International Year One (2-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration - International Business

The International Year program will provide you with the solid foundation you need to be successful in your university degree. Offered as a one, two, or three quarter program, you will study a range of subjects to develop your language and study skills, while focusing on your chosen field. After successfully completing your International Year, you will be able to progress to your undergraduate degree at Western.

Western's Business Administration majors explore leadership roles in business and the community, providing students with the perceptual and analytical skills necessary  to make decisions and evaluate policies in business, and develop an understanding of the social, economic, and regulatory environments in business. All  students earning a degree in Business Administration develop significant understanding of  management information systems and computing.  

As globalization persists, people who can conduct international business are vital to organizations now more than ever before. The International Business Concentration provides students with the skills global companies are seeking. Often combining training in language and in other business areas, student learn to manage business relationships across borders in a variety of capacities. Here are some comments from International Business alumni.

The International Business program is designed to provide graduates the ability to combine principles from their business training to handle complex problems that are faced in the international and domestic business environment.  This prepares our graduates for a variety of career paths. The most common jobs require students to manage the relationships between firms and organizations. This can include supply systems, trade flows and logistics, and marketing for foreign markets. The same skill set can be used in a variety of domestic markets as well. Our students can find domestic jobs with financial institutions, manufacturing and retail firms, service industries and the public sector.