International Business (BBA)
The International Business Program is designed to offer students the necessary knowledge to perform the basic managerial functions within a conceptual framework of international dimensions. The theoretical and practical academic activities aim to prepare students in the search of alternatives to promote international business within a global perspective. Students must pass the required core and major courses with a minimum grade of C.
The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program through online education.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The program is designed to allow the development of the following competencies:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach to doing highly professional work both locally and internationally.
- Identify the dynamics and causes of changes that occur in national and international markets and determine how they affect business operation.
- Recognize the processes related to business operation in all links of the production-distribution chain and their interaction with global markets.
Skills
- Complete comparative analyzes that allow rational and efficient decision-making in relation to the company and its growth possibilities.
- Use technology in the management, control and international projection processes of the company.
- Distinguish the implications of international treaties and regulations and federal and state regulations related to international trade in the administration of companies and organizations.
Attitudes
- Demonstrate the sense of social responsibility exhibited by a business leader.
- Act reliably, with honesty and responsibility in the management of economic and administrative affairs.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity for effective communication.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in International Business
| General Education Requirements |
48 credits |
| Core Course Requirements |
38 credits |
| Major Requirements |
39 credits |
| Elective Courses |
3 credits |
| Total |
128 credits |
General Education Requirements - 48 credits
Forty-eight (48) credits are required as explained in the section “General Education Requirements for Bachelors’ Degrees.” Students in this Program will take GEMA 1200 in the Basic Mathematical Skills category.
Core Course Requirements - 38 credits
Major Requirements - 39 credits
| INTB 2100 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| INTB 2200 | Cultural Awareness in International Business | 3 |
| INTB 2301 | Principles of Imports and Exports | 3 |
| INTB 2302 | Licenses and Regulations for Imports and Exports | 3 |
| INTB 3330 | Management of Human Resources at the International Level | 3 |
| INTB 3600 | International Business Environment in the Americas, Europe and the Pacific | 3 |
| INTB 3710 | International Sales Contracts and Terms of International Business | 3 |
| INTB 3750 | Financial Institutions and International Investments | 3 |
| INTB 3800 | Administration of International Transportation: Ocean, Air and Land | 3 |
| INTB 3900 | Management Information Systems in International Business | 3 |
| INTB 4220 | International Business Strategy | 3 |
| INTB 4911 | Practice in International Business | 3 |
| MAEC 3243 | International Economics | 3 |