International Business Major

Requirements for a major in international business:

Students will take the total credit hours required in the functional area major, including the international course in the major, and meet the requirements given below.

Foreign language competency:

Students must offer proof of competency in a foreign language as evidenced by passing a competency exam or completion of the Intermediate II course in the language with a grade of “C” or better. (A TOEFL score of 550, 213 [CBT] or 79–80 [IBT] or better meets the competency criteria.)

Education abroad (international) experience:

This requirement may be met either by studying abroad for a semester or a year, enrolling in a UT travel course, completing an internship abroad or fulfilling a community-based service learning experience abroad. Community-based service learning abroad does not have to be taken for academic credit. All education abroad experiences must be pre-approved, and all activities must be successfully completed.

Completion of IBS 397 Global Organizational Behavior and IBS 398 Survey of International Business (8 credit hours)

These courses are waived for international business and management majors since they are already required as a part of the management major.

International electives outside the College of Business (8 credit hours)

Students may take any 8 credit hours of non-College of Business elective courses designated as International Global (IG) including electives offered abroad (with the approval of the international business program coordinator). IG courses used to satisfy the language competency requirement may not also be used to satisfy this requirement. Total hours required for each major:

International Business and Accounting — 90 credit hours (IBS 402 required).

International Business and Business Economics — 90 credit hours (either IBS 305, IBS 403, ECO 305 or ECO 432 required).

International Business and Entrepreneurship — 82 credit hours (IBS 486 required).

International Business and Finance — 82 credit hours (IBS 405 required).

International Business and Management — 70 credit hours (IBS 399 required).

International Business and Marketing — 78 credit hours (IBS 406 required).

International Business and Management Information Systems — 90 credit hours (ITM 430 required).