At a Glance
What You鈥檒l Learn:
- A global approach to business, with a specialization in one of nine business concentrations
- How to work beyond borders with colleagues from varied cultures and backgrounds
- A foreign language of your choosing
What You鈥檒l Do:
- Embrace a global focus with our innovative, integrated curriculum
- Spend a semester abroad studying and completing an internship
- Gain hands-on experience through a senior practicum project, advising a company facing an international business challenge
Where You鈥檒l Go:
- Positions such as global risk analyst, international marketing specialist, senior supply chain analyst, financial analyst, project manager, and talent acquisition specialist
Program Highlights
Graduates of Bryant鈥檚 International Business program develop a strong theoretical and practical foundation in international business. Our extensive, internationally focused coursework in both business and liberal arts provides you with a global perspective that will help you succeed in the global business arena.
Bryant鈥檚 IB program is one of the few in the country that offers concentrations in business functions, giving you both the breadth of international business and a deeper understanding of a specialized field. During your senior year, you鈥檒l act as a consultant for a regional or multinational company to solve a real international business challenge for your client.
Our program also requires a foreign language minor and study abroad with an internship. By immersing yourself in another language and culture, you鈥檒l gain valuable perspectives and experience that will prepare you for your future career.
Program Requirements
Choose a Business Concentration
International Business majors are required to concentrate in a functional area of business:
- Accounting
- Digital Marketing
- Finance
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Leadership and Innovation Management
- Marketing
- Team and Project Management
You will also choose a minor in a foreign language. Our most popular are Spanish, French, and Italian.
International Business majors are required to concentrate in a functional area of business:
- Accounting
- Digital Marketing
- Finance
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Leadership and Innovation Management
- Marketing
- Team and Project Management
You will also choose a minor in a foreign language. Our most popular are Spanish, French, and Italian.
Study Abroad
The IB semester abroad is a key component of the Bryant International Business program. Equipped with a sound foundation in international business and foreign language, IB students spend a semester studying and interning abroad during their junior year.
The IB semester abroad kicks off with a faculty鈥恖ed program, exploring local organizations and discussing the latest international business cases and events in the context of the host country 鈥 immersing you in the history, language, and culture of your new home for the months to come. Students may live on a campus or choose to more fully immerse with a host family in their country of study.
The IB semester abroad is a key component of the Bryant International Business program. Equipped with a sound foundation in international business and foreign language, IB students spend a semester studying and interning abroad during their junior year.
The IB semester abroad kicks off with a faculty鈥恖ed program, exploring local organizations and discussing the latest international business cases and events in the context of the host country 鈥 immersing you in the history, language, and culture of your new home for the months to come. Students may live on a campus or choose to more fully immerse with a host family in their country of study.
Sample Courses
Our curriculum consists of engaging coursework that鈥檚 designed to prepare you for your future career. Just a few sample courses include:
Principles of Financial Accounting
ACG 203
Global Dimensions of Financial Management
BUS 400
Introduction to Global Information Technology and Analytics
ISA 201
Global Dimensions of Operations Management
MGT 201G
Foundations of Marketing Management
MGT 201
International Business Management
IB 356
International Business Practicum
IB 490
Where Our Students Go
Our graduates go on to major corporations and prestigious graduate programs, including:
- BlackRock
- Boston Scientific
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- JP Morgan
- McKinsey
- PwC
- Columbia University
- Duke University
- George Washington University
- London School of Economics
- New York University