This course builds on BUSA 3000 where students examine globalization of markets and are exposed to the macro environment of international business. Attention shifts in this course to the individual firm and the decisions it faces in internationalization. Both small, entrepreneurial firms as well as large multinational enterprises are examined. Topics addressed include: formulating an internationalization strategy, assessment of global market opportunities, foreign market entry modes, marketing strategies, and management of human resources and financial transactions. Challenges of doing business in emerging markets is a special topic. Global Perspectives Course.

This course covers basic international trade management. This includes the functions and responsibilities of export and import managers who are directly involved with planning and implementing international company policies designed to expand export/import activities. A secondary objective is to examine the public policy aspects of exporting and importing. Global Perspectives Course.

An introduction to China’s role in international business, focusing on its economic transition and opening to global markets, and the resulting opportunities and challenges for foreign investment in China, the growing international competitive environment as Chinese companies invest abroad, and the changing parameters of U.S.-China relations.

Course focuses on the political, legal, socioeconomic and technological environment of a specific world region. Based on a regional macro-environmental analysis, the course will delve into the various aspects of doing business in the region using leading economies as a context. For this course, world regions will include Africa, MENA, Latin America, Europe, or Asia. Students develop an in-depth understanding of environmental factors affecting key issues in a specific region, and the way these factors affect business practices. In any semester, the course will focus on doing business in a particular region such as Africa–in other semesters, a different region such as Latin America or Asia will be the focus.

The course introduces strategically critical issues in the international business environment and practices. The global business landscape is ever-changing and major issues arise having substantial effects on how business is conducted across borders or in specific world regions. Critical issues such as global information technology, business-government relations, sustainability, career considerations and others are analyzed.

This course addresses the business and legal issues of international trade and private commercial transactions and associated concerns. The course covers all types of international business transactions: import/export, distributorships, technology transfers, and foreign direct investment. The course also addresses the international regulation of trade and international dispute resolution. Students will learn practical strategies for negotiating international contracts, working with overseas agents and partners, protecting intellectual property rights, and managing cross-cultural, commercial, political, and other concerns in international transactions.

Applied aspects of starting a business in the international environment. The course is composed of four modules: creativity, finance, import/export, and marketing. Students complete business plans and are exposed to practical aspects of new business startups. The issue of why some countries are more entrepreneurial than others is explored, with a comparison of national business systems from the perspective of initiating and expanding a business venture.

This course may include a Signature Experience component.

This course enables a student to participate in an international field study at a locally-based international consulate, chamber of commerce or other organizations. When the student satisfies the above requirements, he/she can apply to trhe department , during the normal registration period for the upcoming semester, by providing a written description of the proposed field study. The course is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

This course involves an analysis of the different factors affecting the practice of business in different regions of the world. Historical background, current internal reforms and trends in open- market economies, and the prevailing business climate in the country of focus are examined. An in-country experience is a required segment of the course. This course may be repeated for different world regions. This course may include a Signature Experience component.