Program: International Business Major (IB), BBA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 53 Hours

Student must take either BMIS 280 or BMIS 388 to meet 3 hours of required global literacy credit.
MATH 200 is strongly recommended to prepare for BUS 265 .
ECON 201 is required in the Business core.

Business Administration Core: 41 Hours

All Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) majors require a uniform Business Core of 41 hours. ECON 201 ** does satisfy 3 hours of the Liberal Arts program, and is counted above. The purpose of the core is to provide understanding of a generally recognized common body of knowledge in business. The Business Core consists of:

ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
* BUS 265 - Quantitative Business Analysis Credit Hours: 3
BUS 317 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
BUS 350 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3
BUS 435 - Christian Business Ethics Credit Hours: 2 or 3
(2 credit hours meets the major requirement.)
ECON 201 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
(Credit hours for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts.)
ECON 202 - Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
FIN 343 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 3
IS 200 - Data Management Credit Hours: 3
IS 290 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MGT 354 - Productions/Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 368 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MGT 430 - Strategic Policy Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 240 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

* MATH 200 is strongly recommended to fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement in math for all B.B.A. degree majors and serves as the prerequisite for this course.

** ECON 201 is part of the Liberal Arts program.

International Business Requirements: 30 Hours

6 hours of one modern foreign language (or demonstrated proficiency)
IB 325 - Global Business Environment Credit Hours: 3-6
or IB 345 International Business Credit Hours: 3
IB 395 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
IB 401 - Intercultural Business Communication Credit Hours: 3
IB 434 - International Business Practicum Credit Hours: 0-3

Choose 12 hours from ONE of the following concentrations:

Economics (ECON)
Global Economic Development (GEDV)
Finance (FIN)
Health Care Management (HCM)
Marketing (MKTG)
Management Information Systems (IS)
Professional Sales (PRS)
Foreign Language

9 additional hours of the same modern foreign language taken with major requirements
3 hours from:
   *GEOG 302 Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
   *GEOG 303 Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
   *POLS 202 International Relations Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

An international business experience is required. This experience is not for credit, but is required for graduation. The experience must be approved by the director of the International Business program and includes, among other items, any HU International program or COBA sponsored international program. International students are waived from this requirement.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Note(s):

BUS 435 is included in the Business Core above and satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken.

Locations

Locations

International Business Major (IB), BBA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 53 Hours

Business Administration Core: 41 Hours

Note(s):

International Business Requirements: 30 Hours

Choose 12 hours from ONE of the following concentrations:

Note(s):

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 Hours

Note(s):

Total Hours: 128