International Business Studies, B.S.

Overall Requirements

  • 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
  • A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
  • Minimum grade of C in all courses used to meet major requirements.
  • At least 50 percent of the business semester hours required for the degree must be earned at UNC Greensboro.

Degree Program Requirements

University Requirements
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC)

Major Requirements

Bryan School Pre-Admission Courses 

Students should plan to complete the pre-admission courses by the end of the sophomore year, or as soon as possible thereafter. 

Courses used to meet Bryan School Pre-Admission and Bryan School Common Business Core requirements cannot be used to fulfill major or concentration requirements in the following majors: ACCT, BADM, ECOS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, HTMT, or MKTG.

See the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics for more information.

Required29-30
BUS 115
& BUS 215
Blueprint for Personal Development
and Blueprint for Professional Development
or BUS 216
 Blueprint for Personal and Professional Development
ACC 201
Financial Accounting
ACC 202
Managerial Accounting
ECO 201
Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 202
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 250
Economic and Business Statistics I
ISM 110
Foundations for Analytics using Spreadsheets
ISM 280
Information Systems for Decision Making
Select one of the following:
ENG 101
Exploring Writing in College Contexts
FMS 115
Freshman Seminar in Reasoning and Discourse: Written Communication
RCO 101
College Writing I
Completion of one of the following:
MAT 115
College Algebra
MAT 118
Algebra with Business Applications
MAT 120
Calculus with Business Applications
MAT 150
Precalculus I
MAT 151
Precalculus II
MAT 190
Precalculus
MAT 183
Mathematics for the Life Sciences
MAT 184
Calculus for the Life Sciences
MAT 191
Calculus I
MAT 292
Calculus II
MAT 293
Calculus III
MAT 196
Calculus A
MAT 296
Calculus B

Bryan School Common Business Core

Required38
BUS 315
Global and Cultural Development
BUS 415
Leadership Development
CST 105
Introduction to Communication Studies
ECO 300
The International Economy
FIN 315
Business Finance I
MGT 301
Introduction to International Business
MGT 312
Organizational Behavior
MGT 330
The Legal Environment of Business
MGT 491
Business Policy and Strategy *
MKT 309
Business Communication & Innovation
MKT 320
Principles of Marketing
PHI 261
Ethical Issues in Business
or PHI 262
 Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship
SCM 302
Operations Management
Global Sustainability Elective - One chosen from the list below: **
ECO 100
Economics of a Global Sustainable Society
BUS 130
Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment
LLC 120
Global Crossings: Topics in Images, Media, and Texts
LLC 130
Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption
HTM 200
Introduction to Sustainable Development
*

Hospitality and Tourism Management majors are exempt from the MGT 491 requirement; a similar course, HTM 491, is taken within the major requirements.

**

Or other approved Global Sustainability elective.

Major Course Work

  • Minimum grade of C in all courses used to meet major requirements.
Foreign Language *6
Completion of 6 credits in a foreign language at the intermediate level (203-204 level) or above.
Global Experiences **3
MGT 303
Experience Business Abroad
Required Course Work6
MGT 302
International Business: Operations and Environments in Foreign Jurisdictions
MGT 304
Current Issues in International Business
Electives within the Major 19
Select 9 credits from the following:
BUS 328
Organizational Leadership
BUS 342
International Entrepreneurship
ENT 328
Sales Leadership
ENT 403
Entrepreneurial Marketing
FIN 330
Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN 410
Business Finance II
FIN 442
Investments
MGT 313
Human Resource Management
MGT 314
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
MGT 315
Recruitment and Selection in Organizations
MGT 317
Training and Development in Organizations
MGT 354
Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
MGT 375
Management Process Skills
MGT 475
Employment and Human Resource Law
MGT 493
Honors Work
MKT 326
Introduction to Retailing
MKT 328
Sales Leadership
MKT 403
Entrepreneurial Marketing
MKT 421
Promotion Management in Esports
MKT 422
Fundamentals of Marketing Research
MKT 424
Consumer Behavior
MKT 426
International Marketing
MKT 493
Honors Work
SCM 402
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
*

Non-native speakers of English may be exempted from the foreign language requirements upon approval from the department. The department may require the student to demonstrate evidence of fluency in the native language. Students that have lived and studied abroad may be exempt from the study abroad requirement upon approval from the department. The approval will depend on the length of the time abroad and the significance of the educational activities.

**

MGT 303, one semester of study abroad, other approved electives, or short-term study abroad programs.

1

9 credits at the 300-level and above selected from the courses below or 300-level and above courses with the LLC prefix or other electives approved by Bryan School Undergraduate Student Services or approved by the faculty advisor.

Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Disciplinary Honors in Management 

Requirements

  • A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below. 
  • UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
  • A minimum grade of B in all course work applicable to Disciplinary Honors in Management.
Senior Honors Project3-6
Select one course from the following:
MGT 493
Honors Work
BUS 493
Honors Work
HSS 490
Senior Honors Project *
Select 6-9 credits of Honors course work in the major6-9
Select 0-3 credits of other Honors course work0-3
*

Department of Management students are allowed to complete their Senior Honors (to count inside the major) by registering for their Senior Honors project as MGT 493/ BUS 493, (or if they have completed all their major requirements they can choose to take it as HSS 490.

Recognition

Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Management; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.

Honors Advisor

See Eloise McCain Hassell for further information and guidance about Disciplinary Honors in Management. To apply: Disciplinary Honors Application.