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2019-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Management, International Management Concentration, B.S.B.A.
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Firms, large and small, have the opportunity to participate in worldwide business ventures, whether through exporting, importing, international trade, or by manufacturing or setting up service operations overseas. The firms also face the challenges of competition from foreign companies.
The international management concentration provides students with a better grasp of the opportunities and challenges, and facilitates functioning in an international environment. The program provides exposure to the cultures of various countries, development of competence in at least one foreign language, and training in a broad range of management and business theories and skills relevant to international operations.
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B.S.B.A. Core Requirements
All B.S.B.A. majors in the John L. Grove College of Business should satisfactorily complete the 100-/200-level business core courses during their freshman and sophomore years and the 300-400-level business core courses during their junior and senior years, as listed below.
Required Courses in Related Fields
Required Courses in the John L. Grove College of Business
Note:
- Students who place at the advanced level in the mathematics placement/competency test are not required to take MAT 140A /MAT 140B . In lieu of MAT 140A /MAT 140B , students are required to take an additional free elective.
- Completion of ECO 101 and ECO 102 will satisfy the requirement for ECO 113 .
- Completion of MAT 117 taken at Shippensburg University will satisfy the requirement for SCM 200 .
- MGT 447 Satisfies university diversity requirement.
Major Course Requirements
Students should meet with their faculty advisor to plan the sequencing of their major program of study. Students interested in a double major and/or minor shall be required to take the prescribed courses in each respective major and/or minor. Students can double count one course between business majors with the permission of the respective department chair(s). Refer to the index under Double Majors and Minors for further information.
Electives (6 crs.)
(Two courses from the following 3-credit courses)
International Management Language Requirement (12 crs.)
Twelve credits in one modern language beyond the beginning level (other than one of the literature courses) shall be elected by the student. All four courses must be taught in the selected language. At least one commercial course (e.g., FRN 320 , GER 215 , SPN 330 ) shall be among the four courses selected by the student. Students in International Management must achieve an intermediate level on the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Oral Proficiency Interview. The competency examination must be completed no later than the middle of their senior year (105 credits).
International Management Career Opportunities
The program prepares students for job opportunities in government agencies, multinational corporations, or firms of all sizes with international operations. The program also provides a solid foundation for the pursuit of graduate study.
General Education Requirements
Foundations (15)
Foundational courses coupled with other experiences provide students with their core First Year Experience, providing opportunities to develop the requisite quantitative, analytical, written communication, and oral communication skills needed to succeed while in college and throughout life after college. Five program goals express the purpose of these foundational courses and how they support student success.
Interconnections (9)
This curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore human behavior, social interactions, and global communities through humanities and the social and behavioral sciences. Open discourse about the causes and consequences of human behavior and thought, and the interconnectedness of societies revealed by examining traditions and structures, provides a pathway to mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse world.
Three program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish. Students must complete three (3) courses in this curriculum, with at least one (1) course being a diversity course (‘D’ rubric) and at least one (1) course being a global perspectives course (‘G’ rubric).
Diversity
Guide and prompt students to evaluate the diversity of human experience, behavior, and thought, in order to better understand ourselves and others, to respond to the roots of inequality that undermines social justice, while developing awareness regarding diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, gender/gender expression, religion, age, social class, sexual orientation, or abilities.
Global Perspectives
Guide and prompt students to develop global perspectives by analyzing systems, and evaluating interrelationships
Foreign Languages
Guide and prompt students to understand and demonstrate oral and written communication in a foreign language as well as awareness of a foreign culture.
Citizenship and Responsibility (6)
This curriculum will provide students with opportunities to consider the function and development of institutions, as well as their own responsibilities in society. Tools for development of students as informed and responsible citizens can include study of principles and research in social science, analysis of the development of social and political systems and practices, application of critical analysis and reasoning, and contemplation of ethics and values. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.
Students are required to complete two (2) courses (or their equivalents) in this curriculum, with no more than one (1) course being attributed with the same program goal
Citizenship
Guide and prompt students to understand responsible citizenship through the development of ideas of citizenship and rights, how society protect or fails to protect basic rights, and avenues for individual or collective action.
Ethical Reasoning
Guide and prompt students to identify ethical theories or guidelines and apply appropriate ethical reasoning to reach conclusions and support moral judgments.
Critical Reasoning
Guide and prompt students to use appropriate critical analysis and reasoning to explain and analyze concepts, and apply concepts to issues to determine significance or value.
Natural World and Technology (9)
This curriculum will provide students the opportunity to learn how new knowledge is created by applying scientific principles and technology to address historical and contemporary questions. Two program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.
Students must complete 3 courses in this curriculum, with at least two (2) courses (or their equivalents) involving the natural world (‘N’ rubric).
Natural World
Guide and prompt students to understand the scientific method and resulting principles and theories, critically evaluating data to answer questions about the natural world.
Technology
Guide and prompt students to acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies regarding a broad range of computer technologies and software, and to use them responsibly.
Creativity and Expression (6)
This part of the curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore artistic and literary disciplines and their modes of expression, considering the processes by which artistic works are imagined and created as well as the analytical tools for describing and appraising works of art and literature. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.
Students must complete two (2) courses (or their equivalents) in this curriculum, with one (1) course being a literature course (‘L’ rubric)and one course in either the arts or creativity (‘A’ or ‘C’ rubrics).
Literature
Guide and prompt students to comprehend, analyze, and determine the significance for works of literature.
Creative
Guide and prompt students to demonstrate and apply creative competencies, problem solving and preparation in the realization of a creative work.
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