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 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. All education abroad experiences must be taken for academic credit, must be pre-approved and all activities must be successfully completed. Community-based service learning abroad must be taken for academic credit, must be pre-approved and all activities must be successfully completed. Students participating in the community-based service learning abroad option may register for 0-4 credit hours in IBS 499. International students are typically waived from the education abroad requirement, as their studies at The University of Tampa constitutes an education abroad experience.
For complete information about UT’s education abroad programming, including deadlines, transfer policies and application requirements for UT Travel Courses, Summer/Semester/Year abroad programs, international internships and community service learning abroad, please see Office of International Programs.
Completion of MGT 345 Global Organizational Behavior and MGT 350 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 must take 8 credit hours of non-College of Business elective courses designated as International Global (IG). These courses may include 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.
Required major electives
Required major elective replaces an elective in the major. For ACC major, this course is in addition to your major specific coursework
- International Business and Accounting: Additional course as approved by department chair
- International Business and Business Economics: One of the following: ECO 315, ECO 430 or ECO 432 required
- International Business and Entrepreneurship: One of the following: MGT 355 or MGT 365 required
- International Business and Finance: FIN 425 required
- International Business and Management: One of the following: MGT 355 or MGT 365 required
- International Business and Marketing: MKT 410 required
- International Business and Management Information Systems: ITM 361 required
Degree Requirements
Requirements for a degree in Sykes College of Business
| ACC 202 | Financial Accounting Information | 4 |
| ACC 203 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Global Business | 4 |
| BUS 221 | Business Law and Social Responsibility | 4 |
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECO 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| FIN 310 | Financial Management | 4 |
| ITM 220 | Management Information Systems | 4 |
| MAT 225 | Calculus for Business | 4 |
| MGT 330 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| MGT 431 | Practical Strategic Assessment | 4 |
| MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| QMB 210 | Business Statistics and Analytics | 4 |
| SPE 208 | Speech for Business and the Professions | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 56 |
Students majoring in Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship and International Business and Entrepreneurship are not required to take
MGT 431.
Requirements for a major in International Business and Accounting
Requirements for a major in International Business and Economics
Three of the following:
| ECO 300 | Labor Economics | 4 |
| ECO 310 | Environmental Economics and Management | 4 |
| ECO 315 | International Economic Development | 4 |
| ECO 340 | Game Theory | 4 |
| ECO 360 | Health Economics | 4 |
| ECO 420 | Public Choice and the Economics of Politics | 4 |
| ECO 421 | Mathematical Economics | 4 |
| ECO 430 | International Economics and Finance | 4 |
| ECO 432 | Economics of Emerging Markets | 4 |
| ECO 442 | Monetary Economics | 4 |
| ECO 495 | Special Topics in Economics | 4 |
Requirements for a major in International Business and Entrepreneurship
| ENT 320 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility | 4 |
| ENT 360 | New Venture Finance | 4 |
| ENT 420 | Managing the Start Up Venture | 4 |
| ENT 487 | Business Plan Development | 4 |
| MGT 345 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MGT 350 | International Management | 4 |
One of the following:
| MGT 355 | The Art and Science of Negotiation | 4 |
| MGT 365 | Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets | 4 |
| MGT 450 | Born Global: International Entrepreneurship & Strategy | 4 |
One of the following:
| BIT 345 | Web and Mobile Technology Applications | 4 |
| BIT 365 | Business Database Technology | 4 |
| ENT 330 | Creativity and Innovative Problem Solving | 4 |
| ENT 380 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 4 |
| ENT 390 | Managing the Family Business | 4 |
| ENT 490 | Entrepreneurship Internship | 4 |
| ENT 495 | Seminar in Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| | Any ENT course not already taken except internships and independent studies | 4 |
| FMX 310 | Creative Coding | 4 |
| FMX 311 | Online Production | 4 |
| ITM 251 | Application Development | 4 |
| ITM 360 | Advanced Application Development | 4 |
| MGT 355 | The Art and Science of Negotiation | 4 |
| MGT 365 | Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets | 4 |
| MGT 370 | Leadership and Change Management | 4 |
| MGT 450 | Born Global: International Entrepreneurship & Strategy | 4 |
| MKT 371 | Professional Selling and Sales Management | 4 |
Requirements for a major in International Business and Finance
| FIN 410 | Intermediate Financial Management | 4 |
| FIN 425 | International Financial Management | 4 |
| FIN 440 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 4 |
| FIN 470 | Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money | 4 |
| MGT 345 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MGT 350 | International Management | 4 |
Two of the following:
| FIN 415 | Applied Investment Management | 4 |
| FIN 319 | Applied Finance and Accounting using Enterprise Resource Systems | 4 |
| FIN 450 | Risk Management for Business | 4 |
| FIN 480 | Financial Models | 4 |
| FIN 491 | Advanced Financial Management | 4 |
| FIN 495 | Special Topics in Finance | 4 |
Requirements for a major in International Business and Management
One of the following:
| MGT 355 | The Art and Science of Negotiation | 4 |
| MGT 365 | Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets | 4 |
| MGT 450 | Born Global: International Entrepreneurship & Strategy | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 20
One of the following:
| ENT 320 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility | 4 |
| ENT 330 | Creativity and Innovative Problem Solving | 4 |
| ENT 360 | New Venture Finance | 4 |
| ENT 380 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 4 |
| ENT 390 | Managing the Family Business | 4 |
| ENT 420 | Managing the Start Up Venture | 4 |
| ENT 495 | Seminar in Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| | Any ENT course not already taken except internships and independent studies | 4 |
| IBS 492 | Seminar in International Business | 4 |
| IBS 495 | Special Topics in International Business | 4 |
| ITM 361 | Operations Management | 4 |
| LED 450 | Capstone in Leadership Studies | 4 |
| MGT 360 | Sustainable Development: A New Business Paradigm | 4 |
| MGT 370 | Leadership and Change Management | 4 |
| MGT 355 | The Art and Science of Negotiation | 4 |
| MGT 365 | Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets | 4 |
| MGT 450 | Born Global: International Entrepreneurship & Strategy | 4 |
| MGT 492 | Learning by Travel: Management and Leadership | 4 |
| | Any MGT course not already taken except internships and independent studies | 4 |
(Note: Cannot double count MGT 355, MGT 365 or MGT 450. IBS courses are restricted to those that have been designated as a Management Major elective)
Requirements for a major in International Business and Management Information Systems
| ITM 251 | Application Development | 4 |
| ITM 280 | Network and Cloud Infrastructure | 4 |
| ITM 318 | Systems Analysis and Design | 4 |
| ITM 361 | Operations Management | 4 |
| ITM 408 | Data and Information Management | 4 |
| ITM 419 | Enterprise Architecture and Governance | 4 |
| MGT 345 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MGT 350 | International Management | 4 |
One of the following:
| ITM 319 | Business Process Integration Using Enterprise Systems | 4 |
| ITM 350 | Information Security Principles | 4 |
| ITM 360 | Advanced Application Development | 4 |
| ITM 375 | Information Security Standards, Risk Management and Compliance | 4 |
| ITM 380 | Network Security | 4 |
| ITM 415 | Digital Forensic & Software Security | 4 |
| ITM 450 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 4 |
| ITM 466 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | 4 |
| ITM 480 | Ethical Hacking | 4 |
| ITM 495 | Special Topics in Information and Technology Management | 4 |
Requirements for a major in International Business and Marketing
Two of the following:
| ENT 320 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility | 4 |
| MKT 352 | Services Marketing and Management | 4 |
| MKT 354 | Buyer Behavior | 4 |
| MKT 362 | Digital Marketing | 4 |
| MKT 371 | Professional Selling and Sales Management | 4 |
| MKT 372 | Retail and Distribution Management | 4 |
| MKT 411 | Promotion and Branding Strategies | 4 |
| MKT 418 | Advanced Professional Selling | 4 |
| MKT 495 | Special Topics in Marketing | 4 |