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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15

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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 [Archived Catalog]

International Business Major (B.B.A.)

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Major code BB6132

College of Business
Copeland Hall 609B
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2021
www.cob.ohio.edu

Emily Singer, contact person

Program Overview

In today’s global economy, all businesses–whether large or small–are affected by international competitors and global events. Success in the global marketplace will depend on the capabilities of managers to understand the structures and processes that underlie international business, and who develop the skills and attitudes consistent with leading and managing teams and organizations within complex, multicultural contexts. The international business major is designed to provide this understanding and to develop the requisite competencies of global business leaders.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Graduates of the international business major are prepared to accept international assignments that arise during their early career path in their primary field of study, as well as to pursue domestic postings that involve a range of international and cross-cultural dimensions. These can include positions involving such activities as exporting and importing, international supply chain management, human resource management, international marketing and sales, international market analysis and entry, management of international projects and virtual team environments, and work involving a range of governmental or nongovernmental organizations.

Requirements

Major Hours Requirement

The international business major requires a minimum of 128 hours.

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

College-Level Requirements for the College of Business

View the College-Level Requirements for the College of Business.

International Business Program Requirements

Complete all of the requirements listed below, some of which may be completed as a part of the College’s Global Requirement:

Fluency in a second language at a conversational level or above (for example, satisfactory completion of language instruction through the 2120 level). This requirement may be waived for students who can demonstrate pre-existing bilingual fluency.
Completion of at least two international immersion experiences (e.g., study abroad, international internship, Global Consulting Project) or one international experience of substantial length and/or scope (e.g., two-semester study abroad). At least one of the international immersion experiences must be at least 6 to 10 weeks in length. This requirement may be waived for students from another country who are studying at Ohio University as international students.

International Business Core

Complete the following:

MGT 3600 - Introduction to International Business Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3650 - International Market Assessment and Entry Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4640 - Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4650 - Transnational Strategy, Organization and Leadership Credit Hours: 3

Internation Business Area of Emphasis

Complete one of the following tracks:

International Marketing Track

MKT 3580 - Foundations of Professional Sales Credit Hours: 3
MKT 3790 - Marketing Research Credit Hours: 3
MKT 4410 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3

International Finance and Trade Track

ECON 3400 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems Credit Hours: 3
FIN 4550 - International Finance Credit Hours: 3

International Entrepreneurship Track

Complete the following courses:

ACCT 3770 - Entrepreneurial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3740 - Ideation and Business Models Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3730 - Entrepreneurial Business Consulting Credit Hours: 3
or
MGT 4700 - Theories of Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3

College of Business (COB) Requirements

Individual Core Requirements

Complete the following courses:

ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BA 1000 - Introduction to the College of Business Credit Hours: 1
BA 1100 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 3
BA 2000 - Career Management Strategies Credit Hours: 1
BUSL 2550 - Corporate Responsibility in a Legal Environment Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3200 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4800J - Business Strategy Credit Hours: 3
MIS 2010 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Design Credit Hours: 3
QBA 3710 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 3

Cluster Requirements

Complete the following courses:

FIN 2400 - Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 2100 - Introduction to Management and Organization Credit Hours: 3
MIS 2020 - Business Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MKT 2400 - Introduction to Marketing Management Credit Hours: 3

Non-Business Required Hours

Every COB major must complete a minimum of 42 hours of classwork outside of the College of Business. The non-business required classes count in the 42 hour requirement. The remaining hours consist of elective classes taken outside of the College of Business.

Individual Non-Business Required Courses

Complete the following courses:

ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1350 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 1300 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Global Requirement

Complete one of the following three components:

1. Global Course Component

Complete 6 hours from the following courses:

ANTH 3800 - Cultures of South Asia Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3810 - Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3830 - Cultures of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3330 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3340 - Hinduism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3350 - Buddhism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4330 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
COMS 4100 - Cross-Cultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3530 - European Economic History Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4550 - Economics of Africa Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4730 - Economics of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4740 - Economics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4750 - Economics of China Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1200 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3310 - Geography of Africa Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2460 - The Rise of Modern Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3231 - Latin American History: From Independence to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3232 - History of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3233 - The History of Modern Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3250 - History of U.S.- Latin American Relations Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3340 - Zionism and Modern Israel Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3355 - History of Modern Iran Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3360 - History of North Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3380 - History of West Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3381 - History of East Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3411 - History of Africa Since 1850 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3420 - History of South Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3452 - Southeast Asia, 1945 to the Present: The Search for Stability Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3462 - Modern China Since 1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3641 - Contemporary Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3661 - Modern France in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3731 - Balkan dreams and nightmares: Southeastern Europe from 1908 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3820 - History of Russia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Soviet Union Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3871 - European Intellectual and Cultural, 20th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4902 - Colloquium in Latin American History Credit Hours: 3
INST 1100 - Modern Africa Credit Hours: 3
INST 1400 - European Studies Credit Hours: 3
INST 1600 - Interdisciplinary Survey of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
INST 2100 - Africa’s Children Credit Hours: 3
INST 3201 - Focus on Malaysia Credit Hours: 3
INST 3202 - Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies Credit Hours: 3
LING 2750 - Introduction to Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1500 - Themes in Global Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2500 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4440 - East Asia in World Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4310 - Politics in Eastern Europe Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4340 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4360 - Government and Politics of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4410 - African Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4450 - Government and Politics of Japan Credit Hours: 3

2. Global Experience Component

You may arrange to meet this requirement by completing one of the following:

a Global Consulting Project experience through the College of Business
an approved international experience through the Ohio University Education Abroad Office
an approved international experience through the Global Leadership Center

Contact the College of Business Student Services Office for details.

3. Foreign Language Component

Complete a foreign language through at least 2120.

Probability and Statistics Requirement

Complete the following course:

QBA 2010 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hours: 4

Behavioral Science Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:

ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 1010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Diversity Requirement

Complete any African American Studies (AAS) course or any Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) course or any of the following courses:

AH 4111 - The Representation and Theorization of Gender in the History of Art Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4350 - Women in Buddhist Traditions Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
COMS 3410 - Women and Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMS 4110 - Communicating with People with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
COMS 4200 - Gender and Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3060J - Women and Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3250 - Women and Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3260 - Lesbian and Gay Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3370 - African American Literature to 1930 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3390 - African American Literature from 1930 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3020 - Survey of American Indian History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3130 - American Jewish History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3150 - Survey of African American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3200 - Women in American History Before 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3201 - Women in American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3202 - Women’s Health and Medicine in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3320 - History of Women in the Middle East Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3390 - Women in African History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3601 - Women in Modern European History, 1800-present Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4420 - Gender Issues in Management Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4067 - Women and Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4190 - Gay and Lesbian Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4210 - The Politics of Law and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
SASM 4000 - Diversity and Sport Credit Hours: 3

Economics Elective Requirement

If your major is finance or accounting, you must take ECON 3050. If you have any other major, you must take a 3000- or 4000-level economics course except ECON 3000 or ECON 3810.

Internship Requirement

Complete 3 hours of internship credit from the following:

ACCT 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
ACCT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
BA 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
BA 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
BA 4915 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 3
FIN 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
FIN 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
MGT 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
MGT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
MIS 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
MIS 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
MKT 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
MKT 4910 - Sales Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0