Top International Business programs

<p>What schools have the top international business programs for undergraduates? </p>

<p>Also, in business in general, could someone major in business and then go on to law school?</p>

<p>according to USNews:</p>

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<li>U. of South Carolina (Columbia)</li>
<li>NYU (Stern)</li>
<li>UMich (Ross)</li>
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<p>Yes someone can major in business then go to law school. Not a bad path for someone interested in corporate law.</p>

<p>NYU definitely has the best study abroad opportunities, which is important for international business. Ross only has one opportunity: during the summer of your sophomore year. You can’t study abroad during the semester.</p>

<p>i have never even heard of u. of south carolina.</p>

<p>if you can, just go to wharton. best business undegrad program period despite them not being in the top 3 for int’l business programs. wharton also really encourages their students to study abroad at least a semester.</p>

<p>mrchipmunk, s. carolina is a great choice when it comes to international business, but it is extremely competitive, here’s the site, <a href=“Darla Moore School of Business - Darla Moore School of Business | University of South Carolina”>Darla Moore School of Business - Darla Moore School of Business | University of South Carolina;
the business school is a great asset to the uni.</p>

<p>Check out the University of Pittsburgh</p>

<p>"The Katz School was one of the first schools in the country to be designated an International Business Center (IBC) by the United States federal government. The IBC makes the Katz School a focus for international business research, curriculum development, and exchange programs. For CBA students, this means that the undergraduate business curriculum provides a strong global perspective. </p>

<p>Area studies certificates are available in Asian studies, African studies, global studies, Latin American studies, Russian and East European studies, and West European studies. Pitt offers over 50 foreign languages. </p>

<p>You will be strongly encouraged to experience another culture firsthand through study abroad—choose from numerous Pitt-sponsored programs and Pitt-affiliated programs throughout the world. </p>

<p>Another option is Pitt’s popular Semester at Sea Program, which allows you to study the world as you travel it aboard an ocean liner."</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cba.pitt.edu/programs/cert_cpib.html[/url]”>http://www.cba.pitt.edu/programs/cert_cpib.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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That’s awesome!</p>

<p>sp1212, univ. of south carolina isn’t very well known at all.</p>

<p>i guess you’re the idiot for thinking that it is.</p>

<p>I can’t say I had heard of it before, but that ranking came from peer assessment.</p>

<p>can u guys stop arguing?</p>

<p>thanks for the useful replies so far, but are there any others?</p>

<p>I’ve always wondered what exactly international business is. What do you study for it? It sounds really intriguing but it seems that studying international business alone won’t get you as far as other business concentrations because many schools which I have visited have stated that international business is only a co-major. Sorry for diverting a little from the original topic but I’m sure that this would help any one interested in international business.</p>

<p>you can study international business or you can apply your business studies internationally. </p>

<p>some overlooked good ones in the former category include south carolina (moore) and thunderbird. they are good because they have strong PROGRAMS tailored towards intl business (for example, moore requires you to study abroad i believe). the latter is basically any good business school (e.g. wharton), and they have intl recognition and their graduates can be hired outside the USA. </p>

<p>my personal opinion is to study at a strong business school and then just pursue international opportunities while there (study abroad, internships abroad, etc.). that is, you don’t need to go to a business school that has a good international business program in order to obtain a good international business internship/job.</p>

<p>bahahahahah, the aspirant, every freakin’ state in the US has a University of <em>states name</em></p>

<p>You live in the US (judging by the “philly” in your location") yet you haven’t heard of South Carolina? especially if its on the east coast?
bahahahahahahahah who’s the real idiot? YOU. </p>

<p>especially if you are on a board like this and you are bound to run across that name atleast once.</p>

<p>young one, u. of s. carolina international business program requires that you pick another major in the business department. i.e. management, marketing, economics, etc.</p>

<p>So do many other business programs, like Stern.</p>

<p>um yeah, u of south carolina is not very well known at all, sorry to say. I’m sure its okay. But its not the top. I’ve never heard of it either.</p>

<p>Um yeah, sorry to say, but u of south carolina definately not well known. It can’t compete with the top bschools. I havent even heard of it.</p>

<p>thank you niihla :]</p>

<p>Getting back to the original question of the OP, schools with good international business program are USC (South Carolina) (despite some not knowing about the school’s program), NYU, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Oregon, USC (Southern California), and San Diego State. Keep in mind that a good international business programs doesn’t necessarily just mean good overseas study opportunities; it also means understanding what it takes to do business with overseas groups–and with understanding their culture.</p>

<p>Some of the major international marketing failures are related to not understanding the cultural differences or translating correctly. I gave a speech on this at an international APICS conference some years ago. Among the examples I used were Chevy’s Nova in Mexico (nova means “doesn’t go” in Spanish), and selling medical pills in green packaging in Malaysia (green in Malaysia signifies something diseased), or Coke’s slogan "Coke comes alive–which unfortunately was translated as “Coke brings your ancestors back from the grave”.</p>

<p>or Mitsubishi PAJERO, which was extremely unpopular in Spain :)</p>