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Welcome to the International Business and Economics Web Site. This major is uniquely designed to prepare students for careers in organizations with global perspective. Students will explore current international marketing, financial and management issues. Students with a major in international business and economics will also be prepared for graduate study in international relations, business, economics, law, communication and many other fields.

Courses in business and economics will provide the students with the skills needed for many jobs in this area. Courses in international political science, history, ethics and foreign languages cmplement the major. Students with an international business and economics major will be prepared for graduate study in international relations, business, economics, law, communication and may other fields. Career opportunities for women trained in interantional business and economics are very promising. Many stimulating and challenging careers for women are opening in what has until now been a male-dominated field. The international business and economics major can be obtained with either the B.A. or the B.S. degree.

International business and economics majors satisfy the Writing Requirement for Majors by completing ECON348W and 485W. They complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Writing Requirement with two other writing-intensive courses (CORE100W and 399W). Note that POSC220W and 225W are also writing-intensive.

REQUIRED COURSES IN BUSINESS

BADM211 Financial Accounting
BADM213 Managerial Accounting
BADM230 Introduction to Marketing (1/2 course)
BADM240 Introduction to Management (1/2 course)
BADM321 Financial Management
BADM350 International Marketing and Management

REQUIRED COURSES IN ECONOMICS

ECON261 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON262 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON345 Economics of Development and Growth
ECON348 International Trade and Finance
ECON346 International Financial Issues
ECON485***Seminar in International Business & Economics

******BADM 350 and ECON 348 are prerequisites for ECON 485

Study abroad experience is highly recommended for IBE majors.




For more information about the Department:
Call Deep Shikha at
(651) 690-6577

Email: dshikha@stkate.edu

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