International Business Minor

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The International Business minor (15 credits) exposes students to the global economy and international business issues. Courses prepare students to be future managers who can work in complex social, political, economic and cultural international environments. Students are encouraged to develop their foreign language skills and, where possible, to travel abroad.

Students who wish to pursue the minor must complete a minor declaration form available online on the USM Registration & Scheduling website.

The requirements for admission to the minor are completion of at least 12 credits at USM with a grade point average of 2.33 or higher.

School of Business majors may count up to two specified (see minor requirements) business core courses (6 credits) in both the Business Core and a Business minor. The remaining minor courses (9 credits) cannot double count in the minor and the business major courses or between two business minors. School of Business majors are allowed to declare more than one business minor.

Non School of Business students can only have one business minor.

Program Requirements

The international business minor is 15 credits. A student may transfer into the international business minor up to six credit hours of acceptable courses. To complete the minor, students must earn at least a C- in 100/200 classes within the minor and at least a C in the 300/400 classes within the minor. Students are required to complete any prerequisites for the classes in the minor unless waived by the instructor.

Choose 3 courses (9 credits) from the following list:

BUS 335 - International Business Credits: 3 (min. C)
BUS 361 - International Marketing Credits: 3 (min. C)
BUS 382 - International Business Law Credits: 3 (min. C)
BUS 388 - Launching a Global Social Enterprise Credits: 3 (min. C)
BUS 336 - Approved International Experience Credits: 3
(min. C)
BUS 337 - Approved International Business Experience Credits: 3 (min. C)
BUS 490 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6 (International focus, min. C)
FIN 330 - International Financial Management Credits: 3 (min. C)

Choose 2 courses (6 credits) from the following list:

BUS 260 - Marketing Credits: 3 (min C-)
BUS 280 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3 (min. C-)
ANT 255 - Cultures of Africa Credits: 3 (or WGS 245-Cultures of Africa) (min. C-)
ANT 262 - Women, Arts & Global Tourism Credits: 3 (or WGS 245-Women, Arts, & Global Tourism) (min. C-)
ECO 370 - International Economics Credits: 3 (min. C)
HTY 377 - Chinese Thought: Confucianism, Daoism, and Zen Buddhism Credits: 3 (min. C)
POS 209 - The Global Politics of Soccer Credits: 3 (min. C-)
POS 380 - Topics Credits: 1-3 (Topic: Islam: Religion, Society & Politics, 3 credits, min. C)
TAH 301 - Global Issues in Travel & Tourism Credits: 3 (min. C)