Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business
Degree Requirements
As with the other business majors, global business has a foundation of four required courses that cover different but interrelated business disciplines. However, the business electives are reduced to six credit hours to allow for a language requirement of up to twelve credit hours (all students must complete a foreign language at the intermediate level as a minimum). Finally, the cultural immersion requirement can be met through study abroad programs sponsored by the University or by participating in programs offered through the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES). Students are strongly advised to study in a country that will help them further their language proficiency.
Study Abroad Requirement
Global business majors are required to study abroad in a summer, semester, or year-long program approved by University of Portland. The University does not guarantee that the students who wish to major in global business will be chosen to participate in a program abroad. The selection process is competitive and is based on factors which include, but are not limited to, academic performance, disciplinary record, maturity, flexibility, and potential for success in the environment abroad as judged by faculty, staff, and others who have come into contact with the applicant. Global business majors are responsible for maintaining strong academic credentials, as well as a positive profile in the other areas, to position themselves to be selected for a study abroad program. Ultimately, it is solely the student’s responsibility to fulfill this requirement. Students who do not meet the requirements to be selected for a study abroad program will not be allowed to graduate with a global business major. Finally, students who intend to study abroad are encouraged to begin researching programs and planning ahead during their freshman year. Application deadlines fall well in advance of most programs’ start dates, and students who plan ahead usually can integrate overseas study into their four-year plan without delaying their graduation. After narrowing down their choices, students should meet with business school staff to plan their remaining course schedules so as to avoid duplication of courses offered abroad and to assess any additional ramifications (for example, the need for summer school).
Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency through the intermediate level of one language (other than their native language) as determined by the foreign languages department. If proficiency at intermediate level is attained in less than six hours, students must take additional electives to meet the six hour minimum for language. Students are strongly encouraged to take courses with an international flavor, including additional language classes.
See University Core Requirements
Degree Requirements
Common Business Requirements — 52-55 hours
In conjunction with the general education requirements, all business students regardless of major take the common business requirements.
Non-Business Courses
MTH 121: (required for Global Business majors concentrating in Economics, Finance or Operations and Technology Management)
P4 Professional Development Requirements
| BUS 101 | Software Applications Workshop | 1 |
| BUS 202 | Professional Development | 1 |
| BUS 302 | Professional Development Internship | 1 |
| BUS 402 | Professional Development Workshop | 1 |
Business Foundation Lower Division
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Leadership | 3 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 250 | Legal and Social Responsibility in Business | 3 |
| BUS 255 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
Business Foundation Upper Division
| BUS 305 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BUS 355 | Decision Modeling | 3 |
| BUS 360 | Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS 361 | Technology and Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 400 | Management Decisions and Policy | 3 |
Major Requirements — 24-30 hours
6-12 Foreign language (competency at the intermediate level or beyond)
Major electives must be chosen from one of the six concentration areas below.
Accounting:
Economics*:
Entrepreneurship Innovation and Management:
Finance*:
Marketing:
Operations and Technology Management* (Choose 3 of the following; the first 3 are highly recommended) :
Additional Electives — 0-9 hours (depending upon whether ECN 120 is used to fulfill one social science requirement; whether MTH 121 is required)
*The economics, finance, and operations and technology management concentrations require that a student completes MTH 121 — Calculus for Business and Social Science as part of their business math requirements.
Total Credit Hours: 120-126