The University of Illinois at Chicago 2005-2007 Undergraduate Catalog

University of Chicago at Illinois 2005 - 2007 Undergraduate Catalog

International Business

College of Business Administration, 2201 University Hall (UH)
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Minor in International Business

Minor in International Business

The College of Business Administration offers a Minor in International Business for undergraduate students. The minor is an option that students may choose if they wish to complement their major field of study with knowledge in the area of international business. The minor requires 15 hours as distributed below.

Requirements for the Minor

Required Courses	Hours
ECON 221—Macroeconomics in the World Economy: Theory and Applications^a	3

Three courses^a selected from the following:	9
ACTG 484—International Accounting^b (3)
ECON 333—International Economics (3)
ECON 334—Economic Development (3)
FIN 442—International Finance^b (3)
MGMT 460—Business, Society, and Global Economy (3)
MKTG 469—International Marketing (3)

One course^c from the following list of social sciences courses:	3
ANTH 101—World Cultures: Introduction to
Social Anthropology (3)
ANTH 214—Sex and Gender in World Cultures (3)
POLS 130—Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
POLS 184—Introduction to International Relations (3)
SOC 225—Racial and Ethnic Groups (3)
SOC 268—Introduction to Comparative Sociology (3)
Total Hours—Minor in International Business	15

^a No more than six of the twelve hours of business courses required for the concentration may be counted toward the major requirements. The remaining hours may be counted toward the business electives requirement. For example, a student majoring in Economics may count ECON 333 and ECON 334 toward the required courses in economics; other courses from the above list are counted toward the student’s business electives.
^b ACTG 484 and FIN 442 have a prerequisite course that is not included in the business core.
^c The social science course will count toward the required six hours of social sciences.

Students are encouraged to use their nine nonbusiness elective hours to take courses that would complement the required courses listed above, e.g., additional social sciences courses in the field of international studies and courses in a foreign language. Depending on the major, completion of this minor may bring the total number of semester hours to over 120.

Information provided by: Office of Academic and Enrollment Services (MC 103), 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607