Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2015
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Minor in International Management
The Minor in International Management is designed to provide students who have an interest in global business with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of international management. Topic areas include the international business environment, including economic trends, politics, and cultural variations and norms; managerial issues, including all functions of a typical multinational enterprise such as organization, production, marketing, human resources, political risk assessment, and negotiation; and international finance. The International Management Minor will offer students a competitive advantage in career opportunities across a broad spectrum of business and government sectors both domestically and globally. The Minor in International Management is only open to students majoring in the Belk College of Business.
Minor Requirements
To be accepted into the Minor in International Management and to progress into the upper division of the College, a student must present a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and must be of at least Junior standing. A Minor in International Management requires 15 semester hours including the following courses. Students may attempt each of the courses in the minor two times.
Prerequisites
- INFO 2130 Introduction to Business Computing
- ECON 2101 Principles of Economics Macro
- ECON 2102 Principles of Economics Micro
- MATH 1120 Calculus
- STAT 1220 Elements of Statistics I
International Management Minor Required Courses (12 hours)
- MGMT 3140 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
- MGMT 3274 International Business Processes and Problems (3)
- MGMT 3275 International Management (3)
- Study Abroad Experience (One class with a minimum of three hours credit)
International Management Elective (3 hours)
Select one class from the list below.
- ECON 3171 International Business Economics
- FINN 3223 International Financial Management
- MKTG 3231 Global Marketing Management
To obtain a Minor in International Management, a student must meet the University requirements of a GPA of at least 2.0 overall and in the courses for the minor. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all required minor courses within two attempts. When a student repeats a course, both the old and new grades are included in the minor GPA. Courses repeated under the Grade Replacement Policy are excluded from the major GPA computation. However, this repeated course does count as an attempt. Students must also meet the Belk College of Business residency requirements.