Requirements

Major

The international business major provides preparation for a career in the fields of international finance, trade and management. All students selecting the international business major are strongly urged to participate in the study abroad programs offered through Dominican University. Course work completed during a student’s study abroad program may be presented in substitution for the major courses, if approved by the international business advisor.

Major Requirements

Economics 190, 191, 260, 376; Business Administration 250, 255, 345, 350, 351 and 375, 499; Accounting 101; and Five courses from one of the following concentrations: Language Concentration Students must complete five courses in advance of 102 in French, Italian or Spanish offered at Dominican University. Language courses taught in English do not meet this requirement. Upon selecting this concentration, the student must meet with the international business advisor who will coordinate the international business and language requirements. Selection of the modern foreign language courses must be approved by a faculty member from the Department of Modern Foreign Languages. International business students who wish to prepare for the examinations leading to the certificates offered by the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid or the Chamber of Commerce of Paris will need to take additional language course work. See the appropriate language faculty for specific information. Students educated outside the United States may not choose their native language to fulfill the language component of the international business major. Students may also choose five courses in another language which is not offered at Dominican University. Such course work must be approved by the director of the international business program to be accepted in transfer in partial completion of the major. Students whose first language is other than English and who have completed their secondary school education in a non-English speaking country may select the international business major with English as the language component, with the approval of a designated faculty member from the English department. The English component requires five courses in English and in American history, including English 210 or English 333; two courses chosen from English 342, 343, 344,and 336; and History 248 and 249. Other courses may be substituted based on the student’s background with permission of the international business and English advisors.

International Studies Concentration
Students must complete five courses including: Communication Arts and Sciences 321; Modern Foreign Languages 151-154; International Studies 200; and two courses chosen from the following areas of study: International Studies 204, 206, 250, 255, 260, 263, 264, 265, 269, 302 or 343. The satisfactory/fail grade option may be used for only one repeated course required for the major. A minimum of 15 hours in the major field must be completed at Dominican University.

Suggested Elective Courses
Business Administration 220; English 336; International Studies 200, 204; Political Science 250.

Internships
This program provides opportunities for the wellprepared student to do work in the area of international business. This is done as required course work or as independent study. The experience of on-the-job training gives the student a realistic view of the major field and often widens the horizon of job choice. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 113