics I
English Fourth Cycle

Applied Statistics
Budget
Microeconomics II
Civil and Commercial Law
International Organizations I Fifth Cycle

Macroeconomics II
Tax Legislation
Finance I
International Organizations II
Sist. Management of Information
International Trade I Sixth Cycle

Banking and Financial Law
Finance II
Economic Geography
Exp Regional Integration Seventh Cycle

International Trade II
HR Management
Paraguay’s Trade Policy
International Treaties
Ethics Eighth Cycle

Organization and Method
International Trade III
Operations Research
Trade Environment
Met. of Invest. Científica Ninth Cycle

Customs Code
I Marketing
Econometrics
Inventory Management
Logistics Tenth Cycle

Stock Market
Negot. International
Econometrics II
Quality Management
ELab. and Eval. Project

Internship (250 hours)

Final Grade

:: Curriculum:

FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
I trade
I Customs and customs
Institutions of civil law, commercial and public

SECOND SEMESTER
Techniques and strategies for international marketing
Political Economy and Business
Financial analysis of foreign trade

SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Trade II
Charges and international transportation
Customs and customs II

SECOND SEMESTER
Applied economics to foreign trade
International agreements and means for export
Packaging

ANNUAL
Practice and professional guidance of customs and import and export bank

An undergraduate (first round): Technician customs

THIRD YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Market promotion strategy
Mathematics I
Accounting and fiscal management
Costs and prices of export and import

SECOND SEMESTER
Global economic structure
Economic geography
Mathematics II
Statistics applied to foreign trade

ANNUAL
Practice and guidance (Office of the Foreign Trade)

Undergraduate degree (second round): Senior Technical customs and foreign trade

FOURTH YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
International negotiations and strategic alliances

SECOND SEMESTER
International Finance Company
International economic law

ANNUAL
Research Methodology
Development and evaluation of business projects
Practice and guidance

Degree: Bachelor of Foreign Trade

The IR major requires 24 hours of courses beyond the Social Sciences Core, in Economics, History, International Relations and Political Science. Selected International Business courses and AN 2331 Cultural Anthropology, also apply. EC 3310 and IR 5399 are required courses. At least one course in EC or IB, PO and HS must be part of the major.

The Economics courses are to be chosen from
EC 3310 International Economics (required of all IR majors)
EC 3302 World Economic Geography
EC 3311 Growth and Development
EC 3315 Inter-American Economic Problems
EC 3340 Public Sector Economics

The HS courses may be chosen from
HS 3347 History of American Foreign Policy
HS 3348 World War II
all 4000 and 5000-level courses

The PO courses may be chosen from PO 3360-3367 and PO 4468-4370 and PO 5000 courses IR 5399 Senior Colloquium

The remainder of the student’s courses may be used to fulfill a minor or double major or to explore areas of interest. IR majors who wish to take a second major in Economics, History or Political Science must fulfill all the requirements of that Department for their major. No more than 6 hours may be applied to both majors.

Majors are encouraged to take an internship, either overseas or with an appropriate agency in the United States. No more than 9 hours of internship credit can be applied to any degree.

Required for the International Business Minor:

BU 113 - Foundations of Business Administration Credits: 4 cr.
BU 271 - International Business Credits: 3 cr.
And three of the following, two of which must be BU courses:
BU 319 - International Finance Credits: 3 cr.
BU 443 - International Marketing Credits: 3 cr.
BU 445 - Cross-Cultural Management Credits: 3 cr.
EC 315 - World Economies Credits: 4 cr.
EC 317 - International Economics Credits: 4 cr.
EC 321 - Economic Development Credits: 4 cr.
GG 207 - Economic Geography Credits: 3 cr.
LL 220 - Languages of the World Credits: 3 cr.
LL 250 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3 cr.
PO 245 - International Relations Credits: 3-4 cr.
PO 355 - Politics of the World Economy Credits: 4 cr.
SO 333 - Globalization Credits: 4 cr.
Also:

An Applied Language Component (1-2 credits)
At least one semester study abroad experience. If circumstances warrant, a student may apply to the International Business minor coordinator for an exemption from the study abroad requirement. In such a case, other requirements will be substituted.

International Business: Course OfferingsMajor Courses Credits
ACCT3023 Managerial Accounting 4.5
IBUS2002 International Business 4.5
IBUS2040 International Culture and Protocol 4.5
IBUS4090 International Business Experience* 13.5
MGMT1000 Foundations of Business 4.5
MGMT1001 Principles of Management 4.5
MGMT2001 Human Resources Management 4.5
MGMT3030 Managerial Technology 4.5
MGMT4020 Strategic Management 4.5
MGMT4030 Senior Management Seminar 4.5
MRKT1001 Principles of Marketing 4.5
Language Language I and II** 9.0
Int. Bus. Concentr. Select one concentration from the list on the previous page 13.5
Choose one of the following two options: 13.5
ECON2010 Economic Geography
IBUS2030 Foreign Area Studies
IBUS3050 Export Procedures and Practices
OR
HUM3020 Language and Cultural Immersion

Related Professional Studies
ACCT1021 Business Accounting I and Lab 5.5
ACCT1022 Business Accounting II and Lab 5.5
CAR0010 Career Management Capstone 1.0
CAR1001 Principles of Career Management 2.0
FIT1000 Information Technology for Business Professionals I 4.5
FIT1020 Information Technology for Business Professionals II 4.5
LAW2001 The Legal Environment of Business I 4.5
LAW3055 International Business Law 4.5

General Studies
CSL1001 Community Service-Learning 1.0
ECON1001 Macroeconomics 4.5
ECON2002 Microeconomics 4.5
ENG1020 English Composition 4.5
ENG1021 Advanced Composition and Communication 4.5
ENG1030 Communication Skills 4.5
MATH2001 Statistics 4.5
Math One math course at the MATH1002 level or higher 4.5
Science One SCI-designated cours e 4.5
Electives Two courses with an EASC attribute selected from offerings within the School of Arts & Sciences which may be used to form an arts & sciences concentration 9.0
Choose two of the following: 9.0
PHIL3020 Logic: Critical Thinking
OR
PHIL3040 Ethics of Business Leadership
History One HIST-designated course (except HIST4030)
Literature ENG1001 or one LIT-designated course
Choose two of the following: 9.0
LEAD2001 Foundations of Leadership Studies
PSYC2001 Introductory Psychology
SOC2001 Sociology I

Total Credits 190.5
* Students meeting eligibility criteria may elect a Summer Term Abroad, Business Co-op or Summer Work Abroad program (SWAP). Otherwise, students must take a threecourse concentration (13.5 total credits) selected from the College of Business, the School of Technology or the School of Arts & Sciences.
** Students may choose from French, German, Spanish or other university-approved language. NOTE S: Students must have MATH0001 (Basic Mathematics) or equivalent placement scores to enroll in the math requirement. Students must earn a performance transcript writing assessment of “validated” or “mastered” in order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree.

Distribution Requirements Credit Hours
HUMANITIES: 12 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition 3
LITERATURE ELECTIVE** 3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE* 6
Total 12

SOCIAL SCIENCES: 18 Credit Hours
ECO 111 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
GEG 211 Economic Geography 3
SOC 150 Perspectives of Global Interdependence 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES** 6
Total 18

NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS: 9 Credit Hours
MTH 160 College Statistics I 3
MTH 165 College Algebra (or higher) 3
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE** 3
Total 9

BUSINESS: 20 Credit Hours
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I*** 4
ACC 102 Accounting Principles II 4
BUS 104 Introduction to Business 3
BUS 250 International Management and Marketing Seminar 3
BUSINESS ELECTIVE**** 3
MAR 101 Principles of Marketing I 3
Total 20

ELECTIVE: 3 Credit Hours
ELECTIVE** 3
Total 3

PHYSICAL/HEALTH EDUCATION: 2 Credit Hours
Physical/Health Education 2
Total 2

TOTAL CREDITS 64

* Foreign language level to be determined by Foreign Language Department. Students lacking high school language will take introductory 101 and 102 courses.
** Students should first consult with their advisor to ensure the appropriate selection of electives to meet their transfer and career goals. Refer to existing 2+2 articulation agreements (available on the MCC website), or contact the receiving institution for guidance. The Department recommends you consider the following electives:
SOCIAL SCIENCES: ANT 102, ANT 230, GEG 102, HIS 108, HIS 235, HIS 250, POS 220
MATHEMATICS: MTH 200 or MTH 210
NATURAL SCIENCE: A laboratory science