Business Across Borders
Saunders College of Business knows better than most- we now live in a global world. This is a reality that businesses across the globe can no longer deny. As an international business student at Rochester Institute of Technology, our four global campuses and study abroad programs allow you to gain the skills needed to facilitate international business relationships around the world.
Saunders College is #1 in Western NY, ranking #62 nationally by U.S. News & World Report for "2019 Best Undergraduate Business Programs", moving up two places from last year. These rankings are based upon assessment of business school leaders and considers the quality of the programs, faculty and facilities.
The international business program imparts a solid understanding of the global business environment, advanced language study, experiential education and elective coursework covering topics related to the field. You also have the flexibility to choose a co-major to ensure that you are getting a firm understanding in a functional business discipline that complements your international studies. Beyond this, you take a series of core business classes and have the opportunity to declare an immersion (a 3-course, liberal-arts based concentration) and minor (a 5-course concentration, at any of RIT's nine colleges).
Immerse in Another Culture
The international business program features coursework that goes in-depth on the conceptual frameworks needed to understand the international financial, political, and economic environment, and how that environment influences a firm’s strategy and performance. Students learn about other cultures in their elective courses and take an advanced language study in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. Upon graduation, you are prepared to confidently make connections across various cultures.
RIT is also home to a vastly diverse student population. You have the opportunity to learn beside students from all over the U.S. and more than 44 countries.
Get Out There!
At Saunders, learning is hands-on. For international business students, this means that the world is your classroom. RIT spans the entire globe including campuses in Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo, and China. As an international business major at RIT, you are able to study abroad without interrupting their coursework and have a chance to connect with nearly 125,000 RIT alumni worldwide. You are also guaranteed a cooperative education experience to ensure an applied, hands-on education. RIT has many resources available to students to fulfill co-ops domestically, as well as in foreign countries. That's right- RIT students often work in another country before they even have a degree!
Saunders students also have access to many clubs and groups that help them in their pursuit of business knowledge including the Global Business Group, Women in Business, and Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity.
The international business program at RIT prepares you to take on the entire world with confidence. Students leave prepared to make big decisions that cross borders and affect multiple cultures. If you want to make a global impact- Saunders is right for you.
Quick Facts
- This program is great for student that wish to become a: Global Business Services Consultant, Foreign Relations Marketing Analyst, Logistics/Supply Chain professional, Strategic Marketing Specialist, Account Coordinator, Business Intelligence Analyst +more! There is a world of possibilities as to where you can go after the Saunders International Business Program. See where students have taken their degree.
- Saunders College of business holds a 94% outcomes rate
- The International Business Program may make you eligible to receive your MBA in just 1 year
- Saunders is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB) International
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Saunders College of Business is one of nine colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). Recognized and ranked internationally, Saunders is home to over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs across RIT Global Campuses in Rochester, New York, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo and China. Saunders College works in partnership with RIT’s entrepreneurial Venture Creations incubator and top ranked Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to integrate business education with RIT’s world-leading technical and creative programs. With nearly 19,000 alumni worldwide, Saunders College offers undergraduate (BS), Masters (MS), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs where students gain real-world business experiences through a tradition of applied learning, internships and capstone programs.