International Business
Employment
Major
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 well-prepared 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
Employment
Prepare to participate in the world of global business and compete in the global market with an American or foreign-based company located either in the United States or abroad. Proficiency in a foreign language is strongly encouraged.
Employment:
- International trade specialist
- International economist
- Economist
- Import compliance specialist
- Banker
- Financial market specialist
- Cultural advisor
- Consultant
- Positions in education and research
- Financial institutions
- Multinational corporations
- Domestic corporations with multinational business
- Global organizations such as the World Bank
- Government consulting businesses
- Colleges and universities