Program Overview
The International Business Concentration at UNO provides students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the global business landscape. Students complete courses in globalization, international economics, financial management, and marketing, and can choose from a variety of electives to further specialize their knowledge. Graduates are prepared for careers in various industries with international markets, suppliers, or workforces.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
A concentration in International Business (IB) provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for successful careers in the global business environment. BSBA students must combine the International Business Concentration with another BSBA Concentration. With this preparation, graduates will be prepared for employment in many manufacturing, service, or knowledge-based industries with international markets, international suppliers, international sources of finance, or an internationally diverse workforce. For this concentration, students complete a total of eighteen (18) credit hours, including fifteen (15) credit hours in required courses, and three (3) credit hours in electives. The completion of specified courses in international business may be applied toward the course requirements in other concentration areas.
Outline:
International Business Concentration Required Courses
- BSAD 2700 GLOBALIZATION OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (3 credits)
International Business Concentration Elective Courses
- Select one of the following: (3 credits)
- SCMT 4350 GLOBAL SOURCING AND INNOVATION
- GEOG 4550 GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
- CMST 4570 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE
Secondary Concentration in International Business
- International Business Secondary Concentration Required Course
- BSAD 2700 GLOBALIZATION OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (3 credits)
- International Business Secondary Concentration Elective Courses
- Select three (3) courses in three different areas in the College of Business Administration: (9 credits)
- SCMT 4350 GLOBAL SOURCING AND INNOVATION
BSBA Degree with International Business Concentration Plan of Study Grid
- Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1150 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (3 credits)
- CMST 1110 PUBLIC SPEAKING (3 credits)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)
- Natural/Physical Science (3 credits)
- Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1160 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (3 credits)
- ECON 2200 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) (3 credits)
- BSAD 2700 GLOBALIZATION OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (3 credits)
- Humanities and Fine Arts with US Diversity (3 credits)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)
- Sophomore Fall
- MKT 3200 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (3 credits)
- ACCT 2010 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I (3 credits)
- ECON 2220 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) (3 credits)
- Natural/Physical Science with Laboratory (4 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
- Sophomore Spring
- ACCT 2020 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II (3 credits)
- BSAD 2130 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS (3 credits)
- MKT 3310 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
- Junior Fall
- LAWS 3930 BUSINESS LAW FUNDAMENTALS (3 credits)
- Second Speech (3 credits)
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Junior Spring
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Senior Fall
- International Business Elective (3 credits)
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
- Senior Spring
- MGMT 4480 CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY (3 credits)
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Second Concentration Course (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
- 2 Credit Elective (2 credits)
Careers:
With this preparation, graduates will be prepared for employment in many manufacturing, service, or knowledge-based industries with international markets, international suppliers, international sources of finance, or an internationally diverse workforce.
Other:
- Special Topics in Marketing and Management with a global emphasis will also be offered on a regular basis. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability.
- This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change.
- University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
- General Education courses (Humanities, Social Science & Natural Science) must be from at least two different disciplines.
- Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required.
- Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study.
- GPA Requirements: Courses within the College of Business require students to obtain a minimum NU GPA of 2.5 or better.
- Graduation Requirements: Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a BSBA. 42 of those credit hours must be in upper division courses. Students must earn a C (2.00) or above in all fundamental academic skills, pre-business, upper division business core, and business concentration courses. CBA students must earn a minimum NU GPA of 2.50 and a minimum Business GPA of 2.50. If students are earning an accounting concentration or secondary concentration, a minimum upper division accounting GPA of 2.50 is additionally required.
