International Business Certificate Requirements

This certificate program requires a minimum of 18 semester credits as outlined below. All business coursework must be completed through the W. P. Carey School of Business or through an approved ASU international study program. Only courses in which a student receives a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher may be used to meet the certificate requirements and an overall certificate gpa of at least “C+” (2.50) must be earned. Students must meet all course prerequisites and requirements as listed in the ASU catalog. Please click here for the International Business Certificate application.

1. International Business Core (3 hrs):

MGT 302 Principles of International Business; or

ECN 306 Survey of International Economics

2. International Business Electives (6 hrs):

Courses offered at Tempe Campus

ECN 306         Survey of International Economics (if not already using in Core)

ECN 331         Economics of the European Economic Union

ECN 335         South Asia and the World Economy

ECN 360         Economic Development

ECN 365         Economics of Russia and Eastern Europe

ECN 436         International Trade Theory

ECN 438         International Monetary Economics

FIN 456          International Financial Management

MGT 302        Principles of International Business (if not already using in Core)

MGT 400        Cultural Factors in International Business

MGT 459        International Management

MKT 425        Global Marketing Management

MKT 360        Seminar in International Business (summer study abroad program)

SCM 463         Global Supply Chain Management

XXX 493        Honors Thesis (per approval by Coordinator, International Programs)

 

Courses offered at West Campus

GLB 301         Business in the Global Environment

GLB 394         Special Topics, International Business

GLB 303         Relationship Mangement

GLB 401         Global Business Integration

MKT 414         Global Strategic Marketing

FIN 411           International Finance

 

Courses offered at Polytechnic Campus

BUA 394         Topic: Perspectives in Global Business

AGB 450         International Agricultural Developement

AGB 452         International Aricultural Policy

AGB 454         International Trade

3. Non-Business Global Coursework (9 hrs):

These hours may be satisfied by any combination of the following 3 ways:

1.  Any University designated non-business Global Awareness (“G”) courses. For Global Awareness course choices, consult the current ASU Schedule of Classes under “General Studies” and search by “G”: www.asu.edu/schedule

2.  For students who wish to concentrate coursework in a certain area of the world, courses can be chosen from the “area studies” list of courses including “Asia, Africa, Australia & Middle East”, “Europe & Russia”, or “The Americas/Caribbean”. Not all courses are offered every semester. To determine if the course is offered the semester you wish to take it, please consult the ASU Schedule of Classes: www.asu.edu/schedule

3.      To encourage participation in an international study experience, the non-business global hours may also be satisfied by:

4. Foreign Language Proficiency:

The certificate program requires the equivalent of one year of college level study of a foreign language. Foreign language proficiency may be met in one of the following ways:

• Completion of one year (two semesters) of the same foreign language at the college level (ex. SPA 101 & 102, or FRE 101 & 102)
• Completion of one semester of the equivalent of 101 & 102 level coursework (ex. SPA 111, FRE 111, GER 111)
• Completion of two years of the same foreign language in high school with a minimum grade of “C”
• Submit documentation of a proficiency test confirming you are prepared to start at least the second year of a foreign language (201 level)
• A student whose first language is not English may have this requirement waived

Contact:
Caroline Savalle
Coordinator International Programs, W. P. Carey School of Business

Phone: 480-965-9740 Email: caroline.savalle@asu.edu