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International Business BS
Program overview
Students in the international business major develop the foundation necessary to understand business as well as political and cultural diversity. Proficiency in a foreign language is an integral part of the major. A co-major is chosen in one of the following areas: accounting, finance, management, management information systems, or marketing. This secondary area of interest provides students with the functional tools needed in their career.
International business positions include substantial personal and professional benefits. Overseas assignments typically bring long hours and hard work, yet the reward of upward mobility within the corporate world continues to lure young executives to global assignments.
Curriculum
International business, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| MGMT-101 | Business 1: Ideas and Business Planning | 3 |
| MGIS-101 | Computer-based Analysis | 1 |
| ECON-101 | LAS Perspective 4: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| COMM-253 | Communication | 3 |
| STAT-145, 146 | LAS Perspective 7A, 7B: Introduction to Statistics I, II | 7 |
| MGIS-102 | Business 2: Technology-enabled Launch | 2 |
| LAS Foundation 2: First Year Writing | 3 | |
| ECON-201 | LAS Perspective 3: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT-110 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First Year Seminar† | 3 | |
| ACSC-010 | Year One Seminar | 0 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ACCT-210 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG-230 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FINC-220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 1, 2 | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 1 | 3 | |
| MGMT-215 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| INTB-225 | Global Business Environment | 3 |
| MATH-161 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| Third Year | ||
| MGMT-340 | Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| Co-major Electives | 6 | |
| INTB-310 | Regional Business Studies | 3 |
| LAS Immersion 2, 3 | 6 | |
| LAS Electives | 6 | |
| DECS-310 | Operations Management | 3 |
| International Business Elective | 3 | |
| Cooperative Education | Co-op | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| INTB-550 | Global Entry and Competition Strategies | 3 |
| International Business Elective | 3 | |
| Co-major Courses | 6 | |
| LAS Perspective 5, 6 | 6 | |
| LAS Electives | 9 | |
| MGMT-560 | Strategy and Innovation | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 122 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information. Students completing bachelor's degrees are required to complete two Wellness courses.
† The First Year Seminar requirement is replaced by an LAS Elective for the 2013-14 academic year.
Additional Information
Foreign language requirement
Fluency in a foreign language offered by RIT is a requirement of the major. Entering students with fluency in one foreign language are encouraged to take at least three semesters of instruction in a second language.
Cooperative education
Students are required to complete six months of cooperative education, one of which must have an international component. Many students study abroad to solidify their understanding of a foreign language and gain experience living in another culture. They follow their study abroad experience with a co-op in a multinational corporation in the United States, or in an international company overseas, to acquire comprehensive experience.