Chair, Marketing, Sport and Hospitality Management
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Carmel
Boyer
School
of
Business
(440)
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OVERVIEW
Today's businesses benefit from leaders who have the skills and sensitivities for understanding, appreciating and working in a complex and ever-changing global society.
Baldwin Wallace's international business major is an interdisciplinary program that prepares you for a business environment that is increasingly multinational and multicultural.
Through our program, you'll learn to apply analytical thinking, innovative practices and creative problem-solving to managing real-world issues and opportunities.
Well respected in the business community, a BW degree is a marketable career choice. BW alumni can be found at multinational firms located in Cleveland and in the U.S.
Baldwin Wallace faculty members are scholars and practitioners who bring decades of corporate, government and nonprofit experience that is national and international in scope.
Built into the program is a required study abroad or internship component. You can gain a firsthand look at other cultures and intern at leading corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations located in nearby Cleveland and beyond.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- International sales/buyer
- Management analyst
- Business development
- Market analyst
- Operations manager
- Financial analyst
CURRICULUM
Offered as a major and minor, international business is a rigorous program consisting of core business courses, international business classes, a required study-abroad experience and interdisciplinary requirement. The interdisciplinary requirement includes minoring in a foreign language or international studies or choosing other coursework.
The program combines strong theoretical knowledge with dynamic experiential learning to give you insights, strategies and professional practices you can readily apply to real-world situations.
You will learn to think globally about the business world by gaining an appreciation, understanding and aptitude for working effectively within diverse cultures.
The international business major prepares students to:
- Recall business terms, concepts, and principles and effectively communicate these, through both oral and written means, using the language of business
- Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze information and produce improved business decisions and generate effective recommendations for better course of action or opportunity for improvement
- Demonstrate relevant application of business knowledge
- Exhibit high standards of ethical awareness and conduct and recognize ethical issues businesses/people face in today's world
- Assess a set of countries or a selected trade bloc and determine the best country or trade bloc to trade in
- Develop/formulate the best entry strategy given the business plan and tolerable level of risk
Course Descriptions
Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Our world-class faculty will help you tailor your educational experience to your personal and professional goals. Small class sizes and an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio offer exceptional mentoring opportunities with BW professors.
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, fellowships, business student organizations and a variety of co-curricular and other learning opportunities.
BW's Center for Innovation and Growth, Business Clinic, LaunchNET and student-led organizations complement your studies and provide outstanding skill-building and networking opportunities.
Study Abroad
Every year over 50 business majors study abroad for a semester at a foreign university in countries such as England, Australia and China. Seminars in Brazil and South Africa offer opportunities to examine logistical, manufacturing, service, retail and government issues abroad.
View all business student organizations and experiential learning programs.
ALUMNI SUCCESS
Seulah
Lee
'15
is
order
management
agent
at
Expeditors,
a
Fortune
500
global
logistics
company,
in
Seoul,
South
Korea.
While
at
BW,
Seulah
worked
as
research
associate
for
International
Strategic
Analysis
in
Luxembourg,
Belgium
and
studied
abroad
in
South
Korea.
She
is
from
Elyria,
Ohio.
Maximillian
Loeffler
IV
'15
is
international
strategic
marketing
coordinator
at
Vitamix
in
Olmsted
Falls,
Ohio.
As
a
student
at
BW
he
served
as
a
fellow
at
the
Center
for
Innovation
&
Growth,
competed
in
Entrepreneurship
Immersion
Week
and
studied
abroad
in
Prague,
Czech
Republic.
He
is
from
Berea,
Ohio.
Enrique
Sondakh-Dorantes
'15
is
coordinator
of
admissions
and
student
programs
at
the
Association
of
Professional
Schools
of
International
Affairs
(APSIA),
an
international
association
of
schools
committed
to
improving
professional
education
in
international
affairs.
He
is
from
North
Ridgeville,
Ohio.
Jessica
Gobor
'14
is
co-owner
of
DOT
Pneus,
a
tire
importer
and
dealer
in
her
hometown,
Campo
Largo,
Brazil.
International
business
gave
her
the
confidence
and
decision-making
skills
to
manage
a
business.
She
is
pursuing
a
graduate
certificate
in
international
affairs
and
diplomatic
studies
at
Universidade
Positivo
in
Parana,
Brazil.
Carl
Meyer
'10
is
special
agent
for
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
Inspector
General
in
New
York.
An
interdisciplinary
curriculum
enabled
him
to
develop
the
ability
to
critically
analyze
information
from
multiple
sources,
a
skill
that
is
crucial
to
his
investigative
work.
He
is
from
Strongsville,
Ohio.
Jameson
D.
Shipley
'10
is
senior
manager
of
global
logistics
and
supply
chain
for
Ralph
Lauren
in
New
York
City.
Internships
were
pivotal
experiences
that
helped
him
identify
a
passion
for
international
business.
The
Richfield,
Ohio,
native
also
studied
abroad
in
China
and
worked
in
BW's
business
planning
clinic.
FACULTY
Executive-in-Residence
International MBA, University of South Carolina and the Economics University of Vienna
Charles Campisi
Chair, Marketing, Sport and Hospitality Management
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Tim Marshall
Assistant Professor
Director, Digital Marketing Clinic
M.S., Eastern Michigan University
Lori Radulovich
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Business Programs
Professor
DBA, Cleveland State University
Michael Weidokal
Executive-in-Residence, International Business
MBA, University of South Carolina and the University of Vienna