College of Business Administration
Academic Advising Office
Room 107, Business Administration Building
Tel: 330-672-2872
Web: http://business.kent.edu
International Business Minor
Global business is fast becoming an important part of the U.S. economy. The world that college graduates are facing will essentially be a triad of powers (the United States and, perhaps, Canada and Latin America; Europe; and Japan and its Asian neighbors) and a borderless world. This suggests a need to be trained for employment that will have international implications. Whether students take a major in business, fashion design and merchandising, the hard sciences, English or education, some training in global outreach, cultural diversity and “business cultures” will be necessary. The international business minor will introduce students to cultural issues of a broad, global nature. Students in the international business minor are encouraged to participate in Kent State or other university study-abroad programs.
Course requirements for the international business minor (24-35 credits):
| Requirements | 0-11 | |||
| Courses on a single foreign language or ILR Level One competency as determined by an international business faculty advisor in consultation with the appropriate language faculty member. (Generally, this proficiency can be achieved by completion of the Intermediate I level of a foreign language.) |
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| Required sophomore- and junior-level business core | 18 | |||
| ACCT | 23020 | Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| BUS | 30234 | International Business | 3 | |
| ECON | 22060 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| 22061 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | ||
| FIN | 36053 | Business Finance | 3 | |
| MKTG | 25010 | Marketing | 3 | |
| Major Electives | 3 | |||
| Choose from the following: | 3 | |||
| ECON | 42075 | International Economic Relations (3) | ||
| FIN | 46064 | International Business Finance (3) | ||
| MKTG | 45060 | International Marketing (3) | ||
| Electives | 3 | |||
| Choose from the following: | 3 | |||
| International Study Experience OR | ||||
| a second foreign language OR | ||||
| COMM | 35852 | Intercultural Communication (3) | ||
| ECON | 32075 | Introduction to International Trade (3) | ||
| GEOG | 17063 | World Geography (3) | ||
| 37040 | Geography of Africa (3) | |||
| 37050 |
Geography of Russia and the Commonwealth |
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| 37066 | Geography of Europe (3) | |||
| 37070 | Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3) | |||
| 37079 | Geography of South Asia (3) | |||
| 37084 | Geography of South America (3) | |||
| 37085 | Geography of Central America and Mexico (3) | |||
| HIST | 31140 | Modern Latin America (3) | ||
| 41114 | Economic History of East Asia in Modern Times (3) | |||
| 41116 | History of Japan (3) | |||
| POL | 10004 | Comparative Politics (3) | ||
| 10500 | World Politics (3) | |||
| 30511 | Problems of International Organization (3) | |||
| 30550 | Latin American Politics (3) | |||
| 30551 | U.S.-Latin American Relations (3) | |||
| 30820 | International Organization and Law (3) | |||
| 40830 | U.S. Foreign Policy (3) | |||
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Total |
24-35 | |||
Requirements to declare the international business minor:
- Officially declared major (not pre-major, general, undeclared or exploratory); however, advising is available and recommended anytime prior to declaration
- Minimum 60 semester hours completed
- Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA
Requirement to graduate with the international business minor:
- Minimum 2.50 GPA (including all attempts) is required in the minor courses.
Notes:
- To earn a College of Business Administration minor, students must complete at least two courses in the minor at Kent State University on a graded basis. At least one of these courses must be at the upper-division (30000 or 40000) level.
- Students with an interest in this minor are encouraged to take as their social science LER at least one of the following courses: GEOG 17063 World Geography, POL 10004 Comparative Politics and/or POL 10500 World Politics.
- Satisfaction of all course prerequisites is required.