International Business and Trade A.A.S.

Location(s): Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, Richland

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(Associate of Applied Science Degree)

Offered on all campuses

Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.IBUS.TRAD.03

The International Business and Trade Program prepares students for entry-level employment in such positions as specialists in exporting and importing for the critically important and growing international trade community. Most students focus on careers in international marketing, export or import management including supply chain management, international transportation and logistics, import-export trading, or various international business support services. Skills developed for the export and import of goods and services are presented in the context of the global economy and cross-cultural awareness and communications. Emphasis is placed on the contribution of exports to the local, state, and national economies. Students will have the opportunity to participate in activities related to the Export Assistance Center of the U. S. Department of Commerce, the Export-Import Bank through the Greater Dallas Chamber, the International Trade Center, SBDC, The Dallas Council on World Affairs, the North Texas Customs Brokers and Foreign Freight Forwarders Association, and Women in International Trade of Texas and other international organizations.

Entrepreneurs, managers of firms with export potential, international agents, traders, or brokers, customer sales and service representatives, transportation managers, product managers, documentation clerks, letters of credit specialists, and global e-commerce entrepreneurs or aspirants to these fields may all benefit from the International and Trade Program. An International Business and Trade Certificate and an Import-Export Certificate will expedite your entrance to the international arena. The Import-Export Certificate is offered concurrently through the Continuing Education Division. The International Business and Trade Program is a World Trade Week educational award winner of the International Trade Association of Dallas/Fort Worth.

Semester 1

Semester Total: 18 Credit Hours

Semester 2

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Semester 3

BUSI 1307 - Personal Finance (3 Credit Hours)
ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours)
Elective - Elective (3 Credit Hours)++++
Elective - Mathematics/Natural Science (3 Credit Hours)+
Elective - Social/Behavioral Science (3 Credit Hours)++

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Semester 4

BMGT 1327 - Principles of Management (3 Credit Hours)
MRKG 1311 - Principles Of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication (3 Credit Hours) OR
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours) OR
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Credit Hours)+++

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Minimum Hours Required: 60 Credit Hours

Electives

+Elective Mathematics/Natural Science - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Mathematics/Natural Science .

++Social/Behavioral Science Elective - must be selected from AAS Core Options for Social/Behavioral Science .

+++Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - must be selected from AAS Core Options for Humanities/Fine Arts .

++++Elective - must be selected from the following:

Note(s)

NOTE: A student cannot take more than three (3) credit hours of special topic courses.

*IBUS 2341 Intercultural Management is the capstone course for this award.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult with an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses.