Overview of major
Potential job titles
Examples of internships
Possible career fields
Possible work settings
Important skills and abilities
Sample web resources
Print resources
Sample graduate programs pursued by International Business majors
Overview of major
The international business major prepares students for careers in the global economy by complementing general business knowledge with elective courses of an international perspective. In addition to internships, International Study tours are available opportunities for students to supplement classroom knowledge.
Resources
Potential job titles
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International Sales Representative
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Property Accountant
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Foreign Trade Consultant
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Operation Leadership Program Associate
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Import/Export Specialist
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Research Analyst—Equities
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Litigation Legal Assistant
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Underwriter Trainee
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Assistant Media Buyer
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Contracts Specialist
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Business Development Associate
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Business Acceptance Group Conflicts Assistant
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Business Consultant
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International Trade Compliance Associate
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Bi-Lingual Customer Service Representative
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Financial & Accounting Analyst
- Staff Operations Specialist
- Logistics Coordinator
Examples of internships
- A People United
- Merrill Lynch
- Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs
- NY Daily News
- CBRE
- PHH Arval
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
- Fidelity
- SEI Investments
- Johns Hopkins Medicine International
- Sports International
- JW Seligman Mutual Funds
- UBS Pain Webber
- Maryland Port Authority
- World Trade Center Institute
Possible career fields
Consulting
Economics
- Research & forecasting
- Economic advising
- Teaching
Finance
- Corporate financial management
- Banking
- Real estate
- Personal financial planning
- Insurance
- Money management
General Business
Management
- Human resources
- Operations
- Production
- Quality control
Marketing
- Sales
- Customer relations
- Purchasing/Procurement
- Market research
- Brand/Product management
Statistics
- Analysis/Research
- Quality assurance
- Actuarial science
Transportation & Logisitics
- Scheduling
- Distribution
- Purchasing
- Planning & regulation
Possible work settings
- Accounting firms
- Government agencies
- Banks
- Non-profits
- Health care industry
- Consulting practices
- Law firms
- Medical agencies
- International finance agencies
- Retail
- International businesses
- International data corporations
- International marketing firms
- Colleges/Universities
- Media corporations
- Armed forces
- Technology industries
Important skills and abilities
- Computer
- Mathematical & problem solving
- Detailed
- Communication & interpersonal
- Leadership
- Sales
- Organization
- Team player
- Decision-making
- Foreign language ability
Sample web resources
Print resources
(All available in the Career Resource Library in The Career Center)
- Great Jobs for Business Majors (BUS Category)
- Consulting (BUS Category)
- Opportunities in Sales Careers (BUS Category)
- Management and Leadership Development Programs (BUS Category)
- The Insider’s Guide to Getting a Big Firm Job (BUS Category)
- Best 296 Business Schools (Grad Section)
- The Business School Buzz Back (Grad Section)
- How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School (Grad Section)
- Graduate Programs: Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work (Grad Section)
Sample graduate programs pursued by International Business majors
- MBA
- Master of International Affairs
- MBA, International Business
- MBA, Accounting
- MBA, Management
- JD