*Students are available between May 19th -August 14th and require a total of 360 hours.

The field of International Business encompasses a variety of disciplines including finance, sales, marketing and human resources. Consequently Business Administration – International Business program students will be prepared to perform in a variety of specialized areas such as international market entry and distribution, international trade management, international negotiation and trade research, international marketing, international trade finance, planning, logistics, legal aspects of international trade and other functions related to business in general and international business in particular.

Student abilities include:

1. Conduct an environmental scan to evaluate the impact of world issues on an organization’s international business opportunities.

2. Conduct, evaluate and present market research to support an organization’s international business decision-making.

3. Prepare and analyze documentation and follow procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization’s global supply chain.

4. Analyze the impact of statutory and regulatory compliance on an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

5. Develop and implement strategies to negotiate effectively within various cultural environments and to address the impact of cultural differences on an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

6. Develop and present an international marketing plan, and evaluate sales strategies that support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

7. Identify and interpret relevant international financial documents and assess financial strategies that support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

8. Analyze the impact of an organization's integrative trade initiatives on its human resources management strategies, policies, and practices.

9. Develop and present an international business plan.

10. Plan, implement and evaluate team projects by applying project management principles.

11. Analyze principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics, and apply them to an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

12. Select and apply current technologies to support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.

13. Develop and present a plan for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance within the international business field.