2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

The BSBA in Global Business requires completion of 18 credits of global business courses, plus 18– 24 credits of the functional major.

Global Business majors are assigned a faculty advisor to assist them in planning their program of study and advise them on academic and career matters. Students in this major must have the approval of their faculty advisor to register.

All changes to the Global Business Program of Study must be approved by the Director of the Global Business Program.

Please note that Global Business freshman and sophomore courses as part of the General Education requirements in this program differ from the other Business majors.

Global Business Required Courses, 3 Courses, 9 Credits

Students are required to complete:

SIB 101 Globalization (formerly IB 101)
SIB 321 Introduction to International Business (formerly IB 321)
SIB 419 Global Business Theory and Practice (formerly IB 419)

Global Business Elective Courses, 3 Courses

Select three courses from the following:

SIB 510 Independent Study in Global Business (formerly IB 510)
SIB 520 Global Business Internship (formerly IB 520)
SIB 550 Special Topics in Global Business (formerly IB 550)
ACCT 310 International Business Accounting (formerly IBAC 310)
BLE 317 Managing in the Global Legal Environment (formerly IBBL 317)
EC 430 International Trade
EC 442 International Monetary Economics
EC 443 Special Topics in International Economics (Madrid)
EC 445 Economics of European Union
ENT 553 Global Entrepreneurship
FIN 417 Multinational Financial Management (formerly IBFN 417)
ISOM 331 Global Electronic Commerce
MGT 335 International Management
MKT 421 International Marketing (formerly IBMK 421)
MKT 422 Export Marketing Management (formerly IBMK 422)
PAD 362 Global Health, Poverty & Warming (formerly PAD 550)

Functional Major Courses, 6– 8 Courses, 18– 24 Credits

Students are required to specialize in one business discipline (Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing). Students will take the major required and major elective courses as specified by the academic department concerned which may include experiential components.

Up to one of the Global Business elective courses listed above may be double counted toward the Global Business major and the functional major, as long as it was also available as a course for the functional major.

Language Courses, 2 Courses, 8 Credits

Students must demonstrate competence beyond the second semester level of college instruction in either French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Japanese, or Arabic. Other languages will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Director of the Global Business Program. Students can also demonstrate competence by taking a placement test or through an interview with a language instructor if a placement test is not available. For this purpose, students should contact the Director of the Global Business Program. In this case, students can take Free Electives instead of the language courses. A suggested list of Free Electives relevant for the Global Business Program is given below.

 

Travel Requirement SIB 560 (formerly IB 560), Non-Credit
(No credits can be specifically assigned. It is a pre-professional experience.)

All Global Business majors are required to participate in overseas travel as part of their major. This requirement may be satisfied by completing a minimum of one travel seminar, a semester study abroad, or, with prior permission from the Director of the Global Business Program, a Global Business Internship abroad. Students must register for the zero-credit course SIB 560 - Global Travel Requirement, in the semester in which they plan to complete their travel.

• A minimum 2.5 gpa is required for travel seminars and study abroad experiences.
• A maximum of one travel seminar may be used as a Global Business major elective while also fulfilling the SIB 560 requirement. Additional travel seminars will not count towards GB major electives but may be used as free elective credit.
• Study abroad involves enrollment in semester-long or summer session courses at either Suffolk’s Madrid campus or at one of the programs open to Suffolk students at other institutions. All study abroad must be preapproved by the Undergraduate Business Programs Office to ensure optimum credit distribution. Students may participate in more than one study abroad opportunity. Students interested in study abroad should plan to do so during their sophomore year or the fall of their junior year.
• With prior permission from the Director of the Global Business Program, students may also fulfill the travel requirement through a Global Business Internship. Two options are available: the three-credit course SIB 520 - Global Business Internship, and an internship without academic credit. The internship must take place outside students’ primary country of residence, including the U.S. for non-U.S. students. Students are responsible for identifying and securing acceptance to the internship. A maximum of one SIB 520 internship course may also be used as a Global Business major elective.

Recommended Free Electives

Should you be able to take Free Electives (in lieu of the language requirement) by demonstrating foreign language competence, we recommend the electives below.

GVT 367 Politics of Spain
GVT 384 U.S. and the Middle East
GVT 385 Politics of Former Soviet Republics
GVT 387 Caribbean and Central American Politics
GVT 389 Politics of China
GVT 395 Politics of East European Transition
GVT 397 South America: Political Institutions and Political Change
GVT 408 Political Economy of East Asia
GVT 410 Politics of Korea
GVT 468 International Relations of the Caribbean
GVT 482 Politics of European Integration
GVT 483 Politics of Europe
GVT 487 Japan: Politics and Policy
GVT 489 Islam and Politics
HST 340 Modern Asian History
HST 341 The Emergence of Modern South Asia
HST 342 Modern Japanese History
HST 346 Modern Chinese History
HST 412 Europe in the 20th Century
GER 412 Contemporary Germany