International Business Minor

Global managers face a diverse set of circumstances when engaging in cross-border business activities, and this minor prepares students to successfully navigate such complexities when engaging in global business, operating multinational enterprises, and completing international transactions.

Career opportunities

The international business minor educates and trains future business leaders, decision-makers, and strategic thinkers to skillfully lead in the evolving global business environment. With this minor on your transcript, future employers know that you have developed a deep understanding of the issues related to international business. Substantive training and exposure to global business activities provide you with an advantage in a competitive job market.

Typical plan of study

The international business minor consists of five core courses and one elective, all completed with letter grades. Students must also successfully complete all listed prerequisites needed to enroll in the courses. Note that the BADM 383 taken to fulfill the elective requirement option must be on a topic different from that taken to fulfill the core course requirement. The academic director of the minor will also consider substitutes for the elective requirement (e.g., study abroad courses) upon petition.

  • Core courses requirement

    Course Title Notes
    BADM 380 International Business
    BADM 381 Multinational Management
    BADM 382 International Marketing
    BADM 383 Topics in International Business Topics rotate semester to semester
    BADM 338 Global Supply Chain Management

  • Elective courses requirement

    Course Title Notes
    BADM 383 Topics in International Business
    Any 200-level Foreign language course Any course taught in any modern foreign language beyond beginning and intermediate language instruction (which in most, but not all, language departments is numbered in the 200-series) will be counted.

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This is the official Business Minor Program's Admissions Application.
Complete Step 1 of the University's Statement of Intent to Pursue a Campus-Approved Minor.

STATEMENT OF INTENT

Study abroad courses

It is possible for courses taken through a University of Illinois study abroad program to fulfill the core and elective course requirements. However, requirements are fulfilled only if the course taken through study abroad exactly matches the course articulations of the Gies Business course. For example, the study abroad exact equivalent course to our campus's BADM 380 course is an acceptable international business minor course. For study abroad courses that are not an exact match, the academic director of the minor will consider substitutes for the course requirements (e.g., study abroad courses) upon petition.

Transfer credits

Very few off-campus transfer courses can be used to fulfill the minor core and elective course requirements. You should use the Transferology Program to confirm the off-campus course's transferability to fulfill the minor's core and elective requirements. You may confirm with the international business minor program if an off-campus course will fulfill the minor's core and elective requirements.

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