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Enhance Your Marketplace Value with an International Business Minor

Expand the value of your degree with a global marketplace perspective. Cornerstone University’s International Business Minor equips you with practical skills in international management, marketing, economics, and intercultural communication — all grounded in a Christian worldview. Learn how culture influences business decisions and how Christ-centered leadership can create meaningful impact in a globally connected economy. Complement majors in business, communication, economics, social sciences, or ministry as you pursue opportunities in international trade, marketing, development, and global service organizations.

For more opportunities to advance your career impact, explore our B.S. in Business Administration, B.S. in Business Management, B.S. in Business Finance or B.S. in Business Marketing.

Develop Market-Ready Skills with a Minor in International Business

Build a strong resume with these highly sought-after core business skills applied to international business contexts acquired through Cornerstone’s career-focused curriculum:

Global Business Strategy — Apply international management concepts to organizational decisions and business growth in diverse environments.

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Cross-Cultural Communication — Collaborate and communicate effectively with people from different cultures to support positive global partnerships.

Market Insight & International Marketing — Understand consumer behavior, branding, and market entry strategies in international contexts.

Economic & Development Awareness — Analyze global economic systems, emerging markets, and development challenges that shape business and nonprofit work.

Global Market Problem-Solving — Evaluate international business challenges and recommend solutions that reflect cultural, economic and policy factors.

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Christian Worldview – Integrate Christ-centered values and a Gospel mission as the foundations for leadership integrity and stewardship into international business judgment and workplace influence.

Program Courses

Learn the core practices and principles of business applied to international industry or ministry contexts.

International Business Minor

COM-311: Intercultural Communication

Develop skills to communicate effectively across cultures by examining how values, language, and social norms affect interactions and relationships in global contexts.

BUS-317: International Business

Explore global markets through trade, foreign investment, monetary systems and regional integration. Evaluate economic, legal, and ethical factors that influence international business decisions.

ECN-335: Intermediate Macroeconomics

Analyze international trade and finance through macroeconomic and microeconomic applications. Topics include international accounting standards, exchange rates, foreign direct investment, global markets, and financial control in an international context.

ECN-336: International Development Economics

Research factors that drive or stagnate developing economies while integrating business development, the rule of law, Christian ethics and holistic relief. Student research is presented annually at international and professional economics conferences.

MGT-339: International Management

Learn how global organizations operate by examining strategy, leadership, and resource management in international business settings.

MKT-359: International Marketing

Examine how companies enter and compete in global markets. Analyze cultural, legal, and economic factors that shape branding, product strategy, and marketing decisions worldwide.

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Enhancing Your Career with an International Business Minor

Enhance your degree for global-focused work in marketing, sales, communications, economic development, and cross-cultural leadership in business or ministry settings.

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