1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts & Sciences
BAB in International Business
(95 credits)
Department of Management
College of Business and Public Administration
Why study International Business?
The International Business major is for students with career objectives in the management of global business organizations. The major concentrates on the global theories and principles of international economics, management, finance, human resource management and marketing. It focuses on the roles of multinational enterprises in both the host country as well as the world economy.
Students who complete the International Business major will:
Understand how differences in customs and cultures affect businesses operating in the international arena;
Understand the basic differences between the risks faced by domestic and multinational firms including transaction exposure, operating exposure and accounting exposure;
Have a basic knowledge of how to manage these risks.
Have an appreciation for the foreign exchange markets including their participants, size, functions and impacts on international business.
Gain an appreciation of how social and political factors influence global business.
The International Business minor is recommended for students who wish to work in organizations that are engaged in global business activities and want to be prepared to meet the challenges of ever-increasing global interdependence.
Business Program Advisors
Von Astudillo – Cheney Campus
Senior Academic Advisor (CBPA/CHSPH)
307 Monroe Hall, Cheney, WA
Lane Hopkins – Spokane Campus
Academic Advisor (CBPA/CHSPH)
668 N. Riverpoint Blvd, SEWC 101E
Spokane, WA .
Department Chair
Dean Kiefer
363 Phase 1 Classroom Bldg
Riverpoint Campus, Spokane
Department Assistant
362 Phase 1 Classroom Bldg
Riverpoint Campus, Spokane
Sample Careers
Financial Manager
Financial Analyst
Chief Financial Officer

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
COMMUNICATIONS (15 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5)
ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argument (5)
ENGL& 102 English Composition II (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis, Research, Document (5)
QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits)
MATH 125 applied College Algebra (5) or MATH& 142 Precalculus II (5) or
MATH& 151 Calculus I (5)
MATH 200 Finite Mathematics (5) or
MATH 142 Precalculus II (5) or
MATH 161 Calculus I (5)
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
ECON& 201 Micro Economics (5)
ECON 200 Microeconomics (5)
NATURAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
ELECTIVES (25 credits)
ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I (5)
ACCT 251 Principles of Financial Accounting (5)
ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II (5)
ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III (5)
ACCT 252 Principles of Management Accounting (5)
ECON& 202 Macro Economics (5)
ECON 201 Macroeconomics (5)
DIVERSITY (5 credits)
See courses listed below labeled “DIV*”
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Cultural Diversity (one course)
ART 206 Arts of the Americas: DIV* (5)
CDS 202 Chemical Dependency Counseling with Diverse Populations (3)
HIST& 215 Women in U.S. History: DIV* (5)
HUM 164 Lifestyles (5)
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity: DIV* (5)
International Studies (one course)
ENVS 150 Environment and Society: DIV * (5)
HIST 205 History of East Asia: DIV* (5)
HUM 210 Myths and Rites: DIV* (5)
POLS 107 Comparative Government (5)
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)