Tomorrow’s managers (today’s Bishop’s students) will need to develop a broad vision of the world and its structures, as well as be familiar with new strategies and management practices of the future. The International Business concentration builds on the existing strengths of the core curriculum and International Business concentration courses by offering cognate courses in disciplines such as Political Science and International Economics to provide the worldwide perspective essential to transnational managers.
To be accepted, students must make a formal application to the International Business Concentration Committee. Normally, students should apply after the successful completion of 15 credits in a 90 credit Business program and after 30 credits in a 120 credit program and have a minimum cumulative average of 70%. A requirement of students accepted into the International Business concentration is to study abroad as an exchange student for a minimum of one semester, and a maximum of two semesters. It is recommended that International Business concentration students include language courses in their free electives. The exchange component combined with the emphasis on managing across cultures, economies, currencies and various governments” policies will introduce the student to the current issues, problems and solutions that contemporary managers face in a global world.
To complete a B.B.A. with an International Business Concentration Stream students are required to complete the following courses: The following program requirements are specific to students entering in the Fall 2011 semester. Students who entered the WSB prior to the Fall 2011 should follow the academic calendar requirements in place in the year they started their studies OR click on the Changes in BBA/BA Major Business program link.
90 and 120 credit B.B.A. Click here for more information about the Business programs
- 42 credits of required Business Core courses which are composed of ECO102, ECO103, BMA140, BMA141, BAC121, BAC221, BFN200, BCS220, BHR221, BMG112, BMG215, BMG311, BMK211, BMS231
- ILT100, a 1 credit information literacy and critical thinking lab course, is required for all business students.
- 18 credits of International Business Concentration Stream courses as listed below.
- 12 credits of free electives within or outside of Business
- 18 credits of free electives outside of business for 90 credit B.B.A. students OR 48 credits of free electives outside of business for 120 credit B.B.A. students (18 credits of which may be business courses).
International Business Concentration Stream Courses:
Required: No specific course required, but students must select any 6 courses (18 credits) from the following list of courses. Please note that only 2 cognate courses may be included.
BFN360 International Finance I
BHR316 Organizational Conflict and Negotiation
BHR330 International Human Resources
BMG222 International Law
BMG312 Competitiveness
BMG315 International Management
BMG322 Change Management
BMG325 Leadership in a Multicultural World
BMK372 International Marketing
Cognates
POL140 International Relations
POL231 European Union: History, Institutions and Policies
POL241 International Affairs: Conflict, Ethics and the Prospects for Global Governance
POL333 Internationalization of European Public Policies
POL346 Politics of Global Finance
ECO217 International Economics
