Minor in International Business (Non-Teaching)
After completing the International Business (IB) Minor, you should be able to explain fundamental concepts associated with conducting business internationally, including in economics, management, finance, marketing and intercultural competence.The IB Minor consists of 30 credits, with 21 credits of required courses and 9 credits of elective courses with a geographic or subject matter focus. Foreign language study is not required but is strongly recommended. Students pursuing the minor are also encouraged to study abroad and/or engage in other intercultural experiences.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply common body of knowledge and vocabulary of business.  Students shall demonstrate their ability to integrate business knowledge in solving business problems.
- Structure and synthesize ambiguous information, to sort relevant from irrelevant information, to apply technical knowledge to new problem settings, to analyze and summarize information and to interpret the results of analysis.
- Demonstrate facility with standard oral presentational forms including impromptu, extemporaneous, informational, and persuasive speaking.
- Competency in rational and ethical decision-making when s/he is able to assess critically her/his actions and the actions of others with respect to these two questions.
- Ability to diagnose their own learning needs, formulating their own learning goals, identifying human and material resources for their own learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating their own learning outcomes.
Students completing the International Business minor will complete the following courses, and are responsible for fulfilling the appropriate prerequisites for all courses:
| BGEN 105IS | Introduction to Business * | 3 |
| or BGEN 204 | Business Fundamentals | |
| BGEN 242D | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| Take one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economic Way of Thinking | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Honors Economics | ||
| Take two of the following: | 6 | |
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Management and Organization | ||
or EIND 300 | Engineering Management & Ethics | |
| Business Finance ECNS 345, AGBE 345 or EGEN 325 acceptable subs | ||
or EGEN 330 | Business Fundamentals for Technical Professionals | |
| Take two of the following: | 6 | |
| International Marketing | ||
| International Management | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Approved electives with a geographic or subject matter focus. ** | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Business majors take BGEN 204. Non-business majors take BGEN 105IS.
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International Business Minor electives must revolve around a singular geographic or subject focus. These electives are selected in consultation with the Jabs International Business minor advisor from an approved list of lower- and upper-division elective courses, which can include up to nine credits of language study after 101 language course.
Students must earn a C- or better in every course taken for the minor