International Business

Program Highlights

Our objective is to prepare our students for successful professional careers in international business. We do this by providing a high quality educational environment, interesting challenges, and opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge graduates will need to be successful international business managers. The new major also offers students ways to internationalize their learning experience, gain an international perspective, be better prepared for careers, and become better global citizens.

The College of Business offers two options in the Contemporary Global Studies major: International Business and International Accounting.

International Business is the study and practice of doing business in other countries around the world. Understanding other cultures, learning how to work with other cultures, and learning about different ways of doing things are emphasized. Students learn how to identify opportunities and solve problems in foreign markets, communicate effectively, and manage across national borders. Students learn about how companies from different parts of the world are manufacturing, developing strategies, financing international projects, accounting, and developing unique marketing approaches adjusted to changes in the increasingly dynamic, competitive global marketplace. Students also learn about politics and how governments affect business strategy and business environments.

International Accounting is the study and practice of accounting in other countries around the world. This specialized concentration emphasizes financial reporting and standard setting while international financial statement analysis is also explored. An elementary look at harmonizing international reporting standards with the United States System is examined, and selected countries are reviewed for specific reporting practices. Both concentrations assist students in preparing for a career in which they will be able to use their business knowledge, their interest in foreign languages, their understanding of other cultures, their exposure to other parts of the world through travel, and/or their experience living or working in other countries. Students will have the opportunity to build upon existing skills and knowledge. They will learn new skills and how to identify, analyze, and use information necessary to make excellent international business decisions.

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