Concentration in International Business

A minimum of one course must be chosen from BSAD or ECON

This course provides students with an international business and cultural experience through a study tour in a selected international location. Students will develop an understanding of the factors that affect international business decisions by visiting American companies operating abroad and foreign companies that export goods and services to the U.S. Typically, travel is conducted during Spring Break.

Prereq: Instructor Permission. Not open to nondegree students

This course will focus on global suppliers as partners in the development and commercialization of new products. Students will learn about open innovation and the integration of internal and external business systems focused on new product innovation. Students will develop an understanding of regulatory policies related to information sharing and the intellectual property rights of buyers and suppliers

The focus of this course is on multinational financial management as viewed and practiced by multinational firms and on current developments in international financial markets, including global banking. Familiarity with certain areas of the firm's environment, such as the international monetary system, the European Monetary System, and the determination of exchange rates under alternative regimes, is essential to the international financial manager.

Prereq: BSAD 8500 (Financial Management) or its equivalent, or by approval of instructor. Not open to nondegree students.

The intent of this course is to examine the concepts of cross-cultural communication. Theory and research are integrated with the application and necessary skills are identified and developed.

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This course examines the intercultural perspective of organizational communication in a modern global world by focusing on the management of cultural differences in the global workplace. The trend toward a global economy is bringing people of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds together. Thus, the development of greater intercultural understanding has become an essential element of the global workplace. After taking this course you will be more aware of cultural diversity in an organizational setting and further develop intercultural sensitivity and intercultural competence that will help you adapt to your future organizational life.

An analysis of the character of international economic relations. Subjects covered include the economic basis for international specialization and trade, economic gains from trade, commercial policy, economic integration, and economic growth.

Prereq: ECON 2200 and 2220, or BSAD 8180, or permission of instructor.

An analysis of the international monetary system. Subjects covered include the balance of payments adjustment mechanism, alternative exchange rate systems, external effects of monetary and fiscal policy, foreign investments and international monetary reform.

Prereq: ECON 2200 and 2220, or BSAD 8180, or permission of instructor.

This course deals with the economics of developing countries. It introduces theories of development and endogenous growth. It analyzes domestic problems such as income distribution, population growth, unemployment, urbanization and education. It also analyzes international economic issues such as trade, foreign investment, and debt. It discusses government development policies.

Prereq: ECON 2200 and 2220, or BSAD 8180, or permission of instructor.

A study of the geography of economic globalization and the geography of the world economy. The major topics include the historical development of the world economy and globalization from the geographical perspective, trends in geography of global production, trade and investment, the most important factors and actors in the globalization processes and its geographic effects, the geography of transnational corporations, case studies of the economic geography of selected industries and service activities, effects of globalization on the developed and developing countries. This course also supports the Cultural and Global Analysis concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.

Students may select one (1) of the following courses:

This course introduces students to classic and contemporary scholarship on the issues, theories, and methodological approaches associated with the study of the nation-state system, international law, international organizations, international security, and globalization.

Prereq: Permission of graduate advisor.

This course introduces students to classic and contemporary scholarship on the issues, theories, and methodological approaches associated with the systematic and comparative study of nation-states and their political systems with an emphasis on engaging in thoughtful discussion and individual research.

Prereq: Permission of the graduate advisor.

This course introduces students to government and politics in the contemporary Middle East, including considerations of state formation, authoritarianism and democratization, state-society relations, religion, culture, gender, and economy

Prereq: PSCI 2500 is recommended

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