International Business Major Requirements

Students may study international business at Bradley University in three ways. First, students may major in international business leading to an undergraduate baccalaureate degree. Others may pursue international business in addition to another major outside the Foster College of Business Administration. Still others may take as electives one or more courses in international business

In addition to the University and Foster College of Business Administration requirements, students enrolled in the international business major must fulfill the following requirements:

Foreign Language
200 Level or above, of which 3 semesters must be in the same language

International Studies
IS 103, 104 Introduction to International Studies

Area Studies - 6 credit hours

International Business
IB 306 Introduction to International Business
IB 323 International Financial Management
IB 390 International Monetary Economics OR IB 391 International Trade 2
IB 406 International Business Senior Project
IB 407 Management of International Markets
IB 408 International Business Leadership

Elective courses to be selected from Business, Foreign Language, or International Studies

International Business majors are strongly encouraged to fulfill the 15-hour elective requirement by choosing any additional course in foreign languages or international/area studies and one of the following 12 or 13 hour career-oriented business functional area emphases:

Accounting: ATG 201, ATG 301, and ATG 322 plus two courses to be selected from ATG 204, ATG 277, ATG 401 and ATG 457.

Finance: Four courses to be selected from FIN 325, FIN 327, FIN 328, FIN 421, FIN 422, FIN 423, and FIN 424.

Human Resource Management: Four courses to be selected from the following: BMA 345, BMA 355, BMA 356, BMA 357, and BMA 459.

Alternatively, a student may wish to opt for a minor in economics, management, or marketing.

Bradley recommends that students deciding to major in International Business also choose an area of concentration in one of the functional fields of business or a minor in economics. Students may also incorporate a minor in a foreign language or regionally focused area studies.