About Business Administration - International Business (co-op And Non Co-op Version) in Algonquin College

Get the essential skills to thrive with a career in International Business.

International Business is one of seven majors available to Business Administration students. The three-year Business Administration Ontario College Advanced Diploma starts with three semesters where you learn essential business skills to build a strong foundation before ultimately deciding on a Major.

The Business Administration - International Business program provides you with a wide range of international business skills to pursue a career in the growing competitive global marketplace. This comprehensive program covers all aspects of international trade, and provides you with the confidence and expertise to be successful whether you work in government or, as an international entrepreneur and a business leader in the global community.

Through activities, projects and case studies, you are fully immersed in the international business environment, including:

• international marketing
• research
• business plan development and management
• supply chain management
• law
• market-entry strategies
• finance

You also examine cultural, as well as current domestic and world issues that could affect international business interests.

Students also have the option to gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op version of the program are subject to availability.

Graduates meet the education requirements for their Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation awarded by the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). One year of work experience in the field is also required for the designation.

Graduates may find themselves working with small and medium-sized companies, whether you work in governments or other international business organizations. The main types of jobs include:

• operations
• analyzing market intelligence
• developing and managing international marketing promotional strategies and activities
• participating in management of international operations

Graduates may also work with international business applications, such as supply chain management, web-based technology and finance.

SUCCESS FACTORS

This Major is well-suited for students who:

• Are interested in changes in the dynamic global community and foreign cultures and have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Are creative and work well in an individual and team atmosphere.
• Are outgoing, energetic and motivated.

Careers

Graduates may find themselves working with small and medium-sized companies, governments and other international business organizations. The main types of jobs include feasibility of international operations, analyzing market intelligence, developing and managing international marketing promotional strategies and activities and participating in management of international operations. Graduates may also work with international business applications, such as supply chain management, web-based technology and finance.

Learning Outcomes

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Conduct an environmental scan to evaluate the impact of world issues on an organization`s international business opportunities.
2. Conduct, evaluate and present market research to support an organization`s international business decision-making.
3. Prepare and analyze documentation and follow procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization`s global supply chain.
4. Analyze the impact of statutory and regulatory compliance on an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
5. Develop and implement strategies to negotiate effectively within various cultural environments and to address the impact of cultural differences on an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
6. Develop and present an international marketing plan, and evaluate sales strategies that support an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
7. Identify and interpret relevant international financial documents and assess financial strategies that support an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
8. Analyze the impact of an organization`s integrative trade initiatives on its human resources management strategies, policies, and practices.
9. Develop and present an international business plan.
10. Plan, implement and evaluate team projects by applying project management principles.
11. Analyze principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics, and apply them to an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
12. Select and apply current technologies to support an organization`s integrative trade initiatives.
13. Develop and present a plan for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance within the international business field.
14. Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.

Program Eligibility

• English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent).

• Mathematics, Grade 12 (MAP4C or equivalent).

Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).

• IELTS-International English Language Testing Service (Academic). Overall band of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band; OR
• TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT)-overall 88, with a minimum of 22 in each component: Reading: 22; Listening: 22; Speaking: 22; Writing: 22.

Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English and mathematics.

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