International Business Degrees Online

IBLAS major requirements

Business administration and economics core (13 courses):
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
BUAD 142 Computer Applications in Business
BUAD 205 Financial Accounting
BUAD 206 Managerial Accounting
BUAD 230 Foundations of Management
BUAD 262 Introduction to IBLAS (to be taken sophomore year, fall semester)
BUAD 270 Marketing Concepts and Issues
BUAD 284 Statistics for Business and Economics
BUAD 350 Corporate Finance
BUAD 390 Business Law
BUAD 468 Senior Seminar in International Business and Language Area Studies I
BUAD 469 Senior Seminar in International Business and Language Area Studies II
Modern languages and literatures (4 courses):
Four courses beyond the 203 level to include:
FREN/GERM/JAPN/SPAN 204 Intermediate Readings, Conversation and Composition
FREN/GERM/JAPN 375 Civilization
SPAN 375 Spanish Civilization or SPAN 385 Latin American Civilization
Two language electives
International economics and finance (1 course):
(May be an appropriate course taken during the semester of study abroad)
ECON 370 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 375 Growth, Development and International Trade
ECON 376 International Trade
ECON 377 International Finance and Monetary Economics
International studies (1 course):
INTL 150 Introduction to International Studies – GS 3
Mathematics (1 course):
MATH 124 A Survey of Calculus – GS 8
MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I – GS 8
History (1 course):
An appropriate history course taken during the semester of overseas study.

International students only
(4 courses taken in lieu of the modern languages and literatures requirement.)

Note: International students should consult with the director of the IBLAS program in their freshman year to discuss their specific course requirements. Normally, they take four courses from the following list to become more familiar with the American culture. Alternatively, international students could choose a modern language, different from their native language and study abroad in a country where their target language is spoken.

One of the following two courses:
ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature I
ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature II
One of the following two courses:
HIST 116 History of the United States – GS 6
POLI 130 U.S. Politics and Government – GS 6
Any two of the following courses:
AMER 261 / HUMA 261 Introduction to American Studies – GS 6
AMER 317 / POLI 317 American Political Thought
AMER 305 / PHIL 305 American Philosophy – GS 10
AMER 221 / RELS 221 Religion in America – GS 6
SOCI 235 Work in America – GS 6

International Relations Major

The International Relations Major is recommended as a field of study for those students seeking careers abroad in government or in private industry, for teachers, for those planning careers in journalism, law, and related fields and for those who intend to pursue graduate studies. The major consists of no fewer than 33 upper division units selected in consultation with an advisor from the Political Science faculty.

International Relations Research Seminar: International Relations majors have the option of taking an International Relations Research Seminar, offered each Fall. This will help students to conduct research and write scholarly papers on a variety of international and/or comparative political topics.

–All Honors Students who are International Relations majors are required to enroll in the Research Seminar the semester before their Honors Thesis seminar.

–All International Relations majors who plan to go on to graduate school are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Research Seminar during their junior or senior year.

– All students who would like to write a senior thesis, or who want to conduct independent research in international relations, should enroll in the Research Seminar in lieu of independent study.

Preparation for the Major: Political Science 125, 175, and 250, Economics 101 and 122, any Non-U.S. History course.