International Business Concentration

General information

Department	Organization and Management
Office	BT7650
Phone	(408) 924-3550

The program prepares students for research and administrative positions with organizations engaged in conducting, regulating or monitoring business operations across national borders. Attention is focused on international economics and environmental variables in foreign countries that influence the practice of overseas accounting, management, marketing, finance, and human resource management. Multinational corporations are examined by structure, function, and role as economic and social change agents. Multidisciplinary area studies are integral elements providing for analysis of the obstacles and incentives to foreign direct investment in world regions and specific countries. A minor in Area Studies or an approved foreign language is required. It is highly recommended that U.S. students majoring in this area try to arrange at least one semester of study outside the U.S.

Study abroad will be required of all students that enter CSU or a community college in fall 2009 or later and intend to graduate from SJSU with an international business concentration. Those who attended a California community college or CSU prior to fall 2009 and have maintained continuous enrollment are NOT held to the study-abroad requirement.

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Requirements

Course type	Units
General Education:	48-51 units
Business Pool:	12 units(6 of these units fulfill core GE requirements)
Business Prerequisites :	12 units(3 units fulfill Core GE requirements, 3 units fulfill SJSU Studies)
Lower Division Business Core:	7-10 units
Upper Division Business Core:	27 units (3 units fulfill SJSU Studies)
International BUS Concentration:	12 units
Area Studies Minor:	15 units
Foreign Language Requirement:	0-10 units
Electives:	Units needed to reach 120 and fulfill all requirements

International Business Concentration (27-29 Units)

Required Courses (12 units)

Course ID	Course Name
BUS 133A**	International Marketing
BUS 162**	International & Comparative Management
BUS 177**	International Business Finance

Choose One of the Following

Course ID	Course Name
BUS 133B**	InternationalMktg.:Pacific Rim
BUS 133C**	InternationalMktg.:Developing Nations
BUS 144**	Supply Chain Management
BUS 145**	Global Operations Management
BUS 156**	International Issues in HRM
BUS 168**	Global Business & Human Rights
BUS 183**	Global Entrepreneurship

Prerequisites: BUS 187 is a prerequisite to BUS 162; BUS 130 is a prerequisite to 133A, B & C; BUS 170 is a prerequisite to BUS 177.

Required Area Studies Minor (15 units) or Foreign Language Minor (15-17 units)

Course ID	Course Name
ECON 136	International Economics
COMM 173	Intercultural Communication and Global Understanding or COMM 174 Intercultural Communication
	Area Studies Electives: 3 courses from 1 Geographic Region.
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Important: Area electives are to be chosen from the Area Studies Minor Sheet in consultation with the Area Studies advisor, Professor B. Reynolds (History Department), DMH 140, Tel. (408) 924-5523.

Foreign Language Requirement

Choose one of the Following

Complete two semesters (6-10 units) of a foreign language. (Proficiency exam will be required by Dept.)
Demonstrate an acceptable level of competence on a foreign language proficiency exam. (Administered by SJSU Foreign Language Department.)
Complete at least one academic year of study in a non-English speaking foreign country.
Complete one semester of foreign language and one semester of study in a non-English speaking country.
Minor in a foreign language.

*Foreign language proficiency must be documented by the Foreign Language Department, SH 218, (408)-924-4602.
*The Study Abroad Office, ADM 223, coordinates study in other countries. The phone number is (408)924-5931.
**As of fall 2004, all courses within the concentration require grades of "C-" or better. In order to graduate, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better is required in all business courses.

Business Pool

These courses require a "C-" or better and must be completed and cleared by BSAC in BBC 008 (924-3435) prior to taking upper division Business courses. NOTE: Students must earn a "C" or better in Math 70 and ENGL 1B in order for them to fulfill GE requirements.

Course ID	Course Name
MATH 70	Finite Math
ENGL 1B	Composition
BUS 20	Financial Accounting
BUS 90	Business Statistics

Non-Business Support

Course ID	Course Name
ECON 1A	Macroeconomics
PHIL 186	(@) Professional Business Ethics
ECON 1B*	Microeconomics

Lower Division Business Core

Course ID	Course Name
BUS 10	Discovering Business (Freshmen Only)
BUS 21	Managerial Accounting
BUS 80	Legal Environment of Business
BUS 91L	Business Computer Productivity Tools (1 unit)

Upper Division Business Core

Course ID	Course Name
COMM 100W, ENGL 100WB, or LLD 100WB	Writing Workshop (Requires passing of the WST)
BUS 130	Fundamentals of Marketing
BUS 140	Fundamentals of Operations Management
BUS 160	Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior
BUS 170	Fundamentals of Finance
BUS 187	Global Dimensions of Business
BUS 188	Business Systems & Policy
BUS 189	Strategic Management (Requires graduating senior status)
BUS 190	Quantitative Business Analysis

General Education (48-51 Units)

Core GE

Section	Course name	Units
A	Basic Skills	9
B	Science (including lab)	6
B4	Math Concepts (Math 70)	3
C	Humanities and Arts	9
D	Social Science(Econ 1B-D1)*	9
E	Development	0-3
F1	American History	0-3
F2, F3	US Constitution CA Government	0-3

* Areas F1-F3 may also fulfill part of Area D

Advanced GE

Section	Course name	Units
S	Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S. (Phil 186)	3
R	Earth and Environment	3
V	Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding	3
Z	Written Comm. II (100W)	3