International Business (B.B.A.)
The International Business program at Howard University offers a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in two concentrations which are Functional and Regional. The Functional concentration includes courses in Finance, Risk Management & Insurance, Marketing, Accounting, Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, etc. The Regional concentration covers emerging Nations, Europe, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
IMPORTANT:
*A grade of “C” or better must be earned in each of the two required math courses in order to fulfill the math requirement and in order to enroll in each and every school of business junior-level and senior-level course. Only 3 credit hours will be awarded for each required math course.
**International business majors must complete a minimum of 4 semesters of a non-native foreign language, starting at level two or above, with one semester at the conversational level. IB majors who complete the conversational level in less than four semesters may choose to take another language until the four-semester foreign language minimum is completed. Students without Level 1 credits must complete these courses or their equivalent before taking Level 2+.
***International Business majors with a Functional Area Concentration in Finance must enroll in FINA 312.
Students must select a Functional or Regional Concentration.
Type: B.B.A.
*General Electives (Courses level 000 to 299)
**Composition or Writing Course (Courses under subject code ENGL or ENGW)
***Int'l Business Elective (Courses under INBU)
****Functional Area (Courses under ACCT, FINA, MGMT, BECN, MKTG, or ECON)
Freshman Year First Semester
English Writing Course
×ENGW 101, 102, or 104 First Semester
ENGW 103 or 105 Second Semester
Business Orientation
×World Language and Culture Requirement (Options: See Elective Group Descriptions)
×Foreign Language - Amharic*
×Foreign Language - Arabic*
×Foreign Language - Chinese*
×Foreign Language - French*
×Foreign Language - Haitian Creole* (Options: Courses under code HACR)
×Foreign Language - Spanish*
×Foreign Language - Swahili*
×General Education Elective(s) (2-3 Credits) *Options: To be determined in consultation with advisor
×General Education Elective requirement can be met with either:
- Two 1 Credit courses;
- One 2 Credit Course; or
- One 3 Credit course.
Freshman Year Second Semester
English Writing Course
×ENGW 101, 102, or 104 First Semester
ENGW 103 or 105 Second Semester
Afro-American Studies Elective * (Options: see Elective Group Descriptions)
×World Language and Culture Requirement (Options: See Elective Group Descriptions)
×Foreign Language - Amharic*
×Foreign Language - Arabic*
×Foreign Language - Chinese*
×Foreign Language - French*
×Foreign Language - Haitian Creole* (Options: Courses under code HACR)
×Foreign Language - Spanish*
×Foreign Language - Swahili*
×Sophomore Year First Semester
World Language and Culture Requirement (Options: See Elective Group Descriptions)
×Foreign Language - Amharic*
×Foreign Language - Arabic*
×Foreign Language - Chinese*
×Foreign Language - French*
×Foreign Language - Haitian Creole* (Options: Courses under code HACR)
×Foreign Language - Spanish*
×Foreign Language - Swahili*
×Sophomore Year Second Semester
World Language and Culture Requirement (Options: See Elective Group Descriptions)
×Foreign Language - Amharic*
×Foreign Language - Arabic*
×Foreign Language - Chinese*
×Foreign Language - French*
×Foreign Language - Haitian Creole* (Options: Courses under code HACR)
×Foreign Language - Spanish*
×Foreign Language - Swahili*
×Junior Year First Semester
Junior Year Second Semester
Business Elective
×Science Elective
×Courses under subject codes CHEM, PHYS, BIOL, BIOG, and BIOC
Senior Year First Semester
Int'l Business Elective
×Courses under subject code INBU