Minor in International Business

Advising Information

Advisor: Paige Geslin
Office: Business 309
Phone Number: 435.797.2272
Email: paige.geslin@usu.edu

Minor Requirements

This minor is designed primarily for business majors. A student from outside the Huntsman School of Business who desires to pursue the minor must recognize that there are several pre-requisites to the required courses, which may themselves have pre-requisites. As an alternative, students from outside the Huntsman School of Business may want to consider the minor in Business.

Course Number	Course Name		Credits
FIN 4300	International Finance Pre-requisite: Grade of B- or better in FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance		3
MGT 3820	International Management		2
MGT 4050	International Marketing Pre-requisite: Grade of B- or better in MGT 3500 - Fundamentals of Marketing		2
MGT 4790	Managing Global Value Chains Pre-requisite: Grade of B- or better in MGT 3700 – Operations Management		2
Choose at one course from the following:
ECN 5150	Comparative Economic Systems Pre-requisite: ECN 2010 – Introduction to Microeconomics	Course offered Fall Semester only	3
MGT 3830	International Law		2

AND

Chose one of the following options (A, B, C, or D) listed below.

A. Choose two classes (6 credits) from the following:
ECN 3300/ MGT 3300	Globalization and Ethics of Trade		3
ECN 5400	International Trade Theory	Course offered Fall Semester only	3
HIST 3240	Modern Europe		3
HIST 3280	East Central Europe Since 1520		3
HIST 3460	Comparative Asian History		3
HIST 3481	Modern China		3
HIST 3510	Africa and the World		3
HIST 3630	History of Modern Latin America		3
HIST 3660	History of Mexico		3
HIST 4330	Modern Germany		3
HIST 4890	Cold War in Asia		3
POLS 3100	Global Issues		3
POLS 3210	Western European Government and Politics		3
POLS 3220	Russian and Eastern European Government and Politics		3
POLS 3250	Chinese Government and Politics		3
POLS 3270	Latin American Government and Politics		3
POLS 4210/ ECN 4500	European Union Politics		3
POLS 4260	Southeast Asian Government and Politics		3
POLS 5120	Economics of Russia and Eastern Europe		3
POLS 5480	International Trade Policy		3

OR

B. Demonstrate competence in a second language. This can be demonstrated either by

• A minor or major in a second language
• Sixteen semester credits of a second language at an accredited school
• Passing a language challenge competency exam and successful completion of the next higher class
• Successful completion of the BYU Language Test (minimum of sixteen credits)
• Sixteen credits from the Intensive English Language Institute or a TOEFL score of 500

OR

C. Demonstrate international work experience or undertake an internship.

The work experience/internship is either to be completed overseas or to provide substantial and approved international experience. It is required to be of no less than 9 weeks in duration.

OR

D. Spend a minimum of one semester studying at an approved overseas institute of higher education or participate in an approved
overseas study tour.