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International Business Advisor
Please contact Dr. Nicole Castater, Director of the International Business Program, with any questions about the major. In addition, International Business majors should contact her early in their academic careers to plan their coursework and internships as well as to discuss study abroad options.
She can be reached at (305) 899-3522, NCastater@barry.edu in Andreas 210.
Required Coursework for the International Business Major
This course is open to all Barry University students who want to understand what business is, what it does, and its role in society. The purpose of this course is threefold: 1) to introduce students to the academic opportunities and activities offered by the Andreas School of Business as well as its professors; 2) to help students to develop the cognitive skills they need to understand the principles and mechanics that regulate everyday business life; and 3) to prepare students to deal effectively with the challenges of contemporary life, including issues in the business-society relationship, its history, world events, economic issues, and future expectations.
An introduction to the accounting concepts, principles, and techniques used in recording business transactions. The accounting cycle, the measurement of income and valuation problems, reporting of financial position and results of operations for business enterprise are explored. Prerequisite: CAT 102.
An introduction to concepts and methods to assist management in the evaluation of the business enterprise and to aid in its planning, organizing, and controlling functions. Topics include cost systems, break-even analysis, flexible budgets, variance analysis, and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: ACC 201.
Economic analysis of consumer and producer behavior and decision making with a concentration on how economic agents voluntarily interact in markets for various goods and services. Topics include advanced demand/supply analysis emphasizing allocational efficiency, opportunity cost and elasticity; the theory of consumer utility maximization; short and long-term cost and production decisions in the theory of the firm; price, output and profit maximization under differing market structures including competitive, monopolistic and hybrid alternatives; the pricing of input resources including labor and capital along with income distribution implications; market failure and the consequences of government regulation; and introduction to international finance and the balance of payments. Prerequisite: ECO 201.
This course is designed to afford the student a background of basic legal principles, concepts and the nature of the judicial process. The first part of the course is devoted to the legal environment of business, including common law, statutory and administrative law, federal and state court structure, theories of law, court procedure, conflicts of law and forms of dispute resolution. This is followed by a detailed study of contracts including basic elements, interpretation, remedies for breach, assignment and discharge. The course concludes with agency and employment.
Organizational behavior as it relates to the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling is the focus of this course. Examination is made of the individual's role within the organization, of interpersonal influence and group behavior, and of organizational processes.
This course focuses on the design, management and continuous improvement of operations processes, that is, the processes used to produce goods and services. Both manufacturing and service operations will be studied. Prerequisites: BUS 311, MGT 305.
This course studies the interacting business activities designed to plan, price, promote and distribute want-satisfying products and services to present and potential customers. The course incorporates current developments in marketing to acquaint students with the present-day challenges of marketing activities.
Use of statistics to inform business decision-makers. Topics include decision-making, sampling, forecasting, analysis of variance, multiple regression, and statistical process control. Prerequisite: MAT 108, MAT 152, CS 180.
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and developments in information systems. Areas of study include computer technology, information system concepts, information systems development, and the use of technology in organizations. Students gain hands-on experience by suing microcomputers to solve business problems. Prerequisite: CS 180.
Financial techniques and analysis for business decision-making which build upon the prerequisites of economics, accounting, and statistical methods. The major tools include cash flow, financial statement structure and analysis, the time value of money, and risk. Specific topics studied with these tools include working capital management, asset investment and capital budgeting, corporate financial structure and the choice of debt vs. equity financing, financial market valuations, and the financial implications of business strategic decisions. Prerequisites: ACC 201, ECO 201, ECO 202.
Overview of the unique problems faced by firms engaging in international activities; the importance of understanding the foreign economic, social, political, cultural, and legal environment; the mechanics of importing and exporting; joint venture, franchising, and subsidiaries, international dimensions of management, marketing and accounting, international financial management; the special problems of multi-national corporations; recent problems of the international economic system; country-risk analysis; the increasing use of counter trade. Prerequisite: ECO 201, ECO 202.
A capstone course which integrates the various business disciplines. Using a "big picture" perspective, the student addresses strategy formulation and implementation in a volatile business environment. The case method of instruction is actively used.
Prerequisite: Senior standing. This course should be taken in the last semester before graduation.
This course deals with the theory of international trade, commercial policy, balance of payments, and international monetary issues. Key topics include the theory of comparative advantage, exchange rate determination, different forms of protectionism, open-economy fiscal and monetary policies, and the analysis of common markets and free-trade areas. Prerequisites: ECO 201, ECO 202.
This course presents an overview of the international finance environment and a detailed analysis of tools and techniques for international financial management. Key topics include the functioning of foreign exchange markets and international capital and money markets, international portfolio diversification, multinational capital budgeting, import-export financing, direct foreign investment, and international banking. Prerequisites: FIN 319.
This course explores the challenges of managing a culturally diverse work force and the complexities of managing in countries with different religions, traditions, and value systems. This course focuses on the ability of managers to lead, motivate, communicate, and negotiate with individuals with different attitudes towards achievement and work, time and change, wealth and success, gender and the family, religion and language. The course places a special emphasis on the cultural characteristics and diversity of people in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and the U.S. Prerequisites: MGT 305.
Considers the adjustments in marketing strategy needed to remain competitive in a global environment. The impact of changing economic, political, legal, social and cultural environments on management decision-making is examined. Prerequisites: MKT 306.
Students work throughout a semester preferably during their senior year with an organization in an area of international business or in a foreign market. The organization may be located outside or within the United States. This course provides students with on-the-job experience in their major. This experience will enhance and apply those concepts taught in the classroom. Prerequisites: ACC 201, ACC 202, ECO 201, ECO 202, MGT 305, MKT 306, BUS 315, and Senior standing (exceptions by approval of the Director of International Business).
Students work throughout a semester preferably during their junior or senior year with a company in an area of business related to the student's major. This course provides students with on-the-job experience in their major. This experience will enhance and apply those concepts taught in the classroom. Prerequisites: ACC 201, ACC 202, ECO 201, ECO 202, MGT 305, MKT 306, BUS 315, and Junior standing.
International Business Notes: (1) All students completing a major in International Business must also successfully complete 12 credit hours of a foreign language to satisfy the requirements for the degree, unless they are already functional in a second major language. (2) All students MUST maintain a minimum 2.7 overall grade point average to remain in this major. (3) All students MUST have a minimum 2.7 grade point average in order to graduate in this major. (4) Barry students changing their major into International Business must have a GPA of 2.7 or better; transfer students must have a GPA of 2.7 or better.
