International Business Degrees Online

With advances in modern technology, today’s marketplace is becoming more and more global. Companies that once confined their work to a local market are now doing business with suppliers and customers around the world. To remain competitive, these companies are increasingly turning to workers with relevant knowledge, experience and training in international business practices.

The Associate of Arts in International Business degree program is designed to provide students with the experience and education necessary for careers in national as well as international organizations. The program is distinguished by its emphasis on business in an international context; yet it is unmistakably American.

Challenging, Relevant Coursework

The Associate of Arts in International Business features industry-relevant coursework taught by faculty members with real-world experience in the field. The technology-enriched curriculum is designed to enhance students’ written communication and oral presentation skills. Some of the key topics covered in the program include financial accounting, leadership and management, ethics, business law, economics, and organizational behavior.
Students who successfully complete the program should be able to:
Demonstrate a basic level of understanding of the relationships between organizations and the environment in which they function.
Describe the manners in which organizations’ internal process, purposes, structures governance, operations and management come together in a unique ways to create and sustain organizational cultures.
Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding in the following
Markets and Customers: The development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services; customer expectations, service and orientation.
Finance: The sources, uses and management of finance; the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications.
People: The management and development of people within organizations.
Operations: The management of resources and operations.
Information Systems: The development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organizations.

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