International Business Curriculum 

The Franklin P. Perdue School of Business is proud to offer its students a major concentration in Business Administration in the field of International Business. This concentration is designed for students who wish to focus their Business Administration degree on courses which include an international component. Moreover, this concentration of study also provides for developing a background in a foreign language and geo-political studies, both important factors when considering a career in business with an international twist. In addition to the concentration, all students of the Perdue School of Business are required to complete an international course in their field of study in order to meet graduation requirements.  The Winter Term Study Abroad program, offered every January, is an option available to all Perdue School students to fulfill their international requirement in a global setting as a portion of the class takes place in an overseas location.

THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONCENTRATION 

As a growing number of large and small U.S. firms transact a portion of their business through international channels, business administration graduates are becoming increasingly involved with international aspects of business. This track allows students to gain the knowledge and skills required for international business careers, while developing their understanding of the mechanisms and institutions of international business. 

Since the Perdue School of Business' curriculum allows multiple majors, concentrations and tracks, students may combine such areas as accounting, finance, marketing, management and information systems management with international business, giving themselves an international business education. 

Following is a list of requirements for the International Business Concentration (students must complete lower-division pre-professional business requirements and FINA 311, MGMT 320 and MKTG 330) prior to enrolling in these upper-division business courses): 

I.  CORE COURSES 

ECON 441 International Economics
Study of the basic economic concepts and theories for international business, international trade and finance, commercial policy, and foreign investment and multinational firms. Prerequisites: ECON 211, 212; MATH 155 

MGMT 422 Management of the Multinational Business
Provides students with an understanding of the unique features that characterize the multinational enterprise. Emphasis on the changing context in which business in conducted on a global scale. Prerequisite: MGMT 320 

MKTG 423 International Marketing
Study of the decision-making process in marketing products and services across national boundaries. Examination of the design and modification of marketing strategies. Identification of potential markets with consideration of product, price, promotion and distribution decisions within the restraints of a particular cultural, economic and political setting. Prerequisite: MKTG 330 

FINA 447 International Financial Management
Analysis of the foreign exchange markets, exchange rate behavior and risk management, international trade financing, country risk analysis, international banking and the role of direct foreign investment. Prerequisite: C or better in FINA 311.  

II.  TWO ELECTIVE COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST: 

MKTG 333 Sales Management I
BUAD 386 Business in Its Global Setting
MGMT 425 Applied Organizational Science
FINA 440 Financial Management II
FINA 441 Investments I
FINA 445 Financial Institutions & Markets
MKTG 430 Marketing Management Strategy
MKTG 438 Marketing Research
BUAD 460 Managerial Decision Support Systems
MGMT 427 Human Resource Management
ISMN 455 Advanced Microcomputer Applications
ACCT 302 Cost Accounting
ACCT 304 Intermediate Accounting
ACCT 430 International Accounting
ECON 411 Economic Development
ECON 402 Comparative Economic Systems

III. GEOGRAPHY (choose one) 

IV. POLITICAL SCIENCE (choose one)

POSC 210 Introduction to International Relations*
POSC 310 Comparative  European Government
POSC 311 Comp. Govt. Of Developing Nations
POSC 411 International Law

*satisfies General Education IIB requirements

V.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

International Business Concentration majors must complete two years of a foreign language to be satisfied either through courses or qualifying exams. The courses must be in the same language and may also satisfy General Education requirements. The recommended sequence of Foreign Language Study is: 102, 201, 202 and a 300 level course. (Most students who have had two or more years of a foreign language in high school may start at the 102 level.) 

Salisbury University Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies Department    
 
For more information on the International Business Concentration, contact one of the following: 

Dr. Richard Hoffman, Professor of Business Administration
Dr. Kashi Khazeh, Professor of Business Administration
Jamie Holmes-Kriger, Undergraduate Academic Coordinator