Degree Requirements - Total: 120-135 Credits
The international business major provides students with a general understanding and appreciation of global business and economic environments, various cultures, and diverse values. This interdisciplinary program combines liberal arts studies and professional education. As such, the program has its roots in disciplines dealing with the basics of behavioral studies, with theoretical structures and with empirical analyses. The program provides a foundation for understanding current and future business and economic conditions.
An increasing share of local, regional, and national economic activities are attributed to exports, imports, trade in intellectual property and technology-intensive products, U.S. investment abroad, and foreign investment in the United States. These patterns of business activities require personnel, both at home and abroad, with a solid academic base for dealing with the changing concepts, practices, and integrated international business organizations. In addition, such personnel must have an in-depth understanding of other nations, languages, and cultures. The program includes opportunities for students to obtain part of their education in foreign universities such as in UNLV’s Turin, Italy, program.
The international business major also prepares students for advanced degrees in areas such as business administration, public administration, law, economics, and other social science and liberal arts disciplines. Students pursuing the major in international business may pursue other business majors by completing the respective requirements.
For details about admission requirements, transfer policies, degree and graduation requirements, and college policies, please refer to the Lee Business School section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Other Lee Business School Requirements - Credits: 9-11
Business Administration Core Requirements - Credits: 42-45
International Business Requirements - Credits: 9
Functional Business Area Requirement - Credits: 9
Three 3-credit, upper-division (300- and 400- level) courses from one of the following functional areas of business (ECON, FIN, MGT, and MKT). Courses taken to satisfy the international business requirement cannot be counted toward the functional business area requirement.
ECON: ECON 312 or ECON 358 plus two upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or ECON electives.
FIN: FIN 308 plus two upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or FIN electives.
MGT: Three upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or MGT electives.
MKT: Three upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or MKT electives.
Language/Area Studies Requirement - Credits: 6
Students must demonstrate third-year level proficiency in a selected foreign language. Foreign language proficiency may be demonstrated by:
- A cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher in 301 and 302 of the selected language. (Where offered, the business language course may be substituted for 302. Students must meet the language course prerequisites set by the Department of World Languages & Cultures. If that department determines a student’s language skills are too advanced for the 301 or 302 course, the student must see an advisor in Undergraduate Advising.)
- Proficiency by examination (see MIB Department).
If proficient, students must complete 6 credits from:
1. Courses in a foreign language;
2. Courses in a related area studies;
3. A combination of 1-2.
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