Today’s world is one of exciting opportunities and challenges. Whether your future plans call for you to be actively engaged beyond your home country’s borders or simply to be a participant in your local community, you must have the necessary global skills, knowledge and attitudes to function effectively in this newly globalized world.
The global economy is at our doorstep.
The U.S. is the largest importing and exporting country with the highest gross domestic product in the world. Headlines ring of escalating trends in cross-border corporate merger activity, global outsourcing patterns, heightened importing and exporting activity, global franchising expansion, regional economic integration, global oil dependency, international supply chain management and the capitalization of global markets. With this comes a tremendous responsibility to produce graduates with a global mindset.
To meet the ongoing challenges of globalization, the John H. Sykes College of Business offers seven international business majors.
How to Major in International Business
Step One:
Declare your international business (IBS) major.
Select any academic major in the College of Business. Choose from accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing or management information systems. To declare their preferred IBS major, students must visit UTampa's Academic Advising Office on the second floor of the Jenkins Health and Technology Building.Ìý
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Step Two:
Take your major and internationalize it by satisfying the requirements in the following four domains:
- International Business Core Courses (9 credit hours)
IBS majors must complete the following core courses:
IBS 397 Survey of International Business
IBS 398 Global Organizational Behavior
IBS Elective International Business Elective - Foreign Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency in foreign language by passing an examination or by completing the Intermediate II course in the language with a grade of "C" or better.
A TOEFL score of 550 or better, 213 [c.b.t.] or 79-90 [i.b.t.] meets this requirement for non-English speakers. - Global Knowledge Courses (8 credit hours)
To better understand the world, students are instructed to complete globally focused electives offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. - Education Abroad Experience
Students may choose to:
- Study abroad for a summer, semester or year*
- Enroll in a UTampa Travel Course
- Complete an internship abroad
-or- - Fulfill community-based service learning abroad
At least one education-abroad experience for academic credit is required and must be approved by the International Programs Office.ÌýTo learn more about Education Abroad, visit theÌýEducation Abroad webpageÌýor visit the Office of International Programs in the Grand Center, room 103.
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Step Three:
Show the world what international competency can achieve.
Upon completion of these requirements, undergraduate IBS majors will earn a bachelor's degree in international business and accounting, international business and economics, international business and entrepreneurship, international business and finance, international business and management, international business and marketing or international business and management information systems on their official UTampa transcript.
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