Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business and Trade
Program Description/Employment Options For Graduates:
The Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business and Trade (IBT) program provides students in Manatee and Sarasota counties with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for successful careers leading, supervising, and managing in a global business environment.
Admission Requirements:
Admission to the Bachelor of Applied Sciences in International Business and Trade will include:
- A 2.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0
- Completion of 45 semester hours. Included in this must be ENC 1101 and MAT 1033 (or a course at that same or higher level).
- Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the prerequisite courses (with a grade of C or better).
A separate program APPLICATION must be submitted to the program director.
Program Prerequisites:
- ACG 2021C Financial Accounting - 4 credit hours
- ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting - 3 credit hours
- CGS 1000 Computer Applications - 3 credit hours
- ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 credit hours
- ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics - 3 credit hours
- MAC 2233 Applied Calculus I - 3 credit hours
- STA 2023 Elementary Statistics - 3 credit hours
Program Courses, Upper Level (3000-4000):
- FIN 3400 Financial Management - 3 credit hours
- MAN 3303 Management and Leadership Practices - 3 credit hours
- MAN 3503 Managerial Risk Analysis and Decision Making - 3 credit hours
- MAN 4102 Managing Cultural Diversity - 3 credit hours
- ETI 3647 Supply Chain Management - 3 credit hours
- MAN 3504 Operations Management - 3 credit hours
- MAN 3240 Applied Organizational Behavior - 3 credit hours
- MAN 4520 Quality Management - 3 credit hours
- ETI 4448 Applied Project Management - 3 credit hours
- BUL 3322 Legal Issues in International Business - 3 credit hours
- MAR 4413 Sales, Negotiating and Customer Relationship Management - 3 credit hours
- MAN 4934 Senior Capstone Project in International Business - 3 credit hours
- Foreign language courses at the intermediate level (a total of four semesters in a sequential language) - 6 credit hours
In addition to the program courses above, students take electives from the following to complete 120 hours of coursework:
- ACG 2100 Intermediate Accounting - 3 credit hours
- ACG 2360 Cost Accounting - 3 credit hours
- APA 1111 Introduction to Accounting - 3 credit hours
- APA 2141 Computers for Accounting Applications - 3 credit hours
- BUL 2131 Legal Environments of Business - 3 credit hours
- FIN 2001 Financial Management - 3 credit hours
- GEB 2210 Business Presentations and Communications - 3 credit hours
- MAN 2241 Organizational Behavior - 3 credit hours
- MAN 2300 Management and Personnel - 3 credit hours
- MAR 2011 Principles of Marketing - 3 credit hours
- MAR 2141 International Marketing - 3 credit hours
- MKA 2021 Personal Selling - 3 credit hours
- MKA 2041 Retailing - 3 credit hours
- MKA 2511 Principles of Advertising - 3 credit hours
- MNA 1345 Management and Supervision - 3 credit hours
- TAX 2000 Tax Accounting - 3 credit hours
Degree Total = 120 credits
