International Management Minor

Students who graduate with an international management minor will have an understanding of the complexities of doing business in a globally integrated marketplace and the impact of political, economic, cultural factors that underlie global decision making. Additionally, students will be able to identify international opportunities, and the factors that impact success of global business endeavors. The minor requires a minimum of four courses for business students, and five courses for students from all other majors. Students will discover strategies organizations employ when they operate worldwide and learn about the organizational behavior of companies from different parts of the world.

This minor is particularly relevant for students who are interested in working in globally integrated industries like automotive, defense, and technology, and is complimentary for a diverse range of majors, including engineering and computer science, international relations, and most liberal arts majors.

Special offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the minor in International Management

Requirements for Business Majors

The International Management Minor allows business students to pursue their major, while complementing their knowledge base with a global focus that will broaden their opportunities in any industry:

Required courses

ECN 2000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) or ECN 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics (4) or ECN 2020 - Principles of Global Macroeconomics (4)
MGT 4230 - International Business (4)
MGT 4250 - Global Business Strategy (4)

Electives courses - choose one

ECN 3260 - International Economic Development (3)
ECN 3730 - International Trade (3)
ECN 3740 - Economics of Intl Finance (3)
FIN 4190 - International Financial Management (3)
MKT 4500 - International Marketing (3)
ORG 4700 - International Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management (4)

International Management Minor: All Non-Business Majors

The International Management minor offers the opportunity for students from all majors to learn the basic concepts of business, in addition to the foundations of doing business in the global marketplace.

Required courses

ECN 1500 - Economics in Today’s World (4) or ECN 1600 - Introduction to the Global Economy (4) or ECN 2000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) or ECN 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics (4) or ECN 2020 - Principles of Global Macroeconomics (4)
MGT 4230 - International Business (4)
MGT 4250 - Global Business Strategy (4)

Elective courses - choose one

ECN 3260 - International Economic Development (3)
ECN 3730 - International Trade (3)
MKT 4500 - International Marketing (3)
ORG 4700 - International Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management (4)

Additional requirements

To earn this minor, and to take 3000- and 4000-level business classes, non-business students must meet with the minor coordinator and have an approved minor authorization form detailing the courses and the prerequisites required for the given minor. Once approved for the minor, students must take all the remaining courses in the minor at Oakland University. Students must complete the prescribed courses for the minor with a grade of C or better in each course and the prerequisites for each course. Transfer students planning to earn a minor must earn at least nine credits toward the minor at Oakland University; at least six of these nine credits must be in courses at the 3000 level or above.