International Business with Language and Culture, B.S.B.A

Program Learning Goals in International Business with Language and Culture.

Students will acquire:

1. Proficiency in a second language and culture.

2. An understanding of, and appreciation for, cultural variations in behaviors and values.

3. The ability to analyze international business contexts (e.g., markets, financial arrangements, currencies, transactions).

4. The ability to analyze change, risk, and uncertainty, and how change will affect the performance of people, products, and organizations across cultures.

5. The ability to adapt to different cultures and the flexibility to tackle organizational challenges in a different cultural milieu.

Major Requirements

In addition to completing the Integrative Core Curriculum, a total of 62 – 80 credit hours is required as described below.

Language and Culture:

0 – 24 credit hours. Proficiency in a second language, typically demonstrated by completing three courses (9 credits) in the target language beyond the 201 level, is required. This may add up to 12 additional hours of language courses depending on the student’s language preparation prior to coming to John Carroll. Six credit hours of country-specific culture classes are also recommended. The country-specific classes may be counted toward University Integrative Core requirements, when feasible.

Business Core:

41 credit hours, including MHR 461. A complete listing of the Business Core can be found under the Graduation Requirements for the Boler School. 

Major Courses:

Required courses:

Subtotal: 21

International business electives can be taken at JCU or abroad.

Acceptable electives at Boler include:

International elective classes from the College of Arts and Sciences must be approved by the IBLC director. Program electives taken abroad are transferred back as IB 304-309 or IB 404-409.

Students may also choose to double major in IBLC and any one of the other majors in Boler (Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Economics). Interested students should consult with their advisors on how to complete requirements for both majors.

Experiential Requirements:

This major requires a study-abroad experience in a country of the student’s language of study, and an internship. Study abroad typically occurs during the spring semester of the junior year, students must apply through the Center for Global Education by the deadline prior to the semester of study abroad, and the location must be approved by the IBLC director. In addition, BPD 490 or BPD 492 (0 credit) must be completed for the internship (or coop) requirement of the program.  Although the required internship can be taken while abroad or in the U. S., students are encouraged to find one while abroad.  Note that many study-abroad programs require that students have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.  Students should be sure to speak with the director of the program.