International Business Co-Major BSBA
Major: International Business
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.1101
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021; 11-1011; 25-1011
About the Program
The international business co-major provides students with in-depth knowledge of the international business environment and the internal workings of multinational corporations within the broader context of international trade and international finance.
The curriculum is interdisciplinary, with courses drawn from international business, economics, finance, management and marketing. Students are encouraged to explore additional opportunities, such as international co-ops, business consulting residencies, study abroad and global classrooms. Many free electives provide students with the flexibility to combine the degree with a major or minor in another field of study.
Different from the major in international business, the international business co-major must be completed in conjunction with a primary business major (accounting, esport business, finance, general business, international business, legal studies, management information systems, marketing, operations and supply chain management, real estate management and development, or sport business).
Upon graduation, students are well prepared for successful careers in international business, public service and various international institutions.
Please Note: No more than two (2) courses or eight (8) credits can be counted toward any additional major/minor/co-major or certificate in the BSBA program.
Additional Information
For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits): | ||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Humanities & Social Science Elective ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Natural Science & Technology Elective ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Business Flexible Requirements | ||
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Business Requirements | ||
ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
BUSN 105 | Applied Business Analysis | 3.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
Business Impact Elective | 4.0 | |
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. | ||
Primary Major Courses *** | 36.0 | |
International Business Co-Major Requirements (Select 24 credits from the following): | 24.0 | |
International Business Law | ||
Intercultural Communication | ||
Strategic International Communication | ||
International Macroeconomics | ||
Economic Development | ||
Global Financial Management | ||
Multinational Corporations | ||
International Trade | ||
International Money and Finance | ||
Regional Studies in Economic Policies and International Business | ||
Seminar in International Business | ||
International Business Consulting | ||
Domestic and Global Outsourcing Management | ||
Global Marketing | ||
Operations Planning | ||
Free Electives | 14.0 | |
Total Credits | 180.0-186.0 |
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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Students completing the International Business co-major must do so in conjunction with a primary business major. Students must select a primary major from the following list:
- Accounting
- Esport Business
- Finance
- Legal Studies
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Real Estate Management and Development
- Sport Business
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||
15-16 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | VACATION | |
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||
Primary Major course^ | 4.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||
Free Elective | 4.0 | ||||||
15-16 | 17 | 14-15 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
International Business Co-Major course | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major course | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | ||||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See catalog for a list of Business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the International Business Co-Major
4 year, 1 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 |
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 |
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 |
Free Elective | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 |
Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||||
15-16 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 17 | 14-15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
International Business Co-Major Course | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major Course | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | ||||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
- **
- ***
Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
- †
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See degree requirements for a list of business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the international business co-major.
5 year, 3 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CO-OP EXPERIENCE | CO-OP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ||
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ||||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||||
Free Elective | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15-16 | 15-16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CO-OP EXPERIENCE | CO-OP EXPERIENCE | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | ||
Business Flexible Requirement Course** | 4.0 | Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15-16 | 14-15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CO-OP EXPERIENCE | CO-OP EXPERIENCE | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Natural Science & Technology Elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | Primary Major Course^ | 4.0 | ||||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Free Elective | 7.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 17 | 14-15 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | ||
International Business Co-Major Course | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major Course | 4.0 | International Business Co-Major Courses | 8.0 | ||
Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | Primary Major Courses^ | 8.0 | ||||
16 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
- *
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
- **
- ***
Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
- †
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
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See catalog for a list of Business majors that may be completed in conjunction with the International Business Co-Major
Facilities
The 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home for LeBow College of Business is located at the heart of the Drexel University campus, at the intersection of Woodland Walk and Market Street, where it forms a gateway to Drexel and a backdrop to the historic statue of A. J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904). The diagonal massing of the lower floors follows Woodland Walk and combines with the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (Diamond & Schmitt, 2011) to energize the University’s central quadrangle. The building’s tower will mark the LeBow College and Drexel campus from all directions while the open, glassy Market Street façade will showcase the College’s student activities to passersby.
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by classrooms, student lounges, events spaces, and offices. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium and 100-seat lecture hall one floor below and to a divisible multipurpose room and additional classrooms above. The building’s upper floors contain faculty offices interspersed with seminar rooms and group study rooms. The top floor houses the Dean’s suite and a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces.
The building’s warm masonry and glass exterior reflects the emerging vocabulary of the next generation of Drexel buildings. Sophisticated solar shading devices allow maximum transparency between the inside and outside while supporting the building’s high environmental aspirations.
Key Building Features
- Five-story atrium
- Finance trading lab with Bloomberg Terminal Room
- 300-seat auditorium
- 160-seat event space
- 100-seat lecture hall
- 45-seat seminar rooms
- 44-seat computer classrooms
- 60-seat classrooms
- Executive MBA classroom
- 24-seat classrooms
- Special areas for experiential learning simulations and business consulting
- Videoconferencing capabilities
- Integrated teaching technology in all classrooms
- Recording studio to support LeBow College’s online programs
- Extensive areas for students to gather socially and for collaborative study, including student collaboration rooms, two quiet study areas, and 3,500 square feet of student social space
- EMBA Alumni Lounge for the exclusive use of EMBA alumni
- Behavioral Studies Lab
- Starbucks
- Green Globe certifiable, meeting worldwide sustainability standards
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, and the Finance Trading Lab webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.