Global Business Administration Concentration, Global Studies, Bachelor of Arts - GSBA

Major Requirements (27–36 hours)

Required
ANTH 253Survey I: Culture and Language3
ECON 251Principles of Macroeconomics3
HIST 104 World Civilization II3
POSC 206International Politics3
or POSC 207 Comparative Politics
GLST 495Senior Seminar in Global Studies3
Students who complete the GLST Comprehensive Exam must also take the following course or another methods course approved by the Department Chair:
GLST 364Global Research and Discovery3
Concentration
Select the following Concentration:18
Total Credits36

Global Business Administration Concentration

BUAD 201Principles of Financial Accounting3
BUAD 221Principles of Management3
BUAD 231Principles of Marketing3
BUAD 312Principles of Finance3
ECON 252Principles of Microeconomics3
Select one of the following:3
Survey of International Business and Economics
International Financial Management
International Management
International Marketing
Upper-level course taken by permission through an approved study abroad program
Total Credits18

Advanced Writing Proficiency

Each student who completes this requirement in Global Studies will submit her written senior comprehensive project for evaluation.

Senior Comprehensive

A student who elects to complete her Senior Comprehensive requirement in Global Studies will carry out a research project grounded in a topic related to her area of concentration. She will develop and present a proposal during Senior Seminar in the fall of her senior year. The proposal will include a hypothesis or research question, the design of the study and methodologies to be used, significance of the question, and a bibliography. In the spring semester of senior year, Global Studies majors will make oral and written presentations of their projects to a committee comprised of faculty teaching within the concentration areas and/or the Global Studies core disciplines.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students demonstrate knowledge of business functions and an understanding of the complexities introduced by global processes.