International Business B.S.B.A
A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in International Business with only one study abroad experience requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements:
Economics Requirements 3000 Level
International Business majors should choose one of the following classes: ECON 3500, ECON 3110, or ECON 3300 to satisfy their economics requirement. Double majors should pick the ECON class best for their primary major.
International Business classes applied to other Majors or Minors
Students double majoring in two B.S.B.A. majors, a course eligible for two majors can only count towards one major. For example, MKT 4160 can count towards the MKT and IB majors. Therefore, if a student is double majoring in MKT and IB and takes MKT 4160, this course can count toward the MKT or IB major, but not both.
Core Requirements
Select one course from the following courses: 4 sh
Additional Core Requirements:
| ACC 2010 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| BUS 1110 | GATEWAY TO BUSINESS | 4 sh |
| BUS 2110 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 4 sh |
| BUS 2210 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 4 sh |
| BUS 3985 | INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS | 1-2 sh |
| BUS 4970 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| ECO 1000 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 2300 | STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 sh |
| FIN 3430 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE | 4 sh |
| MGT 3230 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 4 sh |
| MKT 3110 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 sh |
Required course for all International Business majors:
| INB 2500 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 4 sh |
Select one course from the following:
International Business Major Course Requirements
Select one course from the following:
| ACC 3360 | COST ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| BUS 3260 | OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| MGT 3100 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 sh |
Select 16 hours from the following areas:
Functional Area Course: 8 sh
Select two courses from the following courses:
For those students double-majoring within the LSB, these functional area courses can only count for one LSB major.
Regional Area Course: 4 sh
Four hours of 3000/4000 level course work that explicitly has an international regional or geographic-regional focus in the course description and complements the student’s language proficiency, chosen from any of the following:
Africa
Asia
| COR 3330 | RELIGION AND ART OF ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 3820 | POSTCOLONIAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND GLOBALIZATION | 4 sh |
| HST 320 | FASHION, FOOD, AND FUN: MATERIAL CULTURE IN CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 sh |
| HST 3210 | CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT | 4 sh |
| PHL 3520 | EASTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 sh |
| POL 3620 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 3560 | CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO | 4 sh |
| REL 3570 | SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| REL 3600 | HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES | 4 sh |
| REL 3620 | RELIGION AND STORYTELLING IN HINDU WORLDS | 4 sh |
Europe
| ACT 3320 | ACTING IV: SPECIAL TOPICS | 2-4 sh |
| COR 3020 | ITALIAN CINEMA | 4 sh |
| COR 3570 | ROME | 4 sh |
| COR 3800 | ITALY: [Course topic varies each semester] | 4 sh |
| FRE 3010 | REEL STORIES: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS THROUGH FILM | 4 sh |
| FRE 3013 | BUSINESS CULTURES OF THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD | 4 sh |
| FRE 3061 | PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY FRANCE | 4 sh |
| FRE 3062 | PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN FRANCE | 4 sh |
| FRE 3063 | PERSPECTIVES ON THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD | 4 sh |
| FRE 3060 | PERSPECTIVES ON FRENCH CIVILIZATION | 4 sh |
| GER 3010 | GERMANY BETWEEN EMPIRE AND NAZISM | 4 sh |
| GER 3020 | GERMANY DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II | 4 sh |
| GER 3030 | DIVIDED GERMANY, 1949-89 | 4 sh |
| GER 3040 | GERMANY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 4 sh |
| HST 3260 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE | 4 sh |
| HST 3270 | HISTORY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE | 4 sh |
| HST 3380 | GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945 | 4 sh |
| HST 3390 | A HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| ITL 3210 | ITALIAN CONVERSATION | 4 sh |
| REL 3840 | MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT | 4 sh |
| SPN 3330 | DEFINING MOMENTS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
Latin America
| ENG 3810 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| HST 3510 | HISTORY OF MODERN MEXICO | 4 sh |
| HST 3530 | COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | 4 sh |
| HST 3540 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 4 sh |
| POL 3680 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | 4 sh |
| SPN 3150 | EXPLORING IDENTITY IN THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 3160 | SPANISH SPEAKING CULTURES THROUGH FILM | 4 sh |
| SPN 3300 | TODAY'S SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD THROUGH MEDIA | 4 sh |
| SPN 3580 | IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY | 4 sh |
| SPN 3600 | VOICES OF IDENTITY THROUGH SPANISH PHONETICS | 4 sh |
Middle East
For students who are pursuing a double major OR for students who take a second Interdisciplinary Seminar, 3000/4000-level COR classes that have a regional focus can be applied to the requirement.
Global Politics and Society Course: 4 sh
Four hours of 3000/4000 level course work that explicitly has a global or international (non-region specific) focus depicted in the course description, chosen from any of the following:
| COM 3300 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| CTA 3360 | INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | 4 sh |
| ENG 3800 | ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| GEO 3100 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| GEO 3450 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| HSS 3500 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES | 4 sh |
| HSS 3510 | GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 4 sh |
| HST 3490 | COMPARATIVE SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD | 4 sh |
| IGS 3700-3790 | TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES | |
| PHS 3020 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 4 sh |
| PST 3420 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 4 sh |
| PST 3440 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 4 sh |
| POL 3410 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 4 sh |
| POL 3430 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 4 sh |
| POL 3450 | INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | 4 sh |
| POL 3460 | INTERNATIONAL SECURITY | 4 sh |
| POL 3480 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | 4 sh |
| POL 3490 | GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 4 sh |
| POL 3590 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| POL 3620 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 3580 | SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 sh |
For students who are pursuing a double major OR for students who take a second Interdisciplinary Seminar, 3000/4000-level COR classes that have global focus can be applied to the requirement.
For only those students double-majoring in International Business, these elective hours can count towards their upper-level Elon Core Curriculum requirements.
Substitutions: One or more of these courses can be replaced by coursework abroad, provided the student has taken INB 2500. Substitute courses must be upper-division courses and may be taught in the language of the host institution. Study abroad substitutions must be approved in advance by the chair of the department or preapproved substitutions obtained from the Registrar. If additional substitutions are necessary because of study abroad curriculum changes, the department chair will approve when possible the available substitute options which meet the requirements of the international business major.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED MINOR OR DOUBLE MAJOR:
To promote academic depth, all students must complete a minor in World Languages and Cultures OR a second major of the student's choosing.
INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
Students must attain intermediate proficiency in a modern world language by:
(a) passing a modern world language course at the 2020 level OR placing above the 2020 level and
(b) taking AT LEAST one course at Elon in their chosen language.
SEMESTER ABROAD:
International business majors are required to study abroad for a semester. It is recommended, but not required, that students choose a region or country relevant to their language proficiency.
*Total number of hours depends on the number of internship hours and the amount of world language needed to meet the world language requirement.
Total Credit Hours: 73-81