Dec 10, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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BA 4920 - International Business Experience


The course provides students the opportunity to leverage their existing business skills and develop new ones in an exciting and challenging international environment. Students spend time in a foreign country and work on a live-client consulting project. Students will harness their curiosity to explore a new culture and use empathy to investigate the similarities and differences with their own.

Requisites: BA 2290
Credit Hours: 6
OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Diversity and Practice, Bridge: Learning and Doing
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 30.0 practicum
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to facilitate professional meetings with international, non-native English speaking clients.
  • Students will be able to overcome internal (team) and external (client) conflict.
  • Students will be able to explain cultural differences between themselves and the host country.
  • Students will be able to verbally and non-verbally communicate in a foreign language.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate respect and appreciation for a new culture.
  • Students will be able to show growth through introspection and reflection.
  • Students will be able to produce high-quality deliverables.
  • Students will be able to solve complex international business problems.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate empathy, openness, and curiosity in a team setting.



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