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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in International Business provides students with a general understanding and appreciation of global business and economic environments, various cultures, and diverse values. This interdisciplinary program combines liberal arts studies and professional education. As such, the program has its roots in disciplines dealing with the basics of behavioral studies, with theoretical structures and with empirical analyses. The program provides a foundation for understanding current and future business and economic conditions.
An increasing share of local, regional, and national economic activities are attributed to exports, imports, trade in intellectual property and technology-intensive products, U.S. investment abroad, and foreign investment in the United States. These patterns of business activities require personnel, both at home and abroad, with a solid academic base for dealing with the changing concepts, practices, and integrated international business organizations. In addition, such personnel must have an in-depth understanding of other nations, languages, and cultures. The program includes opportunities for students to obtain part of their education in foreign universities such as in UNLV’s Turin, Italy, program.
The international business major also prepares students for advanced degrees in areas such as business administration, public administration, law, economics, and other social science and liberal arts disciplines. Students pursuingthe major in international business may pursue other business majors by completing the respective requirements.
For details about admission requirements, transfer policies, degree and graduation requirements, and college policies, please refer to the Lee Business School section of theUndergraduate Catalog.
Please see the UNLV Lee Business School Marketing and International Business Department’s web page atwww.unlv.edu/mibfor information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available atwww.unlv.edu/degree/bsba-international-business.
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Undergraduate Advising’s web page atwww.unlv.edu/business/advising.
Accreditation
- Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org.
- School - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business www.aacsb.edu.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the IB program students will be able to:
- Demonstrate third year language proficiency and cultural knowledge in the student’s chosen foreign language.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of a chosen functional area of business.
- Explain the factors that determine international trade patterns and capital flows, and analyze their impact on global business operations.
- Identify the major components of culture and explain how cultural differences affect the conduct of business.
University Graduation Requirements
Please see Graduation Policies for complete information
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information
- Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9
- Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take, as one of the humanities courses.
COM 101 - Oral Communication
- Fine Arts, 3 credits required
- Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take
- Social Science:
- Automatically satisfied by business requirements
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 9-10
- Life and Physical Sciences - 6-7 credits
- One science course with a lab
- One non-lab science course
- Analytical Thinking - 3 credits
- Life and Physical Sciences - 6-7 credits
Multicultural and International Requirement - Credits: 0-6
Multicultural, one three-credit course required
International, one three-credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to:www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.
Milestone Experience
- MGT 480 International Managementor IB 480 International Businessand BUS 321- Fulfilled by major requirements
Other Lee Business School Requirements - Credits: 6-7
- MGT 321 - Business Communication
and
Select one from:
- MATH 127 - Precalculus II
- MATH 128 - Precalculus and Trigonometry
- MATH 132 - Finite Mathematics
- MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
- MATH 181 - Calculus I
or
- MATH 182 - Calculus II
Business Administration Core Requirements - Credits: 42-45
- ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
- ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
- ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
- IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems or Microsoft Office proficiency or equivalent
- BLW 302 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
- FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance
- IS 330 - Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- IS 335 - Business Analytics
- MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
- MKT 301 - Marketing Management
- SCM 352 - Operations Management
Select one capstone course from:
- BUS 496 - Strategic Management and Policy
- BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy
International Business major requires 24 credit hours — 18 business credits (9 credits IB requirements + 9 credits functional business area) + 6 language/area studies
International Business Requirements - Credits: 9
- IB 425 - Global Consumer Behavior and The Consumer Experience
or
- MKT 425 - Global Consumer Behavior and The Consumer Experience
- IB 480 - International Business
or
- MGT 480 - International Management
- IB 456 - International Marketing
or
- MKT 456 - International Marketing
Functional Business Area Requirement - Credits: 9
Three 3-credit, upper-division (300- and 400- level) courses from one of the following functional areas of business (ECON, FIN, MGT, and MKT). Courses taken to satisfy the international business requirement cannot be counted toward the functional business area requirement.
ECON: ECON 312or ECON 358plus two upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or ECON electives.
FIN: FIN 308plus two upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or FIN electives.
MGT: Three upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or MGT electives.
MKT: Three upper-division (300- and 400- level) IB or MKT electives.
Language/Area Studies Requirement - Credits: 6
Students must demonstrate an understanding of world culture through world language or area studies courses. This requirement is satisfied by the completion of 6 credits in:
A. 300-level or higher courses taught in another language and/or
B. Approved courses in area studies. See list at: https://www.unlv.edu/business/advising
Minimum of a C in all courses is required.
General Electives - Credits: 0-13 Dependent on level of language proficiency
The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum number of degree-applicable credits required to earn a degree from the Lee Business School is 120.
Notes
- Students must takeBUS 496orBUS 498 as capstone course in the business core.
- All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.
- MGT 480or IB 480and BUS 321areMilestone Experience courses forInternational BusinessB.S.B.A.
- BUS 498is a Culminating Experience coursefor International BusinessB.S.B.A.
