International Business and Trade [8006] ‡

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Bachelor of Applied Science

(120 Credit Hours)

Program Director

David Auxier
941-363-7218 Lakewood Ranch
941-408-1300, ext. 67218 Venice
auxierd@scf.edu
IBTandTM@scf.edu

Program Description and Goal

The Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business and Trade (IBT) Program prepares students to become global business
professionals, providing them with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for successful careers innovating, leading and managing in a global business environment. Employment opportunities for program graduates include information technology, manufacturing, import/export management, logistics, sales and marketing, supply chain management, international travel, hospitality and tourism. Additionally, there is an optional concentration in maritime management.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business and Trade includes:

A 2.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0
Completion of 45 semester hours. Included in this must be
ENC 1101
and
MAT 1033
(or a course at that same or higher level).
Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the prerequisite courses (with a grade of C or better).

Prerequisite Courses

ACG 2021C - Principles of Financial Accounting (4 Credit Hours)
ACG 2071 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
CGS 1000 - Computer Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 2233 - Applied Calculus (3 Credit Hours)
STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Program Courses, Upper Level (3000-4000)

FIN 3400 - Financial Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3303 - Management and Leadership Practices (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3503 - Managerial Risk Analysis and Decision Making (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 4102 - Managing Cultural Diversity (3 Credit Hours)
ETI 3647 - Supply Chain Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3504 - Operations Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3240 - Applied Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 4520 - Quality Management (3 Credit Hours)
ETI 4448 - Applied Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
BUL 3322 - Legal Issues in International Business (3 Credit Hours)
MAR 4413 - Sales, Negotiating and Customer Relationship Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 4934 - Senior Capstone Project in International Business (3 Credit Hours)
Foreign language courses at the intermediate level (a total of four semesters in a sequential language) (6 Credit Hours)

Electives

In addition to the program courses above, students take electives from the following to complete 120 hours of coursework:

ACG 2100 - Intermediate Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
ACG 2360 - Cost Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
APA 1111 - Introduction to Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
APA 2141 - Computers for Accounting Applications (3 Credit Hours)
BUL 2131 - Legal Environments of Business (3 Credit Hours)
FIN 2001 - Financial Management (3 Credit Hours)
GEB 2210 - Business Presentations and Communications (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 2241 - Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 2300 - Management and Personnel (3 Credit Hours)
MAR 2011 - Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
MAR 2141 - International Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
MKA 2021 - Personal Selling (3 Credit Hours)
MKA 2041 - Retailing (3 Credit Hours)
MKA 2511 - Principles of Advertising (3 Credit Hours)
MNA 1345 - Management and Supervision (3 Credit Hours)
TAX 2000 - Tax Accounting (3 Credit Hours)

Foreign Language Requirement:

Students must have completed Florida’s foreign language requirement prior to the completion of the bachelor’s degree. Students may meet this competency by:

successful completion of two years of a single foreign language while in high school (official high school transcripts must be submitted to educational records), or
successful completion of two semesters (6-8 credit hours) of a single foreign language in college (or through corresponding College Level Examination Program CLEP exams), or
validation of foreign language competence for languages not available through CLEP as deemed appropriate by the vice president of baccalaureate programs.

Notes

Higher level mathematics courses can be used for any mathematics courses listed as program prerequisites.

ECO 2013

MAC 2233

and

STA 2023

currently meet part of SCF’s general education requirements.

Substantive change prospectus for this new program has been submitted in May 2012 for SACS for their approval.

Separate Application

‡ Degrees/programs will require a separate application and acceptance notification from the specific department before enrollment in the desired program.