International Business Major
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COORDINATOR
Virlena Crosley, D.B.A.
The interdepartmental major in International Business is designed for the student who wants to understand the field of business in its international dimensions and ramifications. The program includes both core and internationally focused courses in business and economics; course work in another field with an international subject matter, such as political science, geography or anthropology; foreign language study and a study-abroad experience.
Requirements
Degree Requirements
This major is available as a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, as defined in the section on degree requirements for all majors in this catalog.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Proficiency Courses for Business Majors | ||
| MATH 140 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS (or above) | 3 |
| MATH 160 | FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (or above) | 5 |
| ECON 210 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 |
Major Requirements1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BNAC 259 | FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING I | 4 |
| BNSS 281 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 |
| BNMG 310 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| BNMK 321 | MARKETING | 4 |
| BNSS 340 | BUSINESS LAW I | 4 |
| BNFN 341 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| BNSS 495 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Select three of the following: | 9-14 | |
| GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INTERNSHIP 2 | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 3 | ||
or ECON 333 | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS | |
| Select at least one of the following upper‐division courses, or a course taken domestically or abroad when approved in advance by the IB coordinator, focused on history, culture, politics or religion relevant to the modern era in a country or region outside the U.S.: | 4-5 | |
| THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION | ||
| MODERN MEXICO | ||
| GENDER AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF EAST ASIA | ||
| HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN | ||
| HISTORY OF IRELAND | ||
| COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
Other course taken domestically or abroad when approved in advance by the IB coordinator | ||
| Total Credits | 41-47 | |
- 1
Business requires that 15 credits in the major in courses numbered 341 and above be taken at Linfield.
- 2
The location and topic for INTERNSHIP (BNSS 487) must be approved in advance for IB major credit (minimum 4 credits).
- 3
Only one of the two ECON courses may count toward this requirement.
Other Requirements
- Foreign language proficiency through the first‐year level (American sign language proficiency does not apply). International business majors are strongly encouraged to minor in a foreign language.
- Successful completion of a study abroad experience of at least one semester in length approved in advance by the IB coordinator, preceded by either one semester of foreign language at the intermediate level (or higher), or INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (COMM 230).
International students who have come to the United States expressly to attend Linfield University must either:
- participate in a Linfield study abroad experience; or
- take six credits which are designated as U.S. Pluralisms (US) courses. These six credits must be in addition to the requirements of the Linfield Curriculum.