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Nov 25, 2024
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2015-2016 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]
International Business, B.S.B.A.
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Overview
The business administration curriculum allows sufficient flexibility for adaptation to a student’s particular interests and goals. A minimum of 122 hours is required for the B.S. degree in all majors except accounting, which requires 127 hours, and international business, which requires a minimum of 128 hours. They are divided between courses in business administration and general education courses in English, history, foreign languages, natural and behavioral sciences, and other disciplines. All business administration students are required to earn 40 hours in a common core sequence of business subjects. The major field for all majors except accounting and international business* requires 12-21 hours beyond the common core. If a major requires only 12 hours, then a minimum of 9 additional hours of advisor-approved course work in business/economics must be completed. A minimum of 18 credit hours in additional directed general education courses is required.
The school has developed options designed to complement core and major requirements. Information and assistance in the development and selection of options are available through the advising facilities of the school.
Competitive Admission: Admission to the international business major is highly competitive. Enrollment in the Chinese Business Track is limited to 20 additional student per year.
*The accounting major requires 26 hours. International business requires a second major in business. International business majors range from 27 to 36 hours, depending on the double major selected.
Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate…
- In depth capacity in a functional area of business.
- Strong understanding of the global dimensions of business.
- Excellent communication skills in more than one language.
- Appreciation of the impact of culture on the conduct of business.
- Exposure to living in a second culture.
Degree Requirements (128 Hours)
Major Requirements (67 Hours)
See Moore School of Business for entrance requirements, progression requirements, and other regulations.
- General Education Requirements (40-44 Hours)
- Business Core (40 Hours)
- Communication (Included in General Education Requirements)
- International Business (15 Hours)
- Internationalization Requirement (9 Hours)
- Directed General Education Course Work (non-BA) (minimum of 18 Hours)
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1. Carolina Core Plus General Education Requirements
CMW: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 Hours)
ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6-8 Hours)
One of the following options:
SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy
- Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses including one laboratory course
GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-8 hours)
- Students shall demonstrate in one Foreign Language the ability to comprehend the topic and the main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so much satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC.
GHS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking
- Any approved Carolina Core History course
GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences (3 Hours)
- Any approved Carolina Core Social Science course
AIU: Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 Hours)
- Any approved Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding course
CMS: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Speech (3 hours)
- Any approved Carolina Core Speech course
INF: Carolina Core Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)
- This requirement may be met in an overlay course that combines learning outcomes from two Carolina Core components
VSR: Carolina Core Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (3 hours)
- Any approved Carolina Core Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility course.
Other Required General Education Courses for the Darla Moore School of Business (3-10 Hours)
- An additional DMSB social science course may be required if student exempts foreign language requirement (up to 3-4 hours)
- An additional DMSB general education course may be required if student exempts foreign language requirement and completes social science in area designated for GFL (up to 3 hours)
One English course selected from:
2. Business Core (40 Hours)
3. Communication (Included in General Education Requirements)
4. International Business (15 Hours)
The international business major must be taken in combination with a second major in business and requires 27-36 hours.
Required Course (3 hours)
Minimum of one of the following functional courses (3-6 hours):
Minimum of one of the following thematic courses (3-6 hours):
One of the following regional courses (3 hours):
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
Chinese Business Track (15 hours)
The Chinese Business Track in the International Business major allows the student to concentrate on International Business activities with China. The requirements are:
Required Courses (9 hours)
Two Regional Courses (6 hours)
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Track (15 hours)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Track in the International Business major allows the student to concentrate on International Business activities with this region. The requirements are:
Required Courses (9 hours)
Two Regional Courses (6 hours)
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
European Business Track (15 hours)
The European Business Track in the International Business major allows the student to concentrate on International Business activities with this region. The requirements are:
Required Courses (9 hours)
Two Regional Courses (6 hours)
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
South American Business Track (15 hours)
The South American Business Track in the International Business major allows the student to concentrate on International Business activities with this region. The requirements are:
Required Courses (9 hours)
Two Regional Courses (6 hours)
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
Eurasian Business Track (15 hours)
The Eurasian Business Track in the International Business major allows the student to concentrate on International Business activities centered on this region. The requirements are:
Required Courses (9 hours)
Two Regional Courses (6 hours)
Two of the three regional courses listed below:
Note:
* Because one or more of these courses may not be offered on campus during the two years that a student may be taking major-level courses, these courses are most appropriate for study abroad.
Additional Information
Students in the Chinese Business Track meet the regional course requirements with courses dealing primarily with China and Asia. Students in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Track meet the regional course requirements with courses dealing primarily with the Middle East and Africa. Students in the European Business Track meet the regional course requirements with courses dealing primarily with the Europe. Students in the South American Business Track meet the regional course requirements with courses dealing primarily with Latin America. Students in the Eurasian Business Track meet the regional course requirements with courses dealing primarily with Europe or Asia.
Competitive Admission: Admission to the international business major is highly competitive, and enrollment is limited. Individual limits apply to language selections in the regional tracks.
Double Major: Students selecting international business as a major are required to select a second major in business.
Foreign Language: IBUS major requires at least four courses numbered 300 and above in one foreign language. Students in the Chinese Business Track meet the foreign language requirement by selecting Chinese as the language to study. Students in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Track meet the foreign language requirement by selecting Arabic as the language to study. Students in the European Business Track meet the foreign language requirement by selecting French, German or Italian as the language to study. Students in the South American Business Track meet the foreign language requirement by selecting Spanish or Portuguese as the language to study. Students in the Eurasian Business Track meet the foreign language requirement by selecting Turkish or Russian as the language to study. Specific course requirements may be obtained from the undergraduate division.
Foreign Study: Students majoring in International Business are required to study outside the United States for a period of one semester, normally the spring semester of the academic year in which IBUS 310 is taken, at an approved institution. Exceptions to this requirement will be granted in cases of hardship. Students in regional cohort tracks meet the overseas study requirement at the cohort partner institution.
Internationalization Requirement: All students in the Moore School must meet a three course (nine-credit hour) internationalization requirement. The curriculum of the International Business major satisfies this requirement.
5. Internationalization Requirement (9 Hours)
The program also requires 9 hours of course work with international content that may be used to fulfill other degree requirements. Three hours must be taken from an approved list of courses offered by the Moore School of Business which contain international business or international economics content. The following course options can also be used to satisfy the 3 credit hours of this requirement: approved course work containing international business or international economics content, taken at a semester abroad program; an approved Maymester or summer overseas course containing international business or international economics content; an approved internship course in international business wherein a student would obtain discipline-related work experience in a foreign country; or an approved service-learning component. Students may choose from one of the following options to complete the remaining 6-hour requirement:
Language:
- Two language courses at the 200 level or above
Electives:
- Two approved courses with international content taken either inside or outside the Moore School of Business from a list available in the undergraduate office.
6. Directed General Education Course Work (non-BA) (minimum of 18 Hours)
Directed non-BA course work may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors. The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area. Students not selecting such a minor may submit an alternative program of study to satisfy the non-BA approved course work. The proposed alternative program of study must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Executive Committee. All minor courses or courses approved as alternatives must be passed with a grade of C or better.
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