Walker College of Business

The Walker College of Business offers students the opportunity to develop international business skills through either a BSBA in International Business or an International Business Minor.

The International Business (IB) major was established in 2002.

The major is designed to prepare students for a career in international business or public service through the development of competency in a foreign language and cultural awareness and providing students with specialized international business skills. For more information on degree requirements, please visit International Business (BSBA). 

The major's interdisciplinary curriculum includes specially designed international business courses in addition to the broad core curriculum of the business administration degree. The IB major also requires a minor in a foreign language, to be selected from Chinese, French, German, Spanish or other approved language. It also requires an international experience, which is generally a semester study abroad at one of our partner institutions or an internship. Due to the required international experience and the foreign language minor, it is critical that students majoring in international business carefully plan their coursework with their academic advisor.

The International Business minor provides multidisciplinary business training designed to complement the student’s functional major. This allows students the opportunity to develop their functional skills while utilizing their elective hours to study the international aspects of business. 

Faculty Advisor: Meredith Church Pipes

Club Email: ibsa@appstate.edu  Socials: Facebook     Website: http://ibsa.appstate.edu/

Students interested in international business can find a community of like-minded peers by joining the International Business Student Association. The purpose of the club is to expand student knowledge of global business and awareness of international issues and to serve as ambassadors of Walker College of Business International Programs and International Business within the university community.