The proliferation of the Internet and telecommunications has opened up the global landscape to virtually every enterprise. People with skills in global marketing, trade, procurement, international relations, and legislative issues may contribute to these enterprises.  Through a diverse course of study, Colorado Technical University may help prepare you to take on some of these challenging responsibilities.

The CTU BSBA with a concentration in International Business is taught by instructors, many of whom have relevant knowledge of how unique political, social, legal and cultural factors change the dynamics of business. The program spans a number of the  facets of global business, focusing on skills and application abilities that you can may readily put into action.

In this industry-current program, our project-based Professional Learning Model™ can offer you an opportunity to fortify your knowledge with practical application of core concepts and theory. The CTU PLM™ is designed to place you in the active role of collaborative problem-solver and project initiator, helping you learn marketable skills as you can develop variety of practical competencies, creative leadership approaches and critical thinking skills.

Successful completion of the BSBA with a concentration in International Business can provide students with an applicable foundation of relevant qualifications, including how to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic functional areas of management.
• Assess personal leadership style and adapt to needs of situations, employees and co-workers.
• Demonstrate the critical skills necessary to solve business problems.
• Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting and statistics to make effective decisions.
• Understand the impact a global and electronic marketplace has on management practices, human resources and strategic decision-making.
• Understand the legal and global environments in which businesses operate.
• Act as a change agent to assist organizations, individuals and teams to adapt successfully to continuous change.
• Employ tools, principles and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace.
• Participate as a collaborative solution finder in a team environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work comfortably and effectively in multicultural teams.
• Demonstrate a sense of responsibility for one’s own learning and the ability to assess and continuously improve.
• Demonstrate the application of management information systems including spreadsheets and database applications.
• Understand the issues in managing a business in today’s domestic, international and global environments.
• Develop and implement an international/global strategy.
• Explain cultural, legal, political and financial issues associated with managing in domestic, international and global environments.
• Manage and integrate operations in a multinational environment.
• Develop and integrate supply chain management techniques for inbound, outbound and reverse control of goods.
• Create and implement a proactive risk management approach to handle political, natural and legal risks present in the international environment. Develop contingency plans. Mitigate the effects of risks.

Core courses offered in the BSBA with a concentration in International Business offered on campus include:

• Accounting I
• Accounting II
• Research Design Methods and Applications
• Global Managerial Economics
• Financial Management
• Management of Human Resources
• Managing Organizational Change
• Spreadsheet Applications
• Management Fundamentals
• International Business Communications
• Organizational Behavior Principles
• International Business Practices
• Legal & Ethical Environment of Business
• Business Law I
• Operations Management
• Business Policies and Strategies
• Introduction to Marketing
• Introduction to Project Management
• Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management
• Career Planning and Management

Concentration courses in the BSBA-International Business degree program are focused on providing an in-depth examination of the international business environment. For example:

• In International Finance, students may focus on the workings of international financial markets, the risks of doing business in the international area and the management of exchange risk exposure. Valuation and portfolio analysis of foreign investments are also examined.
• In Management in International Business, students have the opportunity to learn about the unique features that characterize international, multinational and global businesses by exploring the nature of management processes and activities in terms of different legal, political, economic and cultural environments.
• In International Marketing, students may study the decision-making process in the marketing of products and services across national boundaries and explore the design and modification of marketing strategies for international, multi-national and global markets.

The other concentration course in this program is:

• Legal Operations in International Business

Electives

• Select a minimum of 8 credit hours from upper division courses
• Select a minimum of 8 credit hours from Business or Management courses