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Certificate Program in International Business

Certificate Program in International Business

The Certificate Program in International Business (CPIB) offers a special opportunity to Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students with a strong interest in the global aspects of business. The CPIB will contribute to a student’s preparation for a career in international business, which often begins with domestic job placements that can lead to international assignments as the professional’s career progresses.

Students pursuing the CPIB will be particularly attractive to employers who value students with international interests, perspective, knowledge, and experience. This program will give our students an advantage in competing for the most attractive internships and full-time positions in highly internationalized firms.

Enrollment is open only to students in the BSBA degree program. The CPIB is designed as an enrichment of the BSBA program, not as a stand-alone program. It builds on the BSBA core curriculum and may be combined with a major in accounting, finance, general management, business information systems, supply chain management, or marketing. It may not be combined with the Pitt Business global management major.

Important note: The CPIB requirements have recently been modified. CBA students who add the CPIB to their academic plan on the PeopleSoft system on or after August 30, 2010 are subject to the requirements described below. Continuing CPIB students (those who added the CPIB to their academic plan on PeopleSoft prior to August 30, 2010) will continue to fulfill the requirements specified in their academic advisement transcript on the PeopleSoft system.

CPIB Requirements

  • BUSECN 1508 Key Issues in Economics for Managers (3 credits)
  • BUSORG 1655 International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior (3 credits)

Complete one Pitt Business international course in your major from the approved list:

  • BUSACC 1216 – Advanced Financial Accounting
  • BUSFIN 1341 –  International Finance
  • BUSHRM 1670 – Global Workforce Management and Change
  • BUSHRM 1620 – Independent Study (international topic)
  • BUSMKT 1461 – International Marketing
  • BUSORG 1670 – OB Independent Study (international topic)

Pitt Business has a broad array of international internship, global service learning and international consulting field project opportunities. CPIB students are required to complete at least one these international workplace-based experiences from the following options:

  • A term-long Global Business Institute Internship (3 credits for internship plus 3 additional regular course credits in the summer or 9-12 additional course credits during fall or spring)
  • A two-month summer International Internship Program (6 credits)
  • A spring-term Global Service Learning Project (3 credits) + one course (3 credits) in a University Center for International Studies (UCIS) defined area: Africa, Asia, the European Union, Latin America, Russia/Eastern Europe, or Western Europe.
  • A term-long Consulting Field Project (BUS0600) through the Global Business Institute (3 credits for Consulting Field Project plus 3 additional regular course credits in the summer or 9-12 additional course credits during fall or spring)

A minimum of six credits must be earned via the international experience (i.e. international internship, international consulting project or Global Service Learning project).  Other credits earned during the global experiences program will count toward the overall 15 credits required to earn the CPIB.

At a minimum, Level 4 of a foreign language must be satisfactorily completed (a two-year, four-course sequence at the University of Pittsburgh). If a foreign language is studied while abroad, the student’s language proficiency will be evaluated upon return via a University of Pittsburgh foreign-language placement exam. Students are encouraged to pursue language study beyond the minimum requirement to enhance basic proficiency and to be more prepared to take advantage of the study/internship abroad experience.

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