Majors - International Business

Goals and Objectives

  1. To distinguish between domestic and international markets and apply basic concepts of international trade to culture, history, and politics.
  2. To incorporate global and ethical perspectives across the curriculum.
  3. To prepare students to be able to apply quantitative techniques, computer techniques, and other elements of critical thinking to managerial problem solving.

Required Course Work

The Common Professional Component and the following courses: Business Administration 360, Economics 401, Finance 460, Marketing 466, Political Science 401 (or 410), and the foreign language component described below.

The Foreign Language Component for International Business Majors:

Students must demonstrate proficiency in English plus one foreign language at the 201 level and must choose one of the following options:

  • Six hours of additional foreign language above the 201 level
  • If the student’s native language is other than English, he or she must take six hours of 300 or higher level business courses, approved by the student’s advisor.

Study Abroad

International Business majors will be strongly encouraged to participate in a foreign study program through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), or through Gardner-Webb sponsored programs abroad. While abroad, students will be advised to take one course from the Business Professional Component.

Note: The required BADM 360 course includes an optional study abroad component.  Students should plan their budgets accordingly.


 

Disclaimer: These are a representation of the requirements at the time of the creation of this webpage.  Although an effort is made to ensure that these posted requirements are congruent with current requirements as outlined in the course catalog, it is possible that discrepancies may exist.  In the case of a requirement discrepancy, the course catalog that was published at the time of your matriculation will detail the requirements one must complete to obtain their desired major.  Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

 

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