Overview
The Minor in International Business Administration, offered by the Department of Management, uniquely prepares students for the global economy through project-based courses, internships and transformative study abroad opportunities. This minor is designed to benefit students of all majors by giving them an option to study International Business courses and, therefore, embrace an increasingly international world without having to be fully proficient in a foreign language. The International Business Administration minor is the perfect complement to any major.
The minor is open to all business and non-business students who have already selected a Temple University major.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
John A. McClendon, Management Department Chair
Alter Hall, Room 354
215-204-1910
johnmac@temple.edu
Bertrand Guillotin, IB Program Academic Director and IB Association Academic Advisor
Alter Hall, Room 539
215-204-4201
bertrand.guillotin@temple.edu
Department of Management
Alter Hall, Room 333
215-204-5183
mgmtdept@temple.edu
Requirements
- Open to business and non-business students.
- Designed to benefit students of all majors by giving them an option to study International Business courses and, therefore, embrace an increasingly international world without having to be fully proficient in a foreign language. The International Business Administration minor is the perfect complement to any major.
- Four courses are prerequisites for this minor (two of these must be taken at Temple):
Course List Code Title Credit Hours ECON 1101 Macroeconomic Principles 1 3 or ECON 1901 Honors Macroeconomic Principles ECON 1102 Microeconomic Principles 1 3 or ECON 1902 Honors Microeconomic Principles HRM 1101 Leadership and Organizational Management 1 3 or HRM 1901 Honors Leadership and Organizational Management MKTG 2101 Marketing Management 2 3 or MKTG 2901 Honors Marketing Management Total Credit Hours 12 - 1
A minimum grade of C- is required in ECON 1101/ECON 1901, ECON 1102/ECON 1902 and HRM 1101/HRM 1901.
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Note: Prerequisite courses are not calculated in the minor GPA.
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Required courses (three of these must be taken at Temple University):
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Select two Geographical International Business electives: 6 Fundamentals of International Business Fundamentals of Asian Business Fundamentals of Latin American Business Fundamentals of European Business Fundamentals of Business in Africa and the Middle East Short Study Trip Abroad: Doing Business in a Foreign Country Electives Select two of the following: 6 International Business & Marketing International Business Internship or IB 3585International Business Internship Professional Selling and Sales Management MKTG 3505Digital Marketing International Business & Supply Chain Management Principles of Supply Chain Management 1 Transportation and Logistics Management 1 International Business & Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneurship 2 Planning to Start Your Own Business Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking Lean Startup: Fast and Inexpensive Ways to Test and Launch Your Ideas Total Credit Hours 12 - Two of the four prerequisite courses and three of the four required courses for the minor must be taken at Temple University.
- A grade point average of 2.0 in the minor is required as well as a minimum grade of C- in each course, unless otherwise specified.
- Courses cannot be used to meet minor requirements if already used to meet the requirements for a major or a different minor or certificate.
- Courses for the minor must be completed prior to graduation; if completed, the minor will be recorded on the final transcript upon graduation.
- To declare or rescind this minor, visit the Fox School of Business and Management.
Interested students should discuss with their home college advisors how the courses in the minor will fit into their overall degree plan and are strongly encouraged to declare the minor early in their academic career.