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Business Administration - International Business (B.S.B.A.)

Department of Management and International Business, College of Business

Effective Fall 2017

As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.

The four year (120 credit hours) bachelor's degree consists of 60 semester hours of general education requirements and free non-business electives, 24 hours of Business Core, 21 hours of specialized International Business requirements, and 15 hours of Elective Courses in Business.

Required general education courses:

BUSED.101 Intro to Business

BUSED.333 Business Communications and Report Writing

COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking

ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Microeconomics

ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing

ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economic Statistics

ITM.175 Info Tech Mgmt

PSYCH.101 General Psych

Choose one of the following two courses:

ECONOMIC.156 Business and Economics Mathematics

MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus

Business Core (24 credits)

ACCT.220 Financial Accounting

ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting

FINANCE.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance

ITM.175 ITMA

LAW.331 Law and Legal Environment

MGMT.244 Principles of Management

MGMT.481 Business Policies

MKTG.310 Marketing: Principles and Practices

Interdisciplinary International Business Requirements (21 credits)

BUSED.330 International Business Seminar

FINANCE.413 International Finance

MGMT.355 Managing Multicultural

MGMT.356 Global Business

MGMT.456 International Management

MGMT.498 Special Topics in Management

MKTG.380 International Marketing

Functional Specialization (15 credits)

See attached (Figure 2)

COB Professional Development Program:

ZIPD.101 – Functional Areas of Business

ZIPD.102 – Interconnectedness of Business

ZIPD.201 – Career Exploration

ZIPD.202 – Career Preparation

ZIPD.301 – Preparation for the Workforce

ZIPD.302 – Build your brand

ZIPD.401 – Networking and Job Search

ZIPD.402 – Career Transition