Academic Majors

International Business

International Business responds to the global interest in international economic systems and their multicultural characteristics. This degree option combines the college-required courses with International Business courses and provides students the opportunity to apply a specified upper level foreign language course toward this specialization’s requirements.  Students are encouraged to declare this program in combination with another major in or outside of business in order to assure that they will have a specialized career focus.

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New Requirements - Effective for students entering UM in Fall 2005 and later.  Students who entered UM prior to Fall 2005 have the option of adopting these new requirements.  Please consult your Smith School Academic Advisor if you have questions.

        Freshmen/Sophomore Requirements [ PDF File ]

        Junior/Senior Requirements [ PDF File ]

        4 year Degree Plan [ PDF File ]

Old Requirements - Effective for students entering UM from Fall 1996 through Spring 2005

        Freshmen/Sophomore Requirements [ PDF File ]

        Junior/Senior Requirements [ PDF File ]

        4 year Degree Plan [ PDF File ]

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Economics Requirements:

ECON 340 (formerly 440)

Note: ECON441 is an approved substitute for ECON340.

3 credits
One of the following courses: 3 credits
ECON 305, 306, 315, 316, 330 (formerly 430), 380 or any of the following agreed upon foreign language courses: CHIN 412, FREN 406, GERM 412, ITAL 406, JAPN 404, RUSS 407, or SPAN 415
 
Total 6 credits

Major Requirements:

BMGT 392 - Introduction to International Business Management 3 credits
BMGT 446 - International Finance 3 credits
BMGT 454 - International Marketing 3 credits
BMGT 463 - Cross-Cultural Challenges in Business 3 credits
BMGT 466 - Global Business Strategy 3 credits
BMGT 477 - International Logistics and Transportation Management 3 credits
Total  18 credits