Business Administration Division

Bachelor of Science in International Business

Program Requirements

The international business program requires 59-60 units, plus 6 units in GE courses. An integral part of the international business major is successful completion of at least eight units of study abroad.

The following courses are required for completion of the international business major. Upon successful completion of the standard lower division courses, pre-international business students may apply for full admission to the major.

Course ID	Course Name	Units	Term
Lower Division Courses (25 units)
AC 224	Financial Accounting	4	F,SP
AC 225	Managerial Accounting	3	F,SP
BA 210	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	F,SP
BA 212	Business Computing Applications	2	F,SP
BA 216	Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions	4	F,SP
ECON 211	Introduction to Macroeconomics (GE)	3	F,SP
MATH 140	Calculus for Business and Economics (GE)	3	F,SP
MATH 141	Probability, Linear Systems, and Multivariable Optimization	3	F,SP
Upper Division Courses (33 units)
BA 321	Financial Management	4	F,SP
BA 355	Principles of Marketing	3	F,SP
BA 358	Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business	3	F,SP
BA 366	Organizational Behavior (WI)	3	F,SP
BA 447	International Finance	3	F,SP
BA 451 or BA 452	Operations Management Quantitative Analysis	3 3	F,SP F,SP
BA 457	The Legal Environment of International Business	3	F,SP
BA 474	International Marketing	3	F,SP
BA 497	Business Policy, Strategy, and Ethics (RM)	4	F,SP
BA 598	Service Leadership Project (PS)	4	F,SP
Additional 7-8 Units from the Following:
BA 494	International Management	3	F, SP
COM 513 or COM 514	Intercultural Communication (GE) International Communication and Negotiation	4 4	F, SP F,SP
ECON 351	Global Economics	4	F, SP
POSC 344	International Relations	4	F, SP
POSC 446	International Organizations and Law	4	F
POSC 449 or POSC 459	Ethics and International Politics Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspectives	4 4	SP -
POSC 542	American Foreign Policy	4	F
REMINDER: As an integral part of the bachelor of science in international business degree requirements, the student is required to successfully complete at least eight units in a fall, spring, or summer residential program abroad. International students are exempt from this requirement.

The above program requirements are excerpted from the Seaver College catalog. This Web page is not an official binding document. To view the actual catalog visit: http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/catalog/.

 

Recommended Course Sequences - International Business Majors

• Recommended Course Sequence with Sophomore Spring Semester Abroad
• Recommended Course Sequence with Sophomore Year Abroad

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the international business major will be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of accounting, business law, economics, finance, management science, management and organizational behavior, and marketing.

• Evaluate business issues from a transnational perspective, integrating multiple business disciplines, and be able to formulate business plans that incorporate appropriate response to cross-cultural differences and then communicate, and defend recommendations to decision-makers based on those evaluations.

• Produce clearly written, concise business analyses and deliver clear, well- organized, persuasive oral presentations.

• Recognize the importance of diversity and integrate their unique cultural backgrounds with those of other students and with faculty members to develop effective interpersonal and group interactions.

• Analyze business situations in keeping with professional standards and moral values and recommend appropriate courses of action.

• Engage in professional service.

 

 You may email your questions to the Business Administration Division office manager.

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