The Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business & Logistics
IBL Undergraduate Curriculum
The sequence of courses for the Bachelor of Science degree in International and Business Logistics is as follows:
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Fall Semester
- HC111 Composition (3 Cr. hour)
- CS150 Structured Problem Solving with Computers (3 Cr. hour)
- GE200 or PO230 Geography I or Politics I (3 Cr. hour)
- MS141 Finite Mathematics (4 Cr. hour)
- MA101 Intro. to Business & Supply Chain Mgmt. (3 Cr. hour)
- PE Physical Education (1 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 17
Sping Semester
- HC112 Humanities I (3 Cr. hour)
- EC102 Microeconomics (3 Cr. hour)
- MS151 Calculus for Business (4 Cr. hour)
- GE210 or PO230 Geography II or Contemporary World Politics II or General Education Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- PY200 or SS200 Social Science Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- PE Physical Education (1 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 17
SOPHOMORES
Fall Semester
- EC201 Macroeconomics (3 Cr. hour)
- BI101 or CH210 or PS102 Lab Science Elective (4* Cr. hour)
- HC*** Foreign Language I (3 Cr. hour)
- MA211 Financial Accounting (3 Cr. hour)
- GE200 or PO230 Geography I or Politics I (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 16
Spring Semester
- MS253 Statistics for Business and Management (3 Cr. hour)
- GE210 or PO330 Geography II or Politics II or Generla Education Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- MA332 Business Law (3 Cr. hour)
- MA242 Managerial Accounting (3 Cr. hour)
- MA222 Marketing Management (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credit: 15
Summer Semester
- IBL Optional Internship (Dept. Elective) (3 Cr. hour)
Juniors
Fall Semester
- XX*** General Education Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- HC211 Humanities - II (3 Cr. hour)
- MA303 Financial Management (3 Cr. hour)
- LO301 Business Logistics (3 Cr. hour)
- MA312 Production and Operations Management (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 15
Spring Semester
- XX*** General Educational Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- HC232 Management Communication (3 Cr. hour)
- MA342 International Human Resource Management (3 Cr. hour)
- LO313 Freight Transportation (3 Cr. hour)
- LO334 Global Purchasing & Material Handling (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 15
Summer Semester
- LO400 Co-op Educational Experience in International Business and Logistics (4 Cr. hour)
Seniors
Fall Semester
- ZZ*** Free Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- MA401 Organizational Behavior (3 Cr. hour)
- MA403 International Business (3 Cr. hour)
- LO411 Logistics Information System (3 Cr. hour)
- LO432 Strategic Supply Chain Management (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 15
Spring Semester
- XX***General Education Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- IBL** Departmental Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- IBL** Departmental Elective (3 Cr. hour)
- MA422 International Business Law (3 Cr. hour)
- LO422 International Logistics (3 Cr. hour)
Total Credits: 15
- * Denotes the option to take OC101 as a Lab Science course in which case the graduation requirement will be 128 credits
Total Credits: 127-129 (127 for those who pursue OC101 and a 3-credit co-op)
Foreign Language courses may be substituted by General Education electives. CS150, CS210 or CS220 may be substituted for CS100. MS110 or MS150 may be sustituted for MS151.
A minimum of fifty percent of business and logistics credit hours required for the IBL major must be earned at Maine Maritime Academy. In addition to meeting the college requirement for graduation with at least a 2.0 grade point average for the B.S. degree, graduating IBL majors are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in the IBL program core courses. For the IBL program, core courses are defined as courses with the prefixes EC, LO, and MA.
Participation in the Regiment is optional when enrolled in this program. However, students electing to participate in First Year Cruise (CR103) must have been in the Regiment for the year and meet the following prerequisites: 4/C Maintenance; Ship's Orientation; Ocean Survival (PE114), Fire Training, and NS101.
IBL Departmental Electives
(To include the following existing IBL non-required courses and related courses from other MMA Departments)
- LO200 IBL Cooperative Industrial Field Experience
- MA421 International Marketing
- MA470-477 Free Enterprise Service Learning (SIFE)
- MA498 Special Topics in International Business & Logistics
- NS102 Ship Structure
- NS122 Cargo I
- NS131 Introduction to Marine Transportation
- NS210 Tanker Operations
- NS241 Seamanship
- NS301 Stability (Prerequisite NS-102 or YT-105)
- NS420 Ship's Business
- NV101 Naval Orientation
- NV202 Seapower and Maritime Affairs
- NV401 Leadership and Management
- NV402 Leadership and Ethics
- YM222 Small Business Management
- YO222 Yacht Management
- YT102 Small Craft Technology
- YT105 Small Craft Construction