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The international business and economics major provides an interdisciplinary education that includes foreign-language proficiency and cross-cultural awareness. Students gain knowledge and develop skills relevant to conducting business in the international domain. Graduates are prepared for careers with organizations with international operations.
International Business and Economics Degree Requirements
All international business majors are bound by the policies, terms and conditions described earlier in the section titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to All Department Programs and Courses.” International business majors must complete all SUNY Brockport General Education requirements and degree requirements for students earning a Bachelor of Arts. In addition to prescribed business course work, students majoring in international business must complete a minimum of 60 credits of non-business, non-accounting course work. Up to nine credits of economics courses and up to six credits of statistics may be included in this 60-credit total.
The international business and economics major requires completion of 15 credits of prerequisite courses (I below), 27 credits of international business core courses (II below), foreign-language proficiency at the 212 (four-semester) level or higher (see III below), 12 credits of cross-cultural core courses (IV below), and a significant foreign experience (V below). See “Course Requirements for the International Business and Economics Major” and “Course-Grade and GPA Requirements for the International Business and Economics Major” below for details.
Course-Grade and GPA Requirements for the International Business and Economics Major Students pursuing the international business and economics major must satisfy four course-grade and GPA requirements as follows:
Course Requirements for the International Business and Economics Major
Students must satisfy (1) prerequisite, (2) international business core, (3) foreign lnguage, (4) cross-cultural core and (5) foreign-experience requirements as specified below.
1. Prerequisite Course Requirements (15 credits must be completed before declaring the major)
Prerequisite courses provide a foundation for upper-division course work. As described in Course Grade and GPA Requirements for the Major in International Business above, grades in prerequisite courses are used to determine admission to the major.
Credits |
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| ECN 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) | 3 |
| ECN 202 Principles of Economics (Macro) | 3 |
| ECN 204 Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ACC 281 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| MTH 2XX Calculus-level Math requirement (see 2 below) | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Notes:
2. International Business Core Requirements (27 credits)
Credits |
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| BUS 317 Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 325 Principles of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 335 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 345 International Business Environment | 3 |
| BUS 433 International Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 445 International Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 462 Quality Management Systems | 3 |
| ECN 443 International Economics | 3 |
| ECN 453 International Business Seminar | 3 |
| TOTAL | 27 |
Note: CIS 106 is the prerequisite for BUS 317.
| 3. Foreign Language (3 or more credits assumed) | Credits |
| One 212 level or higher course in a foreign or second language. | 3 |
| 4. Cross-cultural Core (12 credits) | Credits |
| Four cross-cultural courses (see Suggested Cross-cultural Courses below) | 12 |
Cross-cultural courses are typically upper division, internationally focused, social science courses focusing on current cultural issues. With the written approval of the student’s advisor, an appropriate internship may also be used to satisfy up to six hours of this requirement.
5. Additional Requirement: Foreign Experience (required for graduation)
Students are required to participate in a significant foreign experience. Subject to written approval of the student’s advisor and the department, this requirement can be satisfied by (1) completing an overseas (foreign country) internship, (2) participating in a study abroad program, (3) completing an appropriate domestic internship (typically with a local business heavily engaged in international commerce), or (4) completion of two 300-level courses in a foreign language with a grade of “C-” or higher in each course. International business majors may not graduate without completing the foreign experience requirement.
In completing the foreign experience requirement, international business and economics majors can take advantage of one of SUNY Brockport’s many opportunities to study abroad. Overseas programs may take the form of traditional studies or an internship program. With one of the largest study abroad programs in the nation, SUNY Brockport has programs in England, France, Costa Rica, Mexico, Australia, Ghana, Jamaica, Russia, Germany, The Netherlands and many other locations. Summer programs include countries such as Greece, Australia, Mexico, England and Costa Rica. Internship opportunities are available with many organizations and businesses in Australia, Canada, England, Mexico, Costa Rica, Scotland and Germany.
Suggested Cross-cultural Courses
The following courses are approved for use in satisfying cross-cultural core requirements. Additional and/or alternative courses may be approved by the department for inclusion in the cross-cultural core. The department maintains an updated list of qualified courses in Hartwell Hall, Room 119.
| AAS 302 History of South Africa | |
| AAS 317 Prejudice, Personality and Culture (every semester) | |
| AAS 360 Africa Today (every semester) (A,D,I,W) | |
| AAS 404 Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| AAS 408 Pan-Africanism (fall) | |
| AAS 420 Overseas Seminar in Africa (1-15 Cr.) | |
| AAS 460 Modern Africa (I) | |
| AAS 485 The Jamaica Seminars | |
| ANT 322 Culture and Power | |
| ANT 315 The Migration Experience (spring (I,W) | |
| ANT 316 Food and Culture (I, W) | |
| ANT 321Culture Change (spring) (I,W) | |
| ANT 330 (AJ) World Poverty and Underdevelopment | |
| ANT 332 (AJ) China in Transition | |
| CMC 418 Cross-cultural Communication | |
| CRJ 465 Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System | |
| CRJ 451 International Criminal Justice Systems | |
| DCC 310 Human Heritage and Experince | |
| DCC 315 Society and Culture II | |
| ENL 353 The Bible and Modernism (C, I) | |
| ENL 357 Postmodern Culture | |
| ENL 366 Arabic Culture and the West | |
| ENL 455 Sociolinguistics | |
| ENL 474 Caribbean Literature (W) | |
| ENL 495 Literature of the Holocaust (I,W) | |
| FCE 375 Latin-American Women (C,I,W) | |
| FCE 420 Multiculturalism in the USA | |
| FRN 325 France Today | |
| FRN 355 France Under the Fifth Republic | |
| HST 341 Middle East Crisis | |
| HST 343 (AJ) History of the Soviet Union | |
| HST 361 History of Japan | |
| HST 363 Islam | |
| HST 364 History of Britain (spring) | |
| HST 376 Modern Latin America | |
| HST 388 Traditional China | |
| HST 389 Modern China | |
| HST 421 America Since 1929 (spring) | |
| HST 424 United States and the World | |
| HST 434 Modern Caribbean History | |
| HST 438 Women and Gender in Latin American History | |
| HST 460 (I) Modern Africa | |
| HST 467 Modern South Asia (C) | |
| PLS 304 International Relations Simulations | |
| PLS 305 Politics of European Integration | |
| PLS 333 American Foreign Policy | |
| PLS 338 Global Issues | |
| PLS 340 European Political System | |
| PLS 342 Latin-American Politics | |
| PLS 343 Canadian Politics and Society | |
| PLS 346 Russian and Eastern European Politics | |
| PLS 348 Asian Politics | |
| PLS 383 Mid-East in World Politics | |
| PLS 410 International Political Economy | |
| PLS 444 National Security | |
| PLS 470 Nationalism | |
| PLS 475 Political Geography | |
| PSH 437 Psychology and Jewish Studies | |
| REL 315 International Tourism | |
| SOC 306 Development and Globalization | |
| SOC 317 Prejudice, Personality and Culture | |
| SOC 325 Social Class, Status and Power | |
| SOC 464 Gender and Social Change | |
| SPN 352 Hispanic World Today | |
| SPN 353 Literature and Cultures of Spain I | |
| SPN 363 Literature and Cultures of Spain II | |
| SWO 321 Human Diversity | |
| WMS 323 History of European and American Women | |
| WMS 375 Latin American Women | |
| WMS 438 Women and Gender in Latin American History |
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