International Business Minor

As a result of the extraordinary changes brought on by globalization, companies need new kinds of managers—individuals who not only have strong business skills, but who are comfortable managing and communicating across cultures. A minor in International Business will supplement a business degree by providing cross-cultural skills valued by global companies.

International Business minor requires three (3) unique business courses to complete the minor requirements.

Plus two (2) International Business elective courses listed below (must be from two different disciplines)

Note: All International Business minors are required to take an international course in their major discipline if such course is offered. An international course in each major is required if a student has more than one major.

Plus one (1) international-related History* or international-related Social Science* selected from Geography and the Environment, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. 

* An international History course can be taken in place of the regular History course in the core requirements; or an international Social Science course (subject code as GEV, HIS, PSC, PSY, or SOC) can be taken in place of the regular Social Science in the core requirements.

Plus the foreign language requirement: If students have two years of a foreign language in high school, the language requirement is waived; otherwise, students are required to fulfill one of the following options:

• successfully complete an introduction II level of a foreign language course.This language course can be taken in place of the regular Humanities elective in the core requirements - as long as the student has not taken the same language in high school for two years or more.

• successfully place beyond the introduction II level on a language placement exam administered by the Classical & Modern Languages department.

International study experience is OPTIONAL.