Global Business Leadership Major
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACFN 111 | Principles I | 4 |
| ECON 111 | Introduction to Economics | 4 |
| MATH 124 | Probability and Statistical Inference | 4 |
| GBUS 202 | Principles of Management Under Global Context | 4 |
| GBUS 203 | Decision Making Analytics in Business | 4 |
Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: GPA 2.0
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.00
Other requirements: Student must obtain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for the 5 courses listed above. We do not consider the student's overall college GPA in deciding whether to admit to the major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACFN 111 | Principles I 1 | 4 |
| ECON 111 | Introduction to Economics 1 | 4 |
| MATH 124 | Probability and Statistical Inference 1 | 4 |
| GBUS 202 | Principles of Management Under Global Context | 4 |
| GBUS 203 | Decision Making Analytics in Business | 4 |
| GBUS 300 | Global Enterprise | 4 |
| 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Leadership: Theory & Practices | ||
| Human Resources | ||
| Marketing Theories, Concepts and Practices | ||
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Law and Business | ||
| GBUS (300-level) courses | 8 | |
| 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
| Internship | ||
or GBUS 397A | Summer Internship | |
| Practicum | ||
| GBUS 381 | Advanced Global Strategy 2 | 4 |
| 4 Credits of Non-GBUS electives (see approved courses below). | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 56 | |
- 1
Taken during first year.
- 2
Taken last semester of senior year
Non-GBUS Electives
Take 4 credits from the courses listed below.Please be aware, Non-GBUS electives differ by concentration. Students who have not yet decided upon a concentration need to review the course options and register with this in mind.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACFN 310 | Fundamentals of Managerial Finance | 4 |
| ACFN 331 | Cost Accounting | 4 |
| ACFN 341 | Introduction to Income Taxation | 2 |
| ACFN 343 | Business Taxation Topics | 2 |
| ART 218 | Introduction to Computer Art | 4 |
| ART 233G | Computer Art: Introduction to Digital Visual Narrative | 2 |
| ART 233S | Digital Media: Movement | 4 |
| COMM 205 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| COMM 225 | Argumentation and Advocacy | 4 |
| COMM 245 | Introduction to Media Writing | 4 |
| COMM 251 | Communication and Conflict | 4 |
| COMM 265 | Group Communication | 4 |
| COMM 277A | Listening for Justice | 4 |
| COMM 305 | Gender, Voice, and Power | 4 |
| COMM 314 | Public Health Marketing | 4 |
| COMM 330 | Apology and Crisis Communication | 4 |
| COMM 336 | Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Design | 4 |
| COMM 338 | Strategic Social Media Marketing and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 350 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| COMM 367 | Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COMM 379B | Rhetoric of Advertising | 4 |
| COMM 379C | The Truth Wars: Media and the Limits of the First Amendment | 4 |
| ECON 314 | Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets | 4 |
| ECON 315 | American Economic History | 4 |
| ECON 316 | Asian Economies | 4 |
| ECON 317 | International Economics | 4 |
| ECON 318 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 4 |
| ECON 320 | Market Structures and Firm Strategy | 4 |
| ECON 323 | Economics of the Public Sector | 4 |
| ECON 325 | Political Economy of Gender and Race | 4 |
| ECON 329A | Behavioral Economic Ideas | 2 |
| ECON 329B | Behavioral Economic Analysis | 2 |
| ECON 329C | Economics of Climate Change | 2 |
| ECON 329D | International Economic History | 4 |
| ECON 332 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 333 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ENGL 311 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
| ENGL 316 | Editing and Publishing | 4 |
| ENGL 317 | Writing in Business | 4 |
| ENTR 201 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| ENTR 301 | Creating World Class Ventures | 4 |
| ENTR 302 | Global Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| ENTR 304 | Applied Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| ENTR 310 | Social Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| ENVR 300Q | Environmental Health | 4 |
| ENVR 377A | Energy and Society | 4 |
| GEND 360B | Leadership, Social Change, and the Workplace | 4 |
| GEND 377A | Disability Justice | 4 |
| HIST 305 | Medicine, Empire and Global Health | 4 |
| HIST 317 | China: Global Domination | 4 |
| HIST 329 | Guns, Gold and Slaves: Africa and the British Empire | 4 |
| HIST 333 | Gender and Society in Western Europe | 4 |
| HIST 344 | Modern Germany | 4 |
| HIST 355 | Slavery in the Atlantic World | 4 |
| HIST 369 | Gender in U.S. History | 4 |
| PCST 346 | Mediation and Conflict Resolution | 4 |
| PCST 347 | Human Rights | 4 |
| PCST 348 | Social Change | 4 |
| PCST 349 | International Law and International Organization | 4 |
| PCST 352 | Race and Racism in the U.S. | 4 |
| PCST 354 | Global Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PCST 368J | Nongovernmental Organizations | 4 |
| PHIL 321 | Moral Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 322 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 324 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 358 | Philosophy of Law | 4 |
| POLS 330 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 4 |
| POLS 337 | Theory of Public Policy | 4 |
| POLS 345 | The Global South | 4 |
| POLS 350A | Sustainable Urban Planning | 4 |
| PSYC 304 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 309A | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| PSYC 309C | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 309L | Forensic & Legal Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 309M | Multicultural Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 309N | Environmental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 309Q | Cognition in a Digital Age | 4 |
| PSYC 310 | Community Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 349 | Motivation and Emotion | 4 |
| PSYC 350 | Social Psychology | 4 |
| SOAN 326 | Cultural Thought and Meaning | 4 |
| SOAN 337S | Communities | 4 |
| SOAN 341 | Urban Studies | 4 |
| SOAN 342 | Self and Society | 4 |
| SOAN 349 | Environmental Anthropology | 4 |
| SOAN 378A | Transnational Anthropology | 4 |
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| INTG 100 | Learning Foundations | 4 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| ACFN 111 | Principles I | 4 |
| MATH 124 | Probability and Statistical Inference (w/Theme) | 4 |
| INTG 105 | The Lookout | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 111 | Introduction to Economics | 4 |
| GBUS 202 | Principles of Management Under Global Context | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement (CI) | 4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| GBUS 203 | Decision Making Analytics in Business | 4 |
| GBUS Foundational Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GBUS 300 | Global Enterprise | 4 |
| GBUS Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Study Abroad (optional or in spring) with HE, TI, CS | 16 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GBUS Foundational Course | 4 | |
| GBUS Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (AE/AR) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GBUS Foundational Course | 4 | |
| Required Non-GBUS Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (NW) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (Focus) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| GBUS 381 | Advanced Global Strategy | 4 |
| GBUS 397 | Internship | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 129 | |
Integrations Curriculum Requirements
The standard requirements for this Global Business major will fulfill the following integrations requirements: AS, QR, SW, EX. Depending on elective course selection, it can fulfill 1-3 Themes. Please see below for a list of integrations requirements you will need to satisfy via elective courses.
Integrations Designations
See Integrations Curriculum under Academic Policies and Regulations for further description of the general education requirements.
Foundational Courses
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| CI | Cultural/Social Difference - Identity |
| LF | Learning Foundations (INTG 100) |
| College Success (INTG 105) | |
| TE | Theological Exploration (THEO 100) |
Ways of Thinking
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| AE | Artistic Expression |
| AS | Abstract Structures |
| HE | Human Experience |
| NW | Natural World |
| SW | Social World |
Upper-level Courses
| Column1 | Column2 |
|---|---|
| CS | Cultural/Social Differences - Systems |
| LI | Learning Integrations |
| TI | Theological Integrations |
Thematic Coursework
To complete the themes course requirement: students will successfully complete 3 courses in the same theme (Truth, Justice, or Movement), in at least 2 different departments, at least 1 of which is a thematic focus course (TF/JF/MF). The other two can be Focus or Encounter courses. Encounter courses can be identified by: T1/T3, J1/J3, M1/M3.
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF | Thematic Encounter or Focus Course |
| J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF | Thematic Encounter or Focus Course |
| JF, MF, or TF | Thematic Focus Course |
Global Language
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| 111 | Beginning I Course |
| 112 | Beginning II Course |
| 211 | Intermediate Course |
For more details on meeting this requirement, please see the Integrations Curriculum tab on Global Language Requirements.
Engagement and Designation Requirements
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| AR | Artistic Engagement |
| BN | Benedictine Raven* |
| EX | Experiential Engagement |
| GL | Global Engagement** |
| QR | Quantitative Reasoning |
| WR | Writing Designation |
- *
BN and WR waived for students entering during Academic Year 2020 and 2021.
- **
GL waived for students entering during Academic Years 2020-2025