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Dr. Terence Holmes
Chair,
Department of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
451 Business Building
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071-3314
Ph.: (270) 809-6196
Fax: (270) 809-3740
Email: Dept. Management, Marketing, and Business Administration

Undergraduate Programs in International Business

The Area in International Business program provides students with broad based preparation for business careers with an international focus. The internationally oriented courses in Murray State’s University Studies program are augmented with a foreign language requirement and additional studies in world geography, political science and economics. Students also complete basic business classes as well as advanced international courses in the major functional areas of business. Students are strongly encouraged to complete a study abroad experience as part of this degree. The Area in International Business degree prepares students for graduate study in International MBA programs, entry level positions in firms with existing international operations, entrepreneurial opportunities with domestic firms wishing to expand to international markets and governmental and/or non-governmental organizations whose focus is international trade support or economic development.

AREA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement
both the BAB and BSB require 12 credit hours or equivalent competence in a foreign language for the AIB degree
61-62 64-65
Business Core Requirements:
ACC 200 Principles of Accounting I (3 hrs.)
ACC 201 Principles of Accounting II (3 hrs.)
BPA 215 Business Communication (3 hrs.)
BPA 355 Information Systems and Decision Making (3 hrs.)
BPA 442 Business Ethics and Environment (3 hrs.)
FIN 330 Principles of Finance (3 hrs.)
LST 240 Legal Environment of Business (3 hrs.)
MGT 350 Fundamentals of Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 443 Management of Operations and Technology (3 hrs.)
MGT 590 Business Policy (3 hrs.)
MKT 360 Principles of Marketing (3 hrs.)
33 33
Required Courses:
GSC 110 World Geography (3 hrs.)
POL 250 Introduction to International Relations (3 hrs.) OR
POL 252 Contemporary Political Systems (3hrs.)
ECO 315 Comparative Economic Systems (3hrs.) OR
ECO 410 Economic Development (3 hrs.)
FIN 461 International Finance and Management (3 hrs.)
BPA 515 Communicating in the International Environment (3 hrs.
)
MGT 557 International Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 568 Global Marketing Management (3 hrs.)
21 21
Electives1:
4-5 1-2
Total Curriculum Requirements 120 120
Important Note: 1 A maximum of three hours cooperative education credit counts toward the degree.

 

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