Bachelor in International Business/Trade/Commerce (Bachelor's)

At Eckerd College, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $52,500 per year..

Students create marketing plans for local businesses and participate in real-world projects such as promoting community events. They study abroad for at least one semester or take a three-week Winter Term class in locations including London and Portugal. Courses include international finance, global marketing, and corporate responsibility. Faculty members bring experience from multinational firms in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Focus areas include International Finance, Global Marketing, Corporate Global Citizenship, Cross-Cultural Management, International Trade, Business Research.

The programme requires 120 credits, including coursework in business, language study, and international experience. Students complete a practicum or internship and participate in a capstone project based on real business challenges.

Graduates work in roles such as international sales manager, supply chain coordinator, export specialist, or marketing analyst for multinational firms.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended. Required documents include transcripts, a personal statement, and two letters of recommendation.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.