Program Contact: Robert Yawson 203-582-5023
Multinational corporations and nonprofits alike look for talented professionals who have the core business skills and the technological competence to represent and grow their interests abroad. A minor in international business increases your knowledge of both the global marketplace and global business trends. You’ll learn how traditional disciplines such as finance, marketing and sales vary in international settings, as well as how to adapt managerial and leadership techniques to the needs of foreign environments.
This program also helps develop vital communication skills as well as a sense of cultural awareness. Electives ground you in the social, economic and political context of international business. You’ll learn to think globally, and how to effectively negotiate across many different cultures. Whatever your career goals entail, the international business minor contributes an important level of depth to your education, and can open doors to careers both at home and abroad.
International Business Minor Curriculum
Students wishing to minor in international business must complete 18 credits.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required courses | ||
IB 201 | Globalization and International Business (Business majors must take IB 201. Non-business majors can take IB 105) | 3 |
or IB 105 | International Business Environment | |
IB 311 | International Marketing | 3 |
IB 324 | Negotiating Internationally | 3 |
or ENT 340 | Opportunity Recognition and Negotiation | |
IB 352 | International Management | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Entrepreneurship and Innovative Responses to the Coronavirus | ||
Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking and Practice | ||
The Business of Music | ||
Idea Validation and Business Model Development | ||
Creating Digital Businesses | ||
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | ||
Small Business Marketing | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
Family or Small Business Financing | ||
Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Small and Family Business | ||
Managing the Family or Small Business | ||
Business Plan Competition | ||
Independent Research in Entrepreneurship | ||
Introduction to Doing Business in the European Union | ||
International Marketing Research | ||
or MK 320 | Marketing Research | |
Introduction to Global Entrepreneurship | ||
International Finance | ||
Global Supply Chain | ||
International Strategy and Business Plan | ||
or ENT 420 | Business Launch | |
Transportation and Logistics Management | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Procurement and Sourcing | ||
European Politics | ||
International Business Immersion (This is a short-term study abroad course) | ||
Business Internship | ||
Total Credits | 18 |