The College of Business: International Business
To be successful in business today, students must look beyond borders and embrace global thinking and action. The International Business degree combines students’ living and learning environments to help them gain a competitive advantage upon graduation.
For more information about the Bachelor of Science in International Business, contact Assistant Professor Madan Annavarjula, International Business Coordinator, at mannavar@bryant.edu.
The Bachelor of Science in International Business
The BSIB curriculum exposes students to the international dimensions of business functions, as well as the cultural and historical contexts in which businesses operate. In addition, a business concentration in a specific area such as computer information systems, finance, management, or marketing provides the technical expertise and depth of understanding valued by employers.
Increased globalization will be a major driver of the employment market over the next 10 to 20 years, creating demand for multicultural awareness and aptitude, an emphasis on the international dimensions of core business skills, sensitivity to ethical issues that may vary across cultures, multilingual capabilities, and knowledge of macroeconomic and political policies.
BSIB students spend a semester immersed in an international academic experience – for example, study abroad – which greatly enhances the ability to cultivate global perspective and cultural aptitude. In addition, they must complete a 12 credit language minor.
BSIB students also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and receive course credit while working at corporations that conduct business internationally.
Faculty
Faculty who teach courses in the BSIB degree program come from departments throughout the University. They include:
Madan Annavarjula, Assistant Professor and IB Coordinator
International Business Management
Lori Coakley, Associate Professor
Global Dimensions of Organizational Behavior
Buky Folami, Assistant Professor
International Accounting
Suhong Li, Assistant Professor
Fundamentals of Global Information Systems
Alphonso Ogbuehi, Professor
Global Dimensions of Marketing
Charles Quigley, Professor
Marketing Department Chair
Andres Ramirez, Assistant Professor
Multinational Finance
Harold Records, Professor
Computer Information Systems Department Chair
John Visich, Assistant Professor
Global Dimensions of Operations Management
Hong Yang, Assistant Professor
Study Tour to China
Betty Yobaccio, Professor
Global Dimensions of Financial Management, Multinational Business Simulation
