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BS - International Business
What is an International Business degree?
Business today crosses boundaries and spans the globe, making International Business degree at Florida Tech the perfect choice for students interested in worldwide commerce. Students study the relationship between business and globalization, completing language courses and a summer study-abroad semester between their junior and senior years. Graduates are prepared to navigate the borderless world of 21st century business
Advantages
Why Florida Tech: The International Business degree at Florida Tech offers:
- Innovative programs
- Valuable, real-world experience
- Resume-building internships
- Small classes taught by professors, not graduate students
- Summer-abroad practicum in the semester after graduation
The Numbers: CoB Students: 194,Average class size within college: 23,Graduates per year: 30 - 40,20 Faculty members including Executives in Residence and Research Faculty
Learning
Clubs and Organizations: Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM),Delta Mu Delta,Collegiate Entrepreneurs,International Business Club
Research: Faculty/student research papers have been presented at conferences including the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and the IAPAD conference in Orlando, Fla. Six students participated in a faculty research inquiry for a Ron Jon Surf Shop grant. Marketing Principles students conducted primary research for the Florida National Guard and organized an event that garnered 1.25 million impressions for the client.
Internships and Cooperative Learning: The International Business degree program includes a mandated summer study-abroad semester between the junior and senior years, two full semsters of language and the option of a summer-abroad international business practicum in the semester after graduation.
Future Outcomes
Outcomes - Grad School: After graduation, International Business degree majors and all College of Business students have an excellent background in the business and management fields and can directly enter the job market, in commerce, industry, government or other areas. Many students wish to continue into graduate school or enter one of the professional fields such as law, where t hey will have had an excellent undergraduate preparation. A number of our International Business degree graduates attend graduate school. In addition to continuing their studies at Florida Tech, recent graduates have attended the University of Central Florida, George Mason University, Pennsylvania State University, Stetson Law School and the University of Miami.
Outcomes - Career and Salary: College of Business graduates have been employed by companies such as: Harris Corporation Northrop Grumman Rockwell Collins Health First Intersil NASA Wachovia
Curriculum
Curriculum program plans shown reflect current degree requirements. Previous academic year requirements can be accessed from the catalog page by choosing the appropriate academic year.
Bachelor of Science in International Business
| Major Code: | 7867 | Degree Awarded: | Bachelor of Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Mode(s): | Classroom | Location(s): | Main Campus - Melbourne |
| Admission Status: | Undergraduate | Age Restriction: | No |
The Bachelor of Science in International Business program emphasizes the globalization of commerce and provides students with the global skills necessary for success in the borderless world of 21st century business. The program includes a mandated summer study-abroad semester between the junior and senior years, two full semesters of language, and the option of a summer-abroad international business practicum in the semester after graduation.
Students entering the international business program will be classified as pre-international business until such time as they earn a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for a minimum of 60 credit hours (15 credit hours earned at Florida Tech for transfer students with an associate degree or equivalent). Students without a 2.75 GPA by the second semester of the junior year (15 credit hours for transfer students with an associate degree or equivalent) will be transferred to the business administration degree program.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in International Business must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.
Freshman Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| BUS 1801 | Global Business Perspective | 3 |
| BUS 2303 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MTH 1701 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 1601 | Computer Applications for Business (CL) | 3 |
| BUS 2304 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| COM 1102 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| MTH 1702 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Sophomore Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 2211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2703 | Statistics for Business | 3 |
| COM 2224 | Business and Professional Writing | 3 |
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (PSY) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 2212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2601 | Legal and Social Environments of Business | 3 |
| BUS 3501 | Management Principles | 3 |
| COM 3070 | Professional Communication for Executives | 3 |
| Humanities Core Course* | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Junior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 3401 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 3504 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 3601 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BUS 3801 | Cross-cultural Management | 3 |
| Restricted Elective1 (Foreign Language) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 3704 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| BUS 3802 | Global Macroeconomic Issues | 3 |
| BUS 3999 | Research 1 (Q) | 1 |
| COM 3045 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective1 (Foreign Language) | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
Senior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 4000 | Research 2 (Q) | 1 |
| BUS 4501 | Production/Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 4702 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| BUS 4783 | Practicum Planning | 0 |
| BUS 4801 | International Trade | 3 |
| BUS 4802 | Global Accounting and Tax | 3 |
| 13 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 4001 | Research 3 (Q) | 1 |
| BUS 4502 | Organizational Behavior and Theory | 3 |
| BUS 4686 | International Business |
3 |
| BUS 4786 | Major Field Practicum | 3 |
| BUS 4803 | Global Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 4804 | Business in the Western Hemisphere2 | 3 |
| 16 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 121
1The Restricted Elective in a foreign language requires two semesters of a foreign language other than the student’s home language, either at the elementary or intermediate level.
2International business electives may be substituted for BUS 4804.
| *Humanities Core Courses | |
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern |
| HUM 2142 | World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial |
| HUM 2212 | English and American Literature 1 |
| HUM 2213 | English and American Literature 2 |
| HUM 2331 | American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era |
| HUM 2332 | American History: From Reconstruction to the Present |
Not all humanities core courses are offered online or every term; check the current schedule of classes for humanities core options.