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International Business Studies

(College of Liberal Arts)

Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ), located in Tokyo, offers a Bachelor of Science in International Business Studies (IBS). TUJ offers a truly international experience - inside and outside the classroom, as well as among students and faculty. This program will prepare students for a challenging career anywhere in the world.

The IBS program challenges students to integrate international business with language studies, an understanding of world affairs and hands-on internship experience. Students develop the global mindset that multinational firms need in the 21st century.

IBS students work on teams with people of similar backgrounds and with those who are often quite different in how they approach life and their studies. TUJ encourages students not only to be multilingual, but also to understand how to navigate across cultures and borders. The IBS program teaches them to think critically, form a well-reasoned opinion, and then capably express that opinion. This is accomplished through class participation, visits to local businesses, and by bringing savvy international business people in the classroom. With those tools, TUJ graduates move confidently into the world of international business and launch productive, fulfilling and viable global careers.

The Bachelor of Science in International Business Studies will be conferred upon a student after the completion of 123 credits across the following requirement categories.

 

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

1. University and College of Liberal Arts (CLA) requirements

2. Lower Division Business courses (12 s.h.)

  • Human Resource Management 1101: Leadership and Organizational Management
  • Accounting 2101: Financial Accounting
  • Marketing 2101: Marketing Management
  • Accounting 2102: Managerial Accounting

3. International Business Studies major requirements (12 s.h.)

Two of the following courses (6 s.h.):

  • TUJ International Business Studies 3101: Introduction to Global Finance
  • TUJ International Business Studies 3102: Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • TUJ International Business Studies 3501: Marketing in a Global Environment

International Business Studies Writing Intensive Requirements (6 s.h.):

  • TUJ International Business Studies 4197: Global Business Overview
  • TUJ International Business Studies 4596: IBS Integrated Capstone

4. Other required general courses (43 s.h.)

  • Mathematics 1021: College Algebra
  • Mathematics 1031: Differential & Integral Calculus
  • Mathematics 2031: Probability & Statistics
  • Economics 1101: Macroeconomics
  • Economics 1102: Microeconomics
  • Economics 3563 or 3564: International Trade or International Monetary Economics
  • Economics 3538: Managerial Economics
  • Economics 3581: Co-op Experience in Economics
  • English 2007: Writing for Business and Industry (former number: 2596)
  • Organizational Studies 3000: Topics in Organizational Studies: TUJ International Business Studies section
  • Political Science 2321: Politics of the Global Economy
  • Political Science 2000-Level Elective
  • Asian Studies 2511: Introduction to Asian Business
  • Liberal Arts 2020: Special Topics in Liberal Arts II: Corporate Interdisciplinary Seminar

5. Language Requirements (14-16 s.h.)

  • Foreign Language 1001, Foreign Language (first level)
  • Foreign Language 1002, Foreign Language (second level)
  • Foreign Language 2000+, Foreign Language (third level)
  • Foreign Language 2000+, Foreign Language (fourth level)

6. College of Liberal Arts (CLA) or College of Science and Technology (CST) Electives (9 s.h.)

  • Three (3) of any CLA/CST courses at 2000+ level or higher

 

Suggested Semester-by-Semester Plan

Please note that this is a suggested academic plan. Depending on your situation, your academic plan may look different.

 

Freshman Year – 1st Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
English 0802 or 0812 Analytical Reading & Writing 4 GW
Mathematics 1021 College Algebra 4  
Foreign Language 1001 Foreign Language (first level) 4  
GenEd 08xx Science & Technology I 3 GS
Subtotal      15  
   
Freshman Year – 2nd Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
Intellectual Heritage 0851 Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I 3 GY
Foreign Language 1002 Foreign Language (second level) 4  
GenEd 08xx Science & Technology II 3 GS
Economics 1101 Macroeconomic Principles 3  
Mathematics 1031 Differential and Integral Calculus 4  
Subtotal      17  
 
Sophomore Year – 1st Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
Foreign Language 2000+ Foreign Language (third level) 3-4  
Intellectual Heritage 0852 Mosaic: Humanities Seminar II 3 GZ
GenEd 08xx U.S. Society 3 GU
GenEd 08xx Human Behavior 3 GB
Mathematics 2031 Probability and Statistics 3  
Subtotal      15-16  
 
Sophomore Year – 2nd Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
GenEd 08xx Arts 3-4 GA
GenEd 08xx Race & Diversity 3 GD
GenEd 08xx World Society 3 GG
Accounting 2101 Financial Accounting 3  
Foreign Language 2000+ Foreign Language (fourth level) 3-4  
Subtotal      15-17  
 
Junior Year – 1st Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
English 2007 Writing for Business and Industry 3  
Human Resource Management 1101 Leadership and Organizational Management 3  
Marketing 2101 Marketing Management 3  
Economics 1102 Microeconomic Principles 3  
Accounting 2102 Managerial Accounting 3  
Liberal Arts 2020 Special Topics in Liberal Arts II:
Corporate Interdisciplinary Seminar
2  
Subtotal     17  
 
Junior Year – 2nd Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
Economics 3581 Co-op Experience in Economics 3  
Organizational Studies 3000 Topics in Organizational Studies:
TUJ International Business Studies section
3  
Political Science 2000+ One Political Science course at 2000 level or higher * 3  
Choose two from the following:   6  
TUJ International Business Studies 3101
  or
3102
  or
3501
Introduction to Global Finance
     or
Global Operations & Supply Chain Management
     or
Marketing in a Global Environment
   
Subtotal      15  
 
Senior Year – 1st Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
TUJ International Business Studies 4596 Integrated Capstone 3 WI
CLA/CST 2000+ Any CLA/CST course at 2000 level or higher 3  
Economics 3563
  or
3564
International Trade
     or
International Monetary Economics
3  
Asian Studies 2511 Introduction to Asian Business 3  
Political Science 2321 Politics of the Global Economy 3  
Subtotal      15  
 
Senior Year – 2nd Semester  
Subject Course # Course Title Hours Attribute
TUJ International Business Studies 4197 Global Business Overview 3 WI
Economics 3538 Managerial Economics 3  
CLA/CST 2000+ Any CLA/CST course at 2000 level or higher 3  
CLA/CST 2000+ Any CLA/CST course at 2000 level or higher 3  
Subtotal      12  
         
Minimum Degree Total   123  

*Through a consultation with an academic advisor or the major coordinator.

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