International Business Program | Franciscan University of Steubenville

International Business

The major program in International Business is designed to provide the student with the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to function in a high-level management position within a diverse multinational environment. Students will take courses in International Accounting, International Trade and Finance, Global Marketing, International Management, International Economic Systems, Global Strategic Planning, and the Cultural Environment of Business. Participants in the program will spend two the spring semester, during the junior year, studying in Europe and immersing themselves in various European societies, ethnic backgrounds and culture. In addition, the students will participate in planned field trips to multinational business organizations around Europe in order to meet with international business leaders and discuss with them the unique challenges associated with global business operations.

Sample Program | Course Descriptions

FIRST YEAR

First Semester	Second Semester
Introduction to Business	Principles of Marketing
Finite Math	Applied Calculus
Foreign Language Core	Humanities Core (Literature
Elective or Humanities Core (History)	Foreign Language
Natural Science Core	Natural Science Core

SECOND YEAR

First Semester	Second Semester
Introductory Accounting I	Introductory Accounting II
Business Law I	International Business
Principles of Economics I (Macro	Principles of Economics II (Micro)
Elementary Business Statistics I	Elementary Business Statistics II
Theology Core	Theology Core
Foreign Language	Foreign Language

THIRD YEAR

First Semester	Second Semester
Steubenville	Gaming, Austria
International Accounting	Global Strategic Planning
International Business Law	International Economics Systems
Global Marketing	Cultural Environment of Business
International Trade & Finance	International Management
Humanities Core or Elective	Humanities Core (Philosophy) or Elective

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester	Second Semester
Organization and Management	Business and Society
Human Resource Management	Senior Thesis
Humanities Core	Humanities Core
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective

Meet the Faculty

Dr. Michael Welker, chair
Dr. Thomas Kelly
Prof. Albert Macre
Prof. Donald Materniak, CPA (N.J.), CFP,
Dr. Robert McDonald
Prof. Jeffrey Rankin
Professor Dr. Tilman Ruesch
Prof. Thomas Wilson J.D.
Prof. Peter Zanetich, PE, Ret.
Prof. Joseph Zoric, Director, MBA program

Department of Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics