235 Business students in the 21st century must learn to operate in a global economy.
Recent events highlight the importance of global factors to American businesses.
These events have included the creation of new currency unions and trading blocs, and the impact of financial turmoil on stock markets, economic conditions, interest rates, and currency flows around the world. In this rapidly changing environment, American businesses need executives with a sound understanding of international business principles as well as of the languages and cultures of other countries. The major is described below. The specialization and certificate in international business and international semester and summer programs are described under Specializations and Combined Programs . International Business Major 1.