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International Development (Bachelor of Science)

A student majoring in international development must complete 88 quarter hours in the major, as well as the required cognates, the general studies program, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin. Senior students are required to take the Major Field Test in Business.

Degree Requirements

Business Core Requirements

ACCT 201Principles of Accounting

4
ACCT 202Principles of Accounting

3
ACCT 203Principles of Accounting

3
CIS 140Business Analytics with Microsoft Excel and Access

4
ECON 210Principles of Microeconomics

4
ECON 211Principles of Macroeconomics

4
FINA 351Managerial Finance

4
GBUS 161Business Basics

2
GBUS 263Business Statistics

4
GBUS 361Business Law I

4
GBUS 370Business Communication

4
GBUS 463Business Ethics

4
GBUS 495Colloquium*

0
MGMT 371Principles of Management

4
MGMT 489Strategic Management

4
MKTG 381Principles of Marketing

4
Total Credit Hours:56

International Development Requirements

ECON 220Principles of International Development

4
ECON 410Comparative Economic Development

4
GBUS 390Engineering in a Global Context (OR ENGR 390)

4
GBUS 490Internship**

0-4
MGMT 380Principles of Project Management

4
MGMT 488/MKTG 488Global Management and Marketing

4
Electives

8-12
Total Credit Hours:32

One quarter of post-secondary study or work in a country other than the U.S. or Canada is required. Participation in the Christian Service Volunteer program outside the U.S./Canada may substitute, upon approval of business dean.

*Twelve quarters of Colloquium required or number of quarters in residence as a declared business major at WWU, whichever is less.

**Or any of the following: ACCT 490, FINA 490, MGMT 490, and MKTG 490

Electives approved by an advisor and chosen from: ACCT 350, ANTH 225, COMM 325, ECON 488, ENGR 310, GEOG 252, HIST 242, HIST 283, HLTH 308, LANG 406, MKTG 333, MKTG 481, SOCI 204, SOCI 236, or other business, engineering, health, foreign language, social work, and non-U.S. geography or history.

Cognates

RELH 303World Religions

4
or
RELM 233Introduction to Cross-Cultural Ministry

3
SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4
Foreign Language

8-12

Choose one of the following MATH courses (4-5 credits)

MATH 117Accelerated Precalculus

5
MATH 121Precalculus I

4
MATH 131Calculus for the Life Sciences I

4
MATH 181Calculus I

4

*Foreign Language: 12 credits of elementary level or 8 credits of intermediate level.