The Department of Business at the College of Staten Island offers the only Business Bachelor's degree in CUNY with an International Business Concentration. The Concentration is based on the established Business Baccalaureate curriculum, covering accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and management and takes full advantage of the unique range of learning and experience of the international faculty at CSI who teach in economics, political science, history, modern languages, and business.

Options of a semester of study abroad and of an internship in an international business are significant components of the Concentration. CSI faculty and students participate in programs in Europe, Latin America, and Asia as well as at the American University of Rome and Nanjing University.

Students are encouraged to combine the International Business Concentration with specific functional skills such as accounting, management, marketing, finance, or information technology. For example, a student can complete the International Business Concentration and a minor in finance by taking only one additional course. A dual major in international business and economics or another business area can be completed by taking as few as two additional courses.

Career Opportunities

New York City is at the very center of growing opportunities in international business with firms that have a critical need for skilled employees who understand the global aspects of business and who are prepared to incorporate the international dimension into traditional areas of business.

The International Business Concentration prepares students for a wide array of positions, including those in large multinational firms or smaller, more entrepreneurial firms. Students are also prepared to develop their own export or import ventures. In some cases, students have returned to their home countries to accept positions with local businesses or to step into a family enterprise.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses: 12 credits

ENG 111	Introduction to College Writing	3 credits
ENG 151	College Writing	4 credits
COR 100	United States: Issues, Ideas, and Institutions	4 credits
PED 190	Fitness for Life	1 credit

Whenever possible, these four courses should be completed within
 the first 36 credits.

General Education Requirements (21-27 cr.)

Whenever possible, these courses should be completed within the first 60 credits.

Scientific Analysis	11 credits
a. Science and Technology:	8 credits
b. Mathematics: 3 credits chosen from MTH 121, MTH 123, MTH 130, MTH 231, MTH 235 (Note: MTH 231 may be taken by those students who wish to combine MTH 130 Pre-Calculus Mathematics with MTH 231 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I.)	3 credits
Social Scientific Analysis:  Including ECO 101 Introduction to Economics	3- 4 credits
The West and the World:	4 credits
Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis:	3- 4 credits
Pluralism and Diversity Requirement:	0- 4 credits
See section on general education requirements in the College Catalog for approved course lists and complete details.
Note: International Business students must take two semesters of a foreign language. The language requirement can be met by exhibiting proficiency or by passing a proficiency exam equivalent to two semesters' work at the basic level or higher.

Pre-Major Requirements (36-38 cr.)

  Business Courses

MGT 110	Organizational Theory and Management	3 credits
MKT 111	Marketing	3 credits
FNC/ECO 240	Managerial Finance I	3 credits

  Economics Courses

ECO 210	Price Theory	4 credits
ECO 212	Income and Employment Theory	4 credits

  Quantitative and Computer Courses

ACC 114	Introduction to Accounting I	4 credits
ACC 121	Introduction to Accounting II	4 credits
BUS 150   CSC 102   CSC 126	Essential Software Tools for Business or Computing for Today or Introduction to Computer Science	4 credits
MGT/ECO 230	Introduction to Economic and Managerial Statistics	4 credits
One mathematics course chosen from:
MTH 130	Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MTH 221	Applied Finite Mathematics and Business Calculus
MTH 230	Calculus I with Pre-Calculus or	3- 5 credits
MTH 231	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MTH 232	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
MTH 236	Accelerated Calculus II

Major Requirements

International Business Concentration (26-28 cr.)

BUS 200	International Business	4 credits
FNC 370	International Finance	4 credits
	Foreign Language	0-8 credits

Note: Students who are exempt from the foreign language course requirement must take additional credits from the courses listed below to complete the 28 credits required in the Concentration.

Electives: 16-18 credits

Total Credits Required: 120

For course descriptions see the College Website at

College of Staten Island - Undergraduate Program, Business

 

For information:

Dr. Alan Zimmerman

Coordinator, International Business Program

Business Building (3N), Room 234

   Telephone: 718.982.2925

   Fax: 718.982.2965

 E-mail: zimmerman@mail.csi.cuny.edu

The College of Staten Island is committed to a campus environment that reflects and respects our pluralistic and culturally diverse society. The College admits students without regard to age, alienage or citizenship, color, gender, handicap, national or ethnic origin, race, relegation, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status. In welcoming new students to our campus, we are committed to providing equal educational opportunity in a learning environment in which students are free to realize their full potential as productive members of the community.

The City University of New York reserves the right, because of changing conditions, to make modifications of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of the University and its constituent colleges without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York. The University regrets any inconvenience this may cause.

At least one course chosen from each of the following categories:

1. Business

2. Economics/Political Science

3. History

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