University of Portland Bulletin 2019-2020

Minor in Global Business

This program will enhance a student's ability to contribute to inter-culturally complex communities and succeed in international and multicultural work environments.  It focuses on international experiences, languages, systems, markets, and economics.  The minor is open to students of all majors.  Only one upper division course can be cross-counted in both the minor and another major. 

Note: only one upper-division elective can be cross counted with major courses for a minor requirement.

International experience requirement—must be approved in advance (examples include study abroad programs, Entrepreneur Scholar international business trips, internships with international focus)

Foreign language proficiency requirement:  Students must demonstrate proficiency through the intermediate level of one language (other than their native language).  This requirement may be satisfied in the following ways:

  • Four years of high school study of one language with grades of C or above or study of one language through the intermediate level at a nationally accredited college or university with grades of C or above;
  • Completion of French, German, or Spanish 202 or 12 credits of Chinese; or
  • International students whose first language is not English.

Minor Requirements

Prerequisites 6 hours

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

Required Courses 15 hours (excluding any prerequisites)

Take three of the following

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 441International Finance

3

BUS 443International Marketing Management

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

Take two of the following

BUS 497Internship

Variable

ECN 426Comparative Economics

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

Other international focused upper division business or economics course

3

Upper division CAS course with an international focus (limited to one course)

3