BUS 200: Global Environment of Business

BUS 200-K01: Global Environment of Business
(Summer 2026)

12:15 PM to 03:15 PM MWF

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G202

Section Information for Summer 2026

What to Expect in This Course
By the end of BUS 200, you’ll be able to:

Understand why doing business internationally is different and requires a new set of skills as well as mindset. 
Identify key factors in success of international business


Critically assess case studies that explore ethical, social, and economic facets of real-world business decisions
Whether your future lies in entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, or social enterprise, BUS 200 explores ways and opens pathways for deeper insights into how business decisions impact individuals, communities, and the broader global landscape.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, businesses are playing a larger role in mediating relations among people across national boundaries. This course provides an overview of the global environment of business through the use of a structured analytic tool that conveys the perspective of a US business seeking to navigate various economic and political systems, international institutions and international trade theories, and global conflicts and cooperation around issues (environmental sustainability, labor, human rights, and distribution of income). Designated a Green Leaf Course. A third attempt will require academic advisor approval. Offered by Costello College of Business. Limited to two attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Global Contexts, Global Understanding, Encore: Sustainability
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course
Registration Restrictions:

Non-Degree level students may not enroll.

Students with the terminated from BC major attribute may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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