International Business Management

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Curriculum (TQF2 2017)

Number of credits 142 credits
Duration of study Students must complete all the requirements for the degree in a maximum of 8 years.
Curriculum structure
Total number of credits		142	credits
A.	General education courses Language courses Social science courses Humanities courses Science and mathematics courses	40 15 13 6 6	credits credits credits credits credits
B.	Specialized courses Business core courses Major required courses Concentration courses Plan A: Major concentration* Plan B: Business concentration* Plan C: Major electives*	93 48 30 15	credits credits credits credits
C.	Free elective courses	9	credits

A. General education courses

Language Courses

Language courses
Course code	Course title	credits
BG 1001	English I	3 (2-3-6)
BG 1002	English II	3 (2-3-6)
BG 2000	English III	3 (2-3-6)
BG 2001	English IV	3 (2-3-6)
GE 1403 (OR) GE 1405 (OR) GE 1408	Communication in Thai (OR) Thai Language and Culture (for international students) (OR) Thai usage (for students who graduated from international schools)	3 (3-0-6)
Total		15 credits

Social science courses

Social science courses
Course code	Course title	credits
ECO 2201	Microeconomics	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 2202	Macroeconomics	3 (3-0-6)
GE 1204	Physical educations	1 (1-0-2)
GE 2202	Ethics	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 1101	Introduction to Business	3 (3-0-6)
Total		13 credits

Humanity courses
Total	6 credits

Science and mathematic Courses

Science and mathematic courses
Course code	Course title	credits
MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3 (3-0-6)
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3 (3-0-6)
Total		6 credits

B. Specialized courses

Business core courses

Business core courses
Course code	Course title	credits
ACT 1600	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	3 (3-0-6)
ACT 2620	Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting	3 (3-0-6)
SA 1201	Statistics I	3 (3-0-6)
BG 1400	Business Law I	3 (3-0-6)
BG 1401	Business Law II	3 (3-0-6)
SA 2200	Statistics II	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 1221	Computer Literacy	0 (0-1-1)
MIS 2111	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 2221	Quantitative Analysis Tools	0 (0-1-1)
FIN 2201	Principles of Finance	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 3101	Corporate Finance	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 2201	International Business Environment	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 2900	Principles of Management	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3905	Operations Management	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3907	Business Communication	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3940	Business Research Methodology	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 4914	Entrepreneurship	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 2280	Principles of Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
Total		48 credits

Major required courses

Major required courses
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
FIN 4102	International Finance	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 3620	Global Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3101	Cross-Cultural Human Resource Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3102	Export-Import Policy and Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3203	International Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3204	Designing and Managing Global Operations	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4105	Global Business Feasibility Analysis	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4106	International Business Research	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4207	Special Topics in International Business	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4208	International Strategic Management	3 (3-0-6)
Total		30 credits

Plan A

Plan A - Major concentration courses
Students pursuing PLAN A must select a concentration in the major area and study the five specified courses.
Course code	Course title	credits
International Marketing
IBM 3111	International Buyer Behavior	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3212	International Marketing Communications	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3213	International Pricing Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4114	Global Supply Chain Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4115	Global Product and Brand Planning	3 (3-0-6)
Cross-Cultural Business Studies
	Language I (Chinese(CN0400), Japanese (JA0723), French(FR1500)	3 (3-0-6)
	Language II (Chinese(CN1400), Japanese(JA1700), French(FR1501)	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3221	Cross-cultural Communication, Conflict and Negotiation	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4122	Small Business Internationalization and Growth	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4123	Global Context of Business	3 (3-0-6)
Total		15 credits

Plan B

Major elective courses
Students pursuing PLAN B must select a concentration in the major area and study the five specified courses.
Course code	Course title	credits
Accounting (ACT)
ACT 3602	Intermediate Accounting I	3 (3-0-6)
ACT 3603	Intermediate Accounting II	3 (3-0-6)
ACT 3614	Taxation I	3 (3-0-6)
ACT 3622	Cost Accounting	3 (3-0-6)
ACT 3629	Profits and Control	3 (3-0-6)
Finance (FIN)
FIN 3102	Business and Economic Analysis for Decision Making	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 3201	Investment	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 3203	Bank Management	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 3231	Financial Feasibility Planning	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 4101	Financial Management	3 (3-0-6)
Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM)
HTM 3101	Introduction to Hospitality Management	3 (3-0-6)
HTM 3102	Introduction to Tourism Management	3 (3-0-6)
HTM 3103	Consumer Behavior in Hospitality and Tourism Industry	3 (3-0-6)
HTM 3205	Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism	3 (3-0-6)
HTM 3211	Food and Beverage Management	3 (3-0-6)
Industrial Management and Logistics (IML)
IML 3201	Business Analytics	3 (3-0-6)
IML 3203	Logistics and Supply Chain Management	3 (3-0-6)
IML 3204	Industrial Safety and Risk Management	3 (3-0-6)
IML 4201	Lean Manufacturing and Agile Supply Chain	3 (3-0-6)
IML 4203	Quality Management	3 (3-0-6)
Management Information Systems (MIS)
MIS 3111	Business Process Management	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 3121	Database Systems	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 4111	Information Systems Project Management	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 4122	Business Intelligence	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 4211	Information Systems Strategy, Management and Acquisition	3 (3-0-6)
Management-Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MGT)
MGT 3901	Organization Theory	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3917	Innovation and Change Management	3 (2-2-6)
MGT 3922	Introduction to New Venture	3 (2-2-6)
MGT 3942	Organization Behavior	3 (2-2-6)
MGT 4916	Negotiation Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
Marketing (MKT)
MKT 3102	Integrated Marketing Communications	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 3525	Sales Management	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 3530	Consumer Behavior	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 4725	Competitive Analysis and Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 4730	Marketing Management	3 (3-0-6)
Business Economics: Managerial Track
ECO 2551	Introduction to Econometrics	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 2641	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 2661	Managerial Economics	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 3731	International Trade	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 4761	Economics of Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
Total		15 Credits

Plan C

Plan C - Major elective courses
Students pursuing PLAN C must select any five major elective/foreign language courses
Course code	Course title	credits
ECO 3731	International Trade	3 (3-0-6)
FIN 3231	Financial Feasibility Planning	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3111	International Buyer Behavior	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3131	Legal and Ethical Issues in International Business	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3132	International Relations	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3212	International Marketing Communications	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3213	International Pricing Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3221	Cross-cultural Communication, Conflict and Negotiation	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4114	Global Supply Chain Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4115	Global Product and Brand Planning	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4122	Small Business Internationalization and Growth	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4134	International Services Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4235	Seminar in International Business Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4236	Individual Research	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4237	International Business Management Internship	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 3867	Social media and Online Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 4726	Advertising and Creative Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3917	Innovation and Change Management	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 3142	Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning	3 (2-2-5)
MIS 4112	Digital Marketing Technology	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 4114	Electronic Customer Relationship Management
Foreign Language Courses
Business French
FR 1500	Introduction to French	3 (3-2-7)
FR 1501	French I	3 (3-2-7)
FR 2501	French II	3 (3-2-7)
FR 3537	Communicative skills in French	3 (3-0-6)
FR 3538	Basic business French	3 (3-0-6)
Business Chinese
CN 0400	Chinese for Beginners I	3 (3-0-6)
CN 1400	Introduction to Chinese	3 (3-0-6)
CN 1401	Chinese I	3 (3-0-6)
CN 2401	Chinese II	3 (3-0-6)
CN 2402	Chinese III	3 (3-0-6)
Business Japanese
JP 0723	Reading and Writing Japanese Script	3 (3-0-6)
JA 1700	Introduction to Japanese	3 (3-0-6)
JA 1701	Japanese I	3 (3-0-6)
JA 2701	Japanese II	3 (3-0-6)
JA 2702	Japanese III	3 (3-0-6)
Total		15 credits

Note:
* All major required courses are offered in the first and the second
semester, not in summer (“C” is the passing grade.).

Plan A: Corporate Financial Management (no longer offered)

Prerequisites must be completed before taking the subject.

C. Free elective courses**

Students can take free elective courses of 6 credits from any faculty in Assumption University upon completion of the prerequisites (if any). However, they are certain courses that the Martin De Tours School of Management and Economics does not allow the students to enroll as follows:

Subject code	Subject name
BG 1112 or GE 1202 or	General Psychology
GE 1207	Fundamental Psychology
BG 1203	Fundamentals of Statistics
BG 1402 or	Business, Society and Government
GE 1203	Society, Politics and Economics
ECO 2220	Introduction to Economics
ECO 2531	Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2541	Principles of Macroeconomics
GE 1101	Thai Civilization
GE 1203	Society, Politics and Economics
GE 1404	Thai Culture and Tradition (For Comm.Arts Students only) = BG1405 Thai Language and Culture
PC 3803 or PC 3311 or	Personality and Social Interactive
PC 3311	Acting for Personality/Social Interaction
ACT 1601	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (For Arts Students)
ACT 1602	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (For Science and Technology Students)
Subject with 1 or 2 credits
GS 1000	Use of Library
MA 1101	Applied Composition I

** For updated annoucements about free elective courses click this link.

Study plans

First and Second Year (Freshmen and Sophomore)

During the freshmen year, all students in Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics pursues the same study plan consisting of general education courses and business core courses, which provide them with the basic knowledge on all the disciplines in business. The study plan also prepares the students with adequate knowledge to select a concentration that suits his/her ability, background, and preferences.

Third and Fourth Years (Junior and Senior)

During the junior and senior years, students who select the International Business Management Major follow the program of studies:

1. Ten Major Required Courses

2. Five Concentration Courses

Plan A: Major Concentration Courses Or

Plan B: Business Concentration Courses Or

Plan C: Major Elective Courses

3. Three Free Elective Courses

First Year

First year
First semester
Course code	Course title	credits
BG 1001	English I	3 (2-3-6)
MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3 (3-0-6)
SA 1201	Statistics I	3 (3-0-6)
BG 1400	Business Law I	3 (3-0-6)
GE 1204	Physical Education	1 (1-0-2)
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3 (3-0-6)
GE 1403	Communication in Thai	3 (3-0-6)
Total		19 (18-3-38)

Second semester
Course code	Course title	credits
ACT 1600	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	3 (3-0-6)
BG 1002	English II	3 (2-3-6)
BG 1401	Business Law II	3 (3-0-6)
SA 2200	Statistics II	3 (3-0-6)
ECO 2201	Microeconomics	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 1221	Computer Literacy	0 (0-2-0)
MGT 1101	Introduction to Business	3 (3-0-6)
Total		18 (17-5-36)

Second Year

Second year
First semester
Course code	Course title	credits
ACT 2620	Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting	3 (3-0-6)
BG 2000	English III	3 (2-3-6)
ECO 2202	Macroeconomics	3 (3-0-6)
MIS 2111	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 2404	Managerial Psychology	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 2900	Principles of Management	3 (3-0-6)
Total		17 (18-3-36)

Second semester
Course code	Course title	credits
BG 2001	English IV	3 (2-3-6)
FIN 2201	Principles of Finance	3 (3-0-6)
GE 2101	World Civilization	3 (3-0-6)
GE 2202	Ethics	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 2201	International Business Environment	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 2280	Principles of Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
Total		18 (17-3-36)

Third Year

Third year
First semester
Course code	Course title	credits
MIS 2221	Quantitative Analysis Tools	0 (0-1-1)
FIN 3101	Corporate Finance	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3905	Operations Management	3 (3-0-6)
MKT 3620	Global Marketing	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3101	Cross-cultural Human Resource Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3102	Export-Import Policy and Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C course		3 (3-0-6)
Total		18 (18-1-37)

Second semester
Course code	Course title	credits
IBM 3203	International Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3204	Designing and Managing Global Operations	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3907	Business Communication	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 3940	Business Research Methodology	3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C Course		3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C Course		3 (3-0-6)
Total		18 (18-0-36)

Fourth Year

Fourth year
First semester
Course code	Course title	credits
FIN 4102	International Finance	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4105	Global Business Feasibility Analysis	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4106	International Business Research	3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C course		3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C course		3 (3-0-6)
One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C course		3 (3-0-6)
Total		18 (18-0-36)

Second semester
Course code	Course title	credits
IBM 4207	Special Topics in International Business	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4208	International Strategic Management	3 (3-0-6)
MGT 4914	Entrepreneurship	3 (3-0-6)
One Free Elective Course		3 (3-0-6)
One Free Elective course		3 (3-0-6)
Total		15 (15-0-30)

Course (s) Offered to Other Programs

The International Business Management Program offers the following courses as Plan B Business concentration (International Business Management) for other programs of School of Management and as minor in International Business Management for the Bachelor of Arts Programs of the Faculty of Arts.
Course code	Course title	credits
International Business Management (IBM)
IBM 3101	Cross Culture Human Resource Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3102	Export-Import Policy and Strategy	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 3203	International Management	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4115	International Products and Brand Planning	3 (3-0-6)
IBM 4208	International Strategic Management	3 (3-0-6)