International Business (C096)
Concentration Coordinator: Jakub Kazecki
The Concentration in International Business equips students with a set of competencies for engaging in global professional environments. The concentration combines foundational training in economics with intermediate-level proficiency in a second language, intercultural awareness and competency, and practical knowledge of a core business discipline. Students develop the analytical, communicative, and cross-cultural skills needed to navigate international business contexts.
Complete the requirements outlined below, with the following restrictions: a maximum of two Short Term courses can be applied toward the concentration.
Concentration Requirements
Foundation in Economics
Complete one introductory economics course (ECON 150-199).
Global Language Proficiency
Complete one language course equivalent to or beyond 201 (third semester) in one of the following languages: Chinese (CHI), French (FRE), German (GER), Japanese (JPN), Russian (RUSS), or Spanish (HISP).
Intercultural Awareness and Competency
Complete one option below:
Option A:
Complete a second language course beyond 201 in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.
Option B:
Complete one course in English focusing on cultures and societies outside of the U.S., chosen from the following:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
Any course in Asian Studies (ASIA), Chinese (CHI), or Japanese (JPN), excluding the language courses 101, 102, and 201 | |
| Africa: Special Topics in African History, 1500-1900 | |
| Health and Healing in Africa | |
| Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Language Death and Revitalization | |
| Cultural Anthropology | |
| At the Cross-Roads: Art & Mobility | |
| Language Death and Revitalization | |
| Indigenous Women's Social Movements in Latin America | |
| Outside the Frame: A Global History of Photography | |
| Connecting Image Cultures: Artistic Exchange between Islamic and Euro-American Worlds | |
| Islamic Visual Cultures | |
| At the Cross-Roads: Art & Mobility | |
| Medieval Worlds | |
| Roman Civilization | |
| Society and Culture in the Early Ottoman Empire, 1300–1600 | |
| Islamic Visual Cultures | |
| Traveling East, Traveling West: Medieval Travels and Travelers | |
| Environment and Society | |
| International Development | |
| Narrating Global (Agri)cultures | |
| Narrating Global (Agri)cultures | |
| Indigenous Women's Social Movements in Latin America | |
| Medieval Worlds | |
| Africa: Special Topics in African History, 1500-1900 | |
| Roman Civilization | |
| Creating Latin America: A History | |
| Society and Culture in the Early Ottoman Empire, 1300–1600 | |
| Health and Healing in Africa | |
| History of East Africa | |
| Creating Latin America: A History | |
| International Development | |
| Politics of Latin America | |
| Language Death and Revitalization | |
| Indigenous Women's Social Movements in Latin America | |
| State-Society Relations in the Modern Middle East | |
| International Human Rights in Africa | |
| Politics of Latin America | |
| Politics of the Modern Middle East | |
| Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Islamic Visual Cultures | |
| Traveling East, Traveling West: Medieval Travels and Travelers | |
Business, Management, Accounting, or Finance
Complete one course in business, management, accounting, or finance (not supplied by regular Bates faculty), chosen from the following:
- EXDS S16E Practicum in Business Consulting: Bates-Tuck Business Consulting Essentials
- Transfer credit - approved by concentration coordinator
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
Prior to enrolling in a transfer course, students must seek pre-approval from the equivalent Bates department/program chair and the concentration coordinator. If there is no equivalent Bates department/program, students must seek pre-approval from Associate Dean of Faculty, Mike Rocque. Transfer credit may be applied toward the Business, Management, Accounting, or Finance element of the concentration. The concentration coordinator shall approve classes that are part of a typical curriculum in marketing, management, entrepreneurship, accounting, (pure) finance, or operations research. The coordinator may use their discretion to approve other courses that include a sufficient business component to satisfy this element. Courses in economics, statistics, or computer science shall not typically be approved. For Language courses not taken at Bates to satisfy “Global Language Proficiency” or “Intercultural Awareness and Competency” components, they must be transferred as having a direct Bates equivalency.
Declaration Restrictions
Students who declare the International Business C096 concentration may not declare the following:
- Business Analytics C095 concentration
Other Considerations
None.