Undergraduate Certificate in International Business The Certificate in International Business provides students interested in global economies and overseas markets with the background and skills necessary to be successful in the international arena. As the U.S. domestic economy and international markets become more and more interdependent, the demand for professionals able to conduct business with knowledge of various economic, political, and cultural differences will increase.
As part of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business' emphasis on global initiatives, the Certificate in International Business is designed to offer UWM students the opportunity to complement their major field of study with an additional concentration in international business. Students will take a coordinated series of international courses and receive a certificate that signifies their knowledge in this area.
To obtain the certificate, the student must complete a minimum of 15 approved international business credits while fulfilling all requirements of the baccalaureate degree including UWM's foreign language requirement. Any student in good standing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is eligible to participate in the Certificate Program. Non-business majors will need at least sixteen prerequisite credits of business coursework, in addition to Econ 103 (Microeconomics, 3 credits) and 104 (Macroeconomics, 3 credits) to complete this certificate. Requirements for completion of the certificate are listed below.
Required Courses(9 credits)
The following courses are required: Bus Adm 456** International Financial Management
Bus Adm 465** International Marketing
Bus Adm 496* International Business
Elective Courses (6 credits)
At least two additional internationally oriented courses from the following list are required: Bus Adm 467** Marketing Seminar (International topics only)
Bus Adm 495*** Special Topics in Business (International topics only)
Bus Adm 497*** Study Abroad (Internationally-related business courses)
Bus Adm 498 Study Abroad: Business Topics
Bus Adm 535 Global Information Systems Management
Bus Adm 541 Cross-Cultural Management
Econ 351 Intro to International Economic Relations
Econ 454 International Trade
Global 311 Contexts for Global Management
Intlst 350 Regional Seminar in International Studies
Pol Sci 316 International Law
Pol Sci 330 Intro to International Political Economy
Pol Sci 339 European Integration
Pol Sci 343 Asian International Relations
Pol Sci 346 US-Latin American Relations
Business majors pursuing the International Business Certificate are encouraged to complete the international section of Bus Adm 550 (Management Analysis) to complement their I/B coursework. * Students majoring in business administration and completing an International Business Certificate can count Bus Adm 496 toward their International Business functional area course requirement.
** A business student may count no more than 6 credits from a major towards a business certificate.
*** Repeatable for credit with a change in topic up to 6 credits.
Non-Business Majors (15 additional credits)
Non-business students will need at least 15 prerequisite credits from the School of Business in addition to Econ 103 and 104 (prereqs for Bus Adm 350) to complete this certificate.
Bus Adm 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
(Prereq for Bus Adm 456 and Bus Adm 350)
Bus Adm 210 Intro to Management Statistics
(Prereq for Bus Adm 350)
Bus Adm 330 Organizations (Prereq for Bus Adm 496)
Bus Adm 350 Principles of Finance
(Prereq for Bus Adm 456)
Bus Adm 360 Principles of Marketing
(Prereq for Bus Adm 465)
Other RequirementsStudents must complete all coursework required for the certificate with at least a 2.500 GPA to have the certificate posted on the transcript at graduation. At least half of the credits required for the certificate must be taken in residence at UWM. No courses may be taken on a credit/no credit basis.
Students interested in the certificate program should contact the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Undergraduate Student Services Center and make a formal declaration of their intentions. The office is located in Lubar Hall, Room N297 (414-229-5271); the e-mail address is
uwmbba@uwm.edu.
The UWM- Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business makes every effort to ensure that the information on this page is accurate and up-to-date. However, it is the student's responsibility to verify all program requirements with an academic advisor in the Student Services Center. 
