This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of international business with a focus on international environments and activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Topics to be included: cultural, social, legal, trade, and financial characteristics in the world markets. The course will also discuss diverse functional areas of MNEs across national borders such as international: production, logistics, finance, human resource management, and marketing.

This course provides Honors students with opportunities to learn about managing international businesses in a sustainable global environment. The course contents cover the differences in economic, social, and political environments of countries around the world. The course features corporate and academic speakers and discussions of various aspects of international business.

This course deals with analyzing, formulating, and implementing firm strategies that involve an international component and, accordingly, focuses on the cultural differences, political/economic influences, global market factors, and other contingencies specific to the international marketplace and different host countries/regions that are served by multinational enterprises (MNEs).

IBUS 370 is a seminar course that challenges students to analyze the theory and practices from the world of work that impact the ethics of leading, interpersonal and organizational dynamics, and competent work place contributions required for success in the modern business world. Concepts associated with internship/engaged learning as related to career development will be addressed. Students are required to work a minimum of 120 hours over the course of one semester. All internships must be supervised by professionals and may be paid or unpaid.

This course is designed to provide graduate students with (1) a broad overview of modern theories and practices of MNEs for understanding such firms¿ successful international (or global) strategies and (2) an analytical framework for evaluating and developing corporate strategies to help MNEs succeed in the competitive global marketplaces.