2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business, BSB


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Program Description:

A broad curriculum is offered, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business degree with majors in accountancy, business economics, finance, financial services, human resource management, international business, management, management information systems, marketing, and operations management.

The requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business degree consist of four components. The first is the university’s General Education requirements. The second component is the business core requirements that all students in the Raj Soin College of Business complete. These provide the student with an understanding of all functional areas of business. The third component consists of the requirements of the student’s particular major in business. The fourth comprises business and nonbusiness electives. Business electives must be chosen from courses that are offered by the Raj Soin College of Business but are not already required by the student’s major. Nonbusiness electives are nonbusiness courses similar to the General Education requirements. Certain restrictions do apply and are noted on each major’s program of study. The exact number of electives required depends on a student’s major in business.

Students wishing to pursue a double major within the Raj Soin College of Business must formally declare their intention to do so. To earn a double major, students must complete all minimum requirements for both programs of study.

Seniors should meet with their academic advisor before their last quarter to be sure they have completed all requirements for graduation.

International Business

This major prepares students for career in interntional business. The program has an applied learning orientation that includes foreign language courses and an internship in an area of international business. The degree is interdisciplinary, combinin courses in culture, foreign language, and international business. A combination of internation courses is taken in each functional area of business, including marketing, accountancy, finance, management, and economics.

The international business major should be selected by students who want a broad background and applied experiences for administrative careers that require competency in language, culture, and international business operations. In addition, the major provides a firm grounding in the management of organizational and institutional resources and in international issues.

Through the required internship, the major provides the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to real-life situations. The major also encourages study abroad opportunities to hone foreign language skills and international trade competencies.

Applied modern language courses are offered in Spanish, French, and German through the Department of Modern Languages.

Language Placement

Students with fewer than two years of a foreign language in high school, or a grade of C or lower, are advised to enroll in FR 1010 , FR 1020 , FR 1030, GER 1010 , GER 1020 , GER 1030, or SPN 1010 , SPN 1020 , SPN 1030 for credit.

Students who have studied a foreign language for two or more years and received a grade of B or better may not take 1000-level foreign language courses for credit; they must enroll in FR 2010 , GER 2010 , or SPN 2010 .

For additional information:

Program Requirements:


I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours


Element One: 6 Hours


Element Two: 4 Hours


Required:

Element Three: 6 Hours


Element Four: 3 Hours


Element Five: 6 Hours


Required:

Element Six: 8 Hours


Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours


Required: Select either

II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours


III. International Business Major Requirements


Required courses

Major Elective Courses: 6 Hours


(any 2 of the following):

Required Language Proficiency: 9 Hours


(3 courses, 3 hrs each)

Two-year college-level proficiency in Spanish, German, French or Chinese, plus an additional course:

IV. Cultural Electives (as approved by the Department): 9 Hours


Total: 120 Hours


Graduation Planning Strategy


The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.

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