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Undergraduate Lauren Anderson spent her summer studying and traveling in China, where she had an internship in Shanghai with a Chinese software company, AVCON. The international business and marketing major wrote English marketing materials for AVCON’s video conferencing systems, and the company has already offered her a position next summer.

International business major Stephen Wright (above right) traveled to Abu Dhabi in February for an Education Without Borders conference, a meeting of 1,000 students from around the world to dialogue about global social challenges and, more importantly, to commit to positive change.

For 11 years, the Moore School of Business’s undergraduate international business (IB) program has maintained its #1 ranking for that specialty according to U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges Guide.” Gaining entrance into this prestigious major in the Sonoco International Business Department is quite competitive, with a select group of students admitted each year.

In addition to the international business curriculum, IB majors are required to study a foreign language and to participate in at least one study abroad experience. The University of South Carolina CIBER program supports these study abroad programs, providing financial support for curriculum and program development, program management, and domestic and international travel costs. The Moore School sponsors programs in Italy, Prague, and Sweden through the University’s International Programs Office. IB majors are encouraged to participate in international internships, international research, and service-learning projects.

Faculty-led Initiatives

Europe
The “Doing Business in Europe” course offered by Dr. Tatiana Kostova, associate professor of international business, includes an 11-day trip to London, Paris, and Prague where students visit companies and attend lectures and meetings with executives.

Africa
“Doing Business in Africa,” taught by Dr. Robert Rolfe, professor of international business, includes travel to South Africa, Mozambique, and Swaziland to learn how globalization is affecting sub-Saharan Africa through visits to companies, diamond mines, and the Johannesburg stock exchange.

China
Students visit schools, businesses, and cultural sites in Beijing and Shanghai, China, as part of “Advanced Issues in Entrepreneurship” taught by management lecturer Patrick DeMouy.

Romania
Each summer, Moore School students teach more than 100 high school students in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the Global Business English Immersion Camp. Both the Moore School participants and Romanian high school students have described the camp experience as “life changing.”

Junior international business and finance major, Lucas Fox, traveled to Colombia in May with a Witness for Peace (WFP) delegation to examine the possible impact of the proposed U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement on the Colombian people. Fox included his findings in a formal report upon his return.