International Business
Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business
International Business is designed for those students who wish to prepare themselves to engage in businesses that cross national boundaries and to function in the global business environment. Students may ultimately choose to specialize in a particular region- Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe, Central or South America, etc. The students will be equipped with the key managerial and professional expertise enabling them to successfully navigate the sphere of national/international business, government and not-for-profit organizations. International business provides a wide spectrum of opportunities. It can involve:
- Staying in the US and working for a US company that does business abroad
- Working for a US based company that sends you abroad for business travel
- Working for a company that send you abroad to work as a expatriate and live abroad
What do International Managers do?
International managers are involved in the process of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling in a multicultural or cross cultural environment. Their goal is to make effective and efficient use of the human and capital resources they have at their disposal.
Skills and Characteristics
- Effective oral, interpersonal, and written communication
- Team building
- Ethical decision making
- Planning, organizing, leading, controlling
- Team oriented
- Problem solving
- Knowledge of global environments
- Critical thinking
Career Opportunities
- Marketing/sales
- Management
- Purchasing
- Government/Military
- Banking
- Accounting/ finance
- Tourism/ hospitality
- Service organization
- Import/export
- Public relations
Salary and Outlook
Careers in International Business can be quite rewarding financially. The median annual salary for an international baking manager is $124,605; for an international marketing manager it is $106,124. (Source: Salary.com)
What are Possible International Career Positions?
Career Resources
Students may visit our Career Services website at academics.uafs.edu/ for additional career exploration resources.
The COB requires each major to take a common lower and upper level set of core classes as well as individual major requirements tailored to each specific major. The following classes total 72 hours of business and accounting related coursework:
Lower Level Business Core
ACCT 2803 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 2813 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ECON 2803 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2813 Principles of Microeconomics
LAW 2003 Legal Environment of Business
MGMT 1203 Foundations of Business
MGMT 2203 Introduction to International Business
MGMT 2863 Business Communication
STAT 2503 Probability and Statistics I
Upper Level Business Core
FIN 3713 Business Finance
MGMT 3133 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Business
MGMT 3153 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 3523 Operations Management
MGMT 3913 Decision Support Systems
MGMT 4813 Strategic Management
MKTG 3013 Principles of Marketing Management
Major Requirements
MGMT 3203 Cross Cultural Relations
MGMT 4203 International Management
MKTG 4203 International Marketing
ECON 4203 International Economics
FIN 4203 International Finance
FORL 2503 Language and society
FORL 3503 Languages of the World
COMM 4203 Cultural and Communication
Business discipline upper division elective
How do I Get More Details about International Business?
Send an email to: Dr. Balbir Bhasin,
Ross Pendergraft Endowed Professor of International Business
at: (balbir.bhasin@uafs.edu) or
Visit him in his office (BII 208) or
Call him at: 479-788-7814
Degree Plan
View the degree plan for BBA in International Business
