The International Business (IB) major at Elizabethtown College offers an innovative, practical, and integrated curriculum that combines business skills with proficiency in a foreign language, understanding of other cultures, and effective communications from a global perspective. Our curriculum is designed with an appreciation toward people, planet, and profit.
Whether you choose to work in Tokyo, Paris, Madrid, Washington, D.C., or stay in Central Pennsylvania after graduation, global business careers are rewarding! Etown alumni have gone on to work in fulfilling careers including:
Median pay listed in parentheses as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Victoria Edwards ’19, an International Business and Japanese double major with a specialization in Political Science, earned the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which allowed her to conduct research in Japan at Sophia University and Waseda University where she examined the changing landscape of youth political participation. Fulbright is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program.
100% of IB students are proficient in a foreign language before graduation. Etown students can chose from the following languages to study:
The IB program has an extensive alumni network and an active Board of Advisors who are excited to mentor our students!
The best way to learn about another culture is to immerse yourself in it. You'll complete internships, create new friendships, develop empathy, and return transformed. Etown students have the opportunity to study abroad in over 30 locations around the world. Studying abroad is affordable. The cost of study abroad tuition is equivalent to a semester at Etown. We also offer various study abroad scholarships!
Ecommerce Director, The Hershey Company
"As a result of studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, I was able to leverage that experience in my career. It's helped me build and scale a Global eCommerce team across North and South America and my language competence, fostered during study abroad, was invaluable."
IB students complete real-world projects including:
IB majors can concentrate in a business area of their choice: Accounting, Economics, Family Business & Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource and Talent Management, and Marketing.
*IB students are required and guaranteed to complete an internship. Students intern with local businesses and Fortune 500 companies, in the U.S. or abroad, including:
Besides accounting, marketing, finance, economics, and management, you will take exciting courses with an international focus:
See here, the complete list of courses for the IB program.
