Earn Your Degree in International Business
Students pursuing the international business degree at Southern Miss build functional
business and cross-cultural skills with real-world applications. International business
majors engage professional leaders and government officials during their senior class
project. Students perform real-world, real-time work as they find solutions to real
issues that these executives face daily.
Students are encouraged to consider studying abroad! In fact, many business students
are awarded study abroad scholarships to assist with the expense of attending study
abroad programs. Southern Miss Business faculty lead three programs: British Studies,
Asian Studies, and Italian Studies.
The College of Business and Economic Development is accredited by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Initial coursework in the degree program consists of seminars in international business,
international management, international marketing, and 12 hours of any single foreign
language. Students also complete courses in international business finance and an
international business project-based class.
Each International Business student will complete a Capstone course during their senior
year. During the class, students work on projects with public and private sector executives
finding real solutions to real international business problems, including issues pertaining
to exporting, supply chain, and regulatory matters. Our students have worked with
the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Port of Pascagoula, the Port of New Orleans,
the Gulfport International Airport, Sanderson Farms, Taylor Industries, Helanbak,
Big River Coalition, the French American Chamber of Commerce, the World Trade Center
of New Orleans and more.
Students are expected to complete at least one international seminar abroad. Study
abroad programs led by Southern Miss business faculty include the British Studies
Program, Asian Studies, and Italian Studies. Ask about scholarship opportunities for
international business majors to study abroad.
