Certificate in International Business Studies
The program of study leading to the Certificate in International Business Studies is designed to prepare students for positions with multinational firms, banks, government agencies, and international organizations. This program is not a substitute for the listed areas of business specialization; rather, the courses required for the certificate add an international dimension to the student’s chosen major.
Requirements for the certificate are designed to provide an understanding of international business environments, principles and operations, to provide an awareness of global social processes and a sensitivity to foreign cultures, and to develop competence in a foreign language. These objectives are met in the following ways: international business principles and operations, global and area studies, foreign language, and GPA proficiency.
International Business Principles and Operations. At least 15 semester hours of approved courses in international business are required. Students must take either IBS 300 Principles of International Business or ECN/IBS 306 Survey of International Economics and the international course in their major. Other international business courses from which the remaining hours are selected include:
| ECN 331 | Comparative Economic Systems SB, G* (3) |
| ECN 360 | Economic Development SB, G* (3) |
| ECN 365 | Economics of Russia and Eastern Europe SB, G* (3) |
| ECN 436 | International Trade Theory SB, G* (3) |
| ECN 438 | International Monetary Economics SB, G* (3) |
| ECN 494 | ST: Multinational Firm in the World Economy (3) |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Management (3) |
| IBS 394/494 | ST: Regional Business Environment of Southeast Asia (3) |
| or IBS 494 ST: Regional Business (3) | |
| IBS 400 | Cultural Factors in International Business G (3) |
| IBS 494 | Independent Study of International Business (3) |
| MGT 459 | International Management (3) |
| MGT 494 | ST: International Management (3) |
| MKT 435 | International Marketing (3) |
| MKT 494 | ST: International Marketing (3) |
| SCM 463 | International Transportation and Logistics (3) |
| * | College of Business students may not use this course to fulfill General Studies SB requirements. |
Honors students who select an international topic for their thesis may use that as part of the 15 hours of international course work for the certificate.
Global and Area Studies. This requirement can be satisfied either by means of course work or through participation in approved College of Business exchange programs with foreign schools of business, or by some combination of the two. The course work option requires at least 15 semester hours of approved electives in international and area studies. A minimum of six semester hours must be in courses that provide a cross-cultural perspective from the global point of view of one or more disciplines. A minimum of nine semester hours must be in courses that provide an understanding of one region of the world.
Students who participate in an approved College of Business exchange program with a foreign business school for two semesters are deemed to have fulfilled the global and area studies requirements of the Certificate in International Business upon the successful completion of this exchange program. Students who participate in such an exchange program for one semester are deemed to have satisfied the required nine hours of area studies courses. Students who participate in a business seminar need only complete six hours of area studies courses to meet the requirements of the certificate.
Foreign Language. Evidence of competence in a foreign language equivalent to one year of college study is required.
GPA Proficiency. Applicants for the Certificate in International Business must earn a “C” or higher in each of the courses selected for the certificate, have at least a 2.50 GPA for all course work applied to the certificate, and complete at least 50% of the course work at ASU Main.
Advising. When planning and selecting courses to meet the requirements for the certificate and to take advantage of opportunities for participation in exchanges with foreign schools of business, students should consult with an international business faculty advisor or Adela Gasca, Coordinator of International Programs, BA 122, 602/965–4066, or visit the Web site.
Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered.
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