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Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration
General Classes: 36 credits - (Three credits each)
Basic Education Requirements: (Must take all required courses)
- English 9 credits
- English 101
This course is designed to help students develop skills in expository writing, composition and rhetoric which will be expected at the college level. Emphasis is placed on the writing process, organization, methods of development, and diction. A research essay written is required
- English 102
English 102 offers extensive practice in expository writing, focusing on diction, style, logic, and methods of development. Students who successfully complete English 102 should feel confident that they can read and analyze a variety of materials and that they can integrate their readings and analyses into their writing.
- English 103
The objective of English stresses the composing process necessary to write longer, researched, documented papers. To master that task, students will learn about library resources, research methods, note taking, outlining, organizing, drafting, and revising longer papers. This class will also focus on the research process. To that end, students will look their own writing and the writings of others to increase understanding of what research at this level of education entails
- Mathematics 9 credits
- Mathematics 101
An overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra. Topics include linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; the Cartesian plane and graphing; using a graphing utility; functions; graphs, and models; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; systems of equations, inequalities, and matrices.
- Mathematics 102
- Introduction to Calculus
The class objective is to introduce the student to the basic concepts and methods of Calculus. Topics include: Limits and continuity of functions of a single variable. Differentiability, techniques of differentiation. Implicit differentiation. Concavity and inflection points. Applications: Related rates, Local linear approximation, Differentials, Curve sketching and optimization problems
General Education Requirements (Select nine classes)
- Humanities
The course focuses on the study of human values, attitudes, and ideas by examining the history and nature of human creative expression from a variety of time periods, art forms, creators and cultural traditions. We will investigate the interrelationships of cultural history, spiritual traditions, philosophy, literature, and the visual and performing arts using readings, Internet research, comments posted to an online discussion forum, and both critical and creative projects.
- Social Science
This course is designed to introduce the broad and exciting field of the social sciences. Social science explores human behavior through a diverse assortment of disciplines. Anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, history, geography, and political science all fall under the social science umbrella. This course will utilize an interdisciplinary approach to study and understand human behavior and various contemporary social issues.
- Introduction to Information Technology
The Information Technology syllabus combines theoretical and practical studies focusing on the ability to use common software applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, databases, interactive presentation software, e-mail, web browsers and website design. Students will develop a greater awareness of how applications are used in the workplace, and consider the impact of new technologies on methods of working and on social, economic, ethical and moral issues.
- Introduction to Psychology
This course will provide a broad introduction to the field of psychology. Some of the topics will be to gather data on the causes and correlates of behavior, key figures in psychology and their theories, examples of research findings from the major subareas of the field, and using psychological knowledge to improve the quality of live.
- Introduction to Sociology
This course is an introduction to sociology as a way of understanding the world. Sociology is a field of study that explains social, political, and economic phenomena in terms of social structures, social forces, and group relations. The class will focus on several important sociological topics, including socialization, culture, the social construction of knowledge, inequality, race and ethnic relations, poverty, and political sociology.
- Political Science
This is an introduction to the fundamentals of government and political processes at the national, state, and local levels. Included are studies of basic issues confronted by the American people and their governing institutions.
- U.S History
This course introduces main themes in the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present. The class will focus on the actions of presidents; important and common people lived and acted. During the class, it will be compared the different experiences of various ethnic, religious, and racial groups, social classes, and women.
- Entrepreneurship
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with some of the unique issues faced by owners of entrepreneurial and family businesses. Example of topics covered includes selection of business form, tax planning, financing and cash flow planning. Special problems of family businesses include integrating family members into the business, motivating and retaining non-family employees, and business succession strategies. These issues will be viewed from a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes legal, tax and behavioral considerations
- Fine Arts
History of Fine Arts presents the history from the ancient world through the 21st Century of Western civilization through the development of visual arts, music, dance and theatre. The course focuses on works of art within their historical context by examining issues such as politics, religion, patronage, gender, function, and ethnicity. The course emphasizes appreciation of the arts.
- Foreign Language (Spanish, English, Portuguese, etc)
Students will take an introduction of a foreign language class. If student are proficient in a foreign language, this class will be waived.
- Introduction to Business
The Purpose of this course is to introduce students to a general knowledge of the modern business environments. Review of economics, social, management, marketing, accounting, finance, and information technology.
Core Courses: 54 credits - (Three credits each)
- Accounting
- Accounting I
This accounting process, the framework of accounting theory, and content and analysis of financial statements with emphasis on current assets and revenue recognition.
- Accounting II
Income determination and valuation problems in long-term assets and long terms abilities; stockholders equity, special accounting topics of pensions and investments.
- Economics
- Microeconomics
Introductory analysis of supply and demand, consumer choice, price analysis of alternative industrial organizations and the distribution of income.
- Macroeconomics
Introductory analysis of economic activity, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, money and credit, taxation and government expenditures, economic growth and stabilization, and international economics.
- Finance
Introduction to basic concepts, principles, and analytical techniques of financial management. Topics include the whole scope of the financial system and its functions: (1) the markets, (2) the institutions, and (3) the principles and concepts of financial management which guide the participants in making sound decisions.
- Finance I
- Finance II
- Business Law
A study of the everyday legal problems encountered in business with emphasis on the areas of legal procedure, contracts, agency, employment law, business organizations and torts, with cases relating to these and other areas.
- Organizational Behavior
Deals with people at work in various organizational situations and how to motivate human assets to work together more effectively. Analysis of how to meet needs and goals of employees within organization while making organization productive. Covers motivation theories, communications, status and role behavior and contemporary human relations issues in firms.
- Management Information Systems
Discusses the use of computers in business, as well as database management and information system fundamentals.
- Business Statistics
Use of statistics to solve business problems. Decision Theory, forecasting, simulation analysis of variance, multiple regressions, design of experiments and statistical process control.
- Operations Management
A problem-oriented course in production and operations management. Topics include inventory control, production control, quality control, services management, and facilities management and control.
- Introduction to Merger and Acquisitions
This course examines the theory segment concerning motivations for mergers and empirical evidence related to those motivations. Also focuses on financial, strategic, legal, and regulatory aspects of mergers, and addresses some mechanical aspects of mergers, including accounting treatments and tax effects, ethical questions specific to merger situations are also discussed. And finally examines the controversy concerning financial, economic, and societal benefits of mergers, as well as legal questions on their anti-trust effects.
- Introduction to Management
- Business Ethics
This class defines various theories of ethics, present common business ethics issues; formulate a framework for analyzing and resolving real-world ethical issues as well as gain knowledge and critical thinking skills to analyze and resolve ethical issues in business. Students will develop a cultural awareness and understand the role of ethics and social responsibility in business, finance, operations, planning, and strategy.
- Marketing
Analysis of institutions, functions, and problems in marketing; planning and procedures related to the distribution of goods; costs, price determination, and trends.
- Human Resource
- Business Management
- Supply Chain Management
Specialization Classes - International Business:-33 credits - (Three credits each)
- International Economics
- International Accounting
- International Marketing
- International Business Law
This course will explore the legal considerations that apply to U.S. businesses abroad and will explore issues of contract negotiations, enforcement of judgments, international conventions, sovereign immunity, and current multinational business issues such as dumping, products liability, and patents and copyrights.
- International Business
Surveys the legal and cultural environment of international business; the international financial system; management of international operations; personnel and labor relations; international marketing; international economics, trade, and finance; multinational enterprise; and international accounting.
- International Finance
- International Human Resource
The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the theoretical and the practical implications of international approaches to human resource The issues covered in this course includes the situation in the labor markets in term of demand and supply of human resources; the different approaches of HRM in the context of particular socio-cultural and business systems; the trends and challenges in the global work environment and the enduring context in which HRM functions and activities are conducted in foreign countries; the way multinational companies select, prepare, compensate, and retain managers
- International Supply Chain
- International Business Strategy
- Introduction to Import and Export
- Strategic Management
An examination of the distinctive management issues that arise when firms are either contemplating or already doing business across national boundaries. This course examines the phenomenon of Globalization, what drives it, and how managers in multinational firms grapple with a complex and rapidly changing international economic environment. Utilizing the case study method, the course also introduces the critical business skills of understanding and managing strategic issues in international settings.

