The Business Administration and International Business major prepares undergraduate business students for entry-level careers in international business fields through a broad, interdisciplinary curriculum that combines theoretical and practical international business study with course work in finance, business law, accounting, management, operations, marketing and foreign language. Business majors who study international business learn how business is conducted within the United States as well as other countries, and they will travel abroad to enhance their experience. Students will learn how to serve customers in international markets and how to take a local business global. Studying international business provides an understanding of how business activities are influenced by the political, economic and cultural diversity of today’s multinational business environment.
- An Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in this major can be completed through day, evening or online classes or a combination of these formats.
- This major can be completed in seven terms by earning 18 quarter credit hours per term.
- Upon successful completion of an Associate degree, students may continue work at AIB toward a Bachelor of Science degree program in either Accounting or Business Administration.
Associate in Applied Science Degree: 126 Quarter Hours
Core General Education Courses: 45 Credits
CM100 Composition
CM205 Technical Writing
CM220 Speech
HU200 Literature
HU220 Ethics
IT105 Technology with Applied Communications
MA110 Mathematics of Personal Finance
SS105 Introduction to Psychology
SS100 College Foundations
SS200 Career Foundations
SS240 Microeconomics
Core Major Courses: 45 Credits
BA100 Principles of Management
BA110 Principles of Marketing
BA130 Contemporary Leadership Theory
BA201 Business Law I
BA205 Human Resources Management
BA210 Principles of Selling
BA215 International Business
BA303 Leadership in Cultural and Global Contexts
BA306 International Business Practicum
BA330 Entrepreneurship
Supporting Major Courses: 36 Credits
AC200 Principles of Accounting I
AC202 Principles of Accounting II
CM245 Practical Spanish for Business Professionals
IT135 Excel and Access for Business
MA250 Math of Business Finance
TT216 Intercultural Communications and Customs
SS120 Sociology
SS242 Macroeconomics