Major and Requirements

International Business Major
Managers must be prepared to engage in heightened international competition. They have to be able to negotiate and manage organizations in different cultural settings. They must know how to market their products in different countries. It is no longer sufficient for managers to address international issues as special topics. Rather, international business requires discipline-based frameworks that can adapt to changing markets and be applied by managers of companies based in any country. The Kellogg School's International Business major provides students with thorough training in a wide range of international fields of study, including management strategy, finance, accounting, marketing, and management of organizations.

The major is positioned to be of value both to U.S. and international students. Students completing the international business major will obtain valuable skills that can be applied in employment in international business management and international consulting.

The core course for the major is International Business Strategy. The major allows students to broaden their background with travel abroad through the Global Initiatives in Management course. Understanding the international dimension of business requires development and application of additional specialized tools in accounting, finance, marketing, management of organizations and management strategy.

Students who wish to major in International Business should take International Business Strategy plus three electives selected from the following list: International Accounting, International Marketing, International Finance, International Healthcare Management, Global Initiatives in Management (GIM), Cross-Cultural Negotiation, Intercultural Management, and Entering and Operating in Emerging Economies.

International Business Strategy and the international (INTL) electives count both for the international business major and toward the major in the department that offers the course (subject to department approval).