International Business Major and Minor
Think globally. Lead wherever the journey takes you.
The world doesn’t do business in one language, one culture, or one time zone anymore. The international business major prepares you to thrive in a business environment where opportunities, risks, customers, competitors, and supply chains increasingly cross borders. You’ll develop the cross-cultural intelligence, strategic thinking, and global perspective to understand how global forces shape business—and apply that knowledge wherever your career takes you.
At Loyola, you’ll put that perspective into practice through a curriculum grounded in diverse viewpoints and real-world experience. Internships, study tours, case competitions, service-learning, and a global consulting project give you opportunities to apply what you learn to complex business challenges. As an AACSB-accredited program, international business at Loyola combines a strong business foundation with the global perspective and practical experience you need to navigate an increasingly connected world.
Guided by Jesuit values, every course is taught through a distinctive lens that considers diverse perspectives and cultures, developing bold ethical leaders who are more than ready to anticipate and respond to the complex and ever-changing challenges of national and global business environments.
Why should you study international business at Loyola?
Global Perspective, Local Roots
Based in Baltimore — home to globally-minded companies including Under Armour, McCormick, and Stanley Black & Decker — Loyola’s international business program gives you access to industry leaders and global thinkers who are locally based.
Interdisciplinary Design
Global challenges don't fit neatly into one discipline. This program integrates global perspectives in strategy, management, economics, marketing, finance, and operations, so students can understand how organizations compete in an interconnected world.
Experiential from Day One
Internships, study tours, service-learning, consulting projects, and the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE) membership give you hands-on global experience that goes far beyond the classroom.
From navigating cultural complexity to analyzing global market dynamics, graduates of Loyola's international business program leave with a distinctive combination of skills that employers across every industry need.
Cross-cultural intelligence
Develop cultural awareness and emotional intelligence to collaborate effectively across countries, industries, and contexts.
Global market analysis
Develop complex problem-solving and analytical skills to assess risks, opportunities, and dynamics within the global business landscape.
Strategic global communication
Develop the creative thinking, critical judgment, and cross-cultural communication skills needed to work effectively with global teams, clients, and partners.
Ethical global leadership
Evaluate risks and opportunities in international business through a Jesuit lens that keeps values, justice, and responsibility at the center of every decision.
All programs based in the Management & Organizations department are designed to help students demonstrate a set of human-centered skills for meaningful, future-ready leadership. While individual courses may emphasize certain skills more than others, all are cultivated throughout the course of study. Learn more about our core competencies.
Loyola international business graduates are prepared to pursue careers across a wide range of industries and business functions, including:
| Career Path | What You'll Do |
|---|---|
| Global Operations | Supply chain strategy, cross-border logistics, international process management |
| Government & Public Sector | Trade policy, international relations, foreign affairs, public administration |
| Management Consulting | Global strategy, market entry, cross-cultural organizational design |
| Sustainability & ESG | Corporate responsibility, ESG reporting, sustainable strategy, impact investing |
| Financial Services | International banking, global asset management, cross-border investment analysis |
| Marketing & Business Dev. | Global brand management, market expansion, cross-cultural consumer insights |
| Nonprofit & NGO Sector | International development, global program management, social enterprise |
Recent Graduate Placements
International business graduates from Loyola's Sellinger School have gone on to build careers at organizations including:
- Morgan Stanley
- T. Rowe Price
- Textron
- USI Insurance
Featured International Business Courses
Global Environment of Business
Examine the social, political, and economic contexts that influence global businesses. Develop analytical skills to assess cultural differences and identify tensions, interests, and responsibilities among global stakeholders, institutions, and public policy.
International Management
Develop, implement, and evaluate strategy for firms operating across national borders. Learn how managers navigate global industries, organizational complexity, and regional differences through cases, simulations, and applied international business problem solving.
Cross-Cultural Interactions in Business
Gain strategies for dealing with cross-cultural complexity affecting individual and team effectiveness. Learn to maximize international experiences through theory and practice, sharing and collaborating across methods, assumptions, values, and points of view
Global Market Intelligence & International Business Analytics
Analyze global markets, business environments, and cross-border data to better understand how firms make strategic decisions in complex international contexts. Develop insight into how managers use market intelligence and analytics to identify opportunities, manage risk, and guide international business strategy.
Management Consulting Practicum
Develop your ability to diagnose complex business problems, formulate strategic solutions, and provide recommendations. You will learn how to create value by developing synergies across various organizational functions.
Rankings & Accolades
Loyola's business and management programs consistently earn top national rankings.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Faculty Experts
Learn from scholars who are shaping the field.
Scholar-teachers
Our faculty are active researchers publishing in leading academic journals — and they bring that expertise directly to their teaching. You'll learn from scholars who don't just know the field; they're shaping it, with a genuine personal investment in your success.
Executives in residence
Our executives in residence bring significant industry knowledge and experience to their teaching, student advising, and mentorship — connecting the classroom directly to real-world global practice.
International Business is part of the Sellinger School’s Management & Organizations Department
John W. Michel
Department Chair
Management & Organizations Department
Sellinger Hall 413
410-617-5995
jwmichel@loyola.edu
Debra Mitchell
Program Assistant
Sellinger Hall
410-617-2357
dmitchell4@loyola.edu