St. John International University (SJIU) is a new American free-standing university in Vinovo-Torino (Turin), Italy. SJIU offers study abroad, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of art history, business administration, environmental architecture, environmental studies and film studies. As an American liberal arts college, SJIU provides students from across the globe the skills and tools necessary to be successful and competitive in today's job market. SJIU is dedicated to promoting humanism, fostering respect for the fundamental rights of the individual, emphasizing research, and instilling awareness of our physical and cultural surroundings. Through its high quality academic curriculum, SJIU prepares graduates to share the responsibility that each of us has towards our natural and social worlds.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION St. John International University Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

SJIU offers an Undergraduate Degrees in business administration, with a concentration in sustainability that will give its graduates the tools and experience to have an immediate impact as entrepreneurs and managers.  In addition to the standard business administration coursework, SJIU's sustainable business B.A. features courses that have been specially designed to develop systems thinking and environmental consciousness in its students and to provide them with a toolkit of sustainable know-how for use in the business environment.  To further this goal, SJIU provides additional courses from academic disciplines outside of business to foster interdisciplinary thinking and problem solving.

Specific attention will be placed on the development of students' analytical capacities, useful for the resolution of business problems through innovative solutions. The curriculum is organized in a way that maintains a lively interaction between advanced theories and best practices in the field.

The multidisciplinary aspect, which characterizes the Degree program, equips students with the necessary methodological knowledge and basic skills in the areas of economics, business, jurisprudence and mathematics/statistics. This degree provides students with the necessary specialized competencies for the analysis and management of interventions within economic systems and business. Special attention will be paid to the economic impact of environmental issues and to sustainable development as a driver for policies and growth in the 21st century. 

The world today faces an unprecedented crisis that modern business and political leaders must learn to address. Global warming threatens coastal cities directly, and all of us indirectly. Environmental degradation has reached a tipping point around the globe.  There is widespread recognition that business policies and practices of the past, however well-intentioned, have been largely responsible for the growing environmental crisis.  There is also a growing consensus that business, due to its global reach, is uniquely situated to address environmental problems around the world.  Unfortunately, the next wave of leaders lacks the necessary insight and tools to make the fundamental changes necessary to preserve our planet.  A new way of thinking based on sustainable principles must be taught to  future business leaders so that, they have the tools to make decisions that will reverse environmental deterioration and preserve the earth for descendants.

Students must complete these requirements:

A. The General Education Requirements

Humanities, Languages and Fine Arts (Five courses)
English Composition III
One course in English Literature
Two courses in Italian, Spanish, French or German Literature and Culture
One course in Art History or Fine Art

Social/Behavioral Sciences/Business (Three courses)
DSE-ENV/2240 - Environmental Anthropology and Introduction to Sustainability
DHM-PHI/2100 - Environmental Ethics
DBE-ECO/2250 - Environmental Economics

Mathematics, Natural Science and Computer Science (Three courses)

Environmental Studies (Two courses)
DSE-ENV/1010 - Introduction to Environmental Science
DSE-ENV/2230 - Psychology of Sustainability

Writing intensive indicated with a W in the catalog, (One course - 3 CH)

Global Perspectives/Diversity indicated with a G in the catalog, (One course - 3 CH)

 B. Core Curriculum:

DNP-MAT/2000 - Introduction to Statistics
DBE-BUS/1100 - Introduction to Business
DBE-ECO/1500 - Microeconomics: The Principles of Human Action
DBE-ECO/1510 - Macroeconomic Theory
DBE-BUS/2500 - Green Business Strategy
DBE-BUS/2510 - Human Resources
DBE-BUS/2600 - Principles of Finance
DBE-BUS/2400 - Principles of Sustainable Management
DBE-BUS/2700 - Principles of Marketing
DBE-ECO/3500 - Business Law and Ethics
DBE-BUS/3600 - International Business
DBE-BUS/4600 - Operations Management
DBE-BUS/4750 - Global Risk Management
DBE-ECO/4990-4991 - Senior Project

C. Major Electives - Students must select one of the following concentrations:

Finance:
DBE-ECO/3100 - Environmental Finance & Sustainable Development
DBE-BUS/3700 - Financial Accounting
DBE-ECO/3800 - Corporate Finance
DBE-ECO/4400 - Public Finance
DBE-ECO/4700 - International Finance
DBE-ECO/4800 - Capital Markets
DBE-ECO/4550 - Entrepreneurial Finance

General Management:
DBE-ECO/2300 - Introduction to Public Relations
DNP-COM/2100 - Management Information Systems
DBE-ECO/3750 - Managerial Accounting
DBE-ECO/4500 - Management and Entrepreneurship
DBE-ECO/4100 - Natural Resource Management
DBE-BUS/4200 - Cross-Cultural Human Resources Management
DSE-ENV/4250 - Ecological Restoration and Management                                                                                                    

Marketing:
DBE-BUS/3000 - Promotion and Advertising
DBE-BUS/3020 - Consumer Behavior
DBE-BUS/3300 - Marketing Research Methods
DBE-BUS/3350 - E-Business in the Digital Age
DBE-BUS/4000 - Services Marketing
DBE-BUS/4300 - Corporate Strategies for Environmental & Social Responsibility 

D. General Electives: 
It is sufficient to complete an overall total of 120 credits.


The following is a typical 4-year course schedule of B.A. in Business Administration:

Freshman Year
Fall CH Spring CH
Introduction to Business 3 Microeconomics I: The Principles of Human Action 3
G.E. (English Composition III) 3 Macroeconomic Theory 3
G.E. (Mathematics and Computer Elective) 3 G.E. (Global Perspectives/Culture) 3
G.E. (Mathematics and Computer Elective) 3 G.E. (English Literature) 3
 G.E. (Foreign Literature and Culture I) 3 G.E. (Foreign Literature and Culture II) 3
Total Semester Credits 15 Total Semester Credits 15

Sophomore Year
Fall CH Spring CH
Introduction to Statistics 3 Business Strategy 3
Elective 3 Human Resources 3
G.E. (Introduction to Environmental Science) 3 G.E. (Environmental Anthropology) 3
G.E. (Mathematics and Computer Elective) 3 G.E. (Fine Art) 3
G.E. (Writing Intensive) 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 15 Total Semester Credits 15

Junior Year
Fall CH Spring CH
Principles of Finance 3 Principles of Marketing 3
Principles of Management 3 Business Law & Ethics 3
G.E. (Environmental Ethics) 3 Major Elective 3
Elective 3 Major Elective 3
Elective 3 G.E. (Environmental Economics) 3
Total Semester Credits 15 Total Semester Credits 15
Senior Year
Fall CH Spring CH
International Business 3 Global Risk Management 3
Operations Management 3 Elective 3
G.E. (Psychology of Sustainability) 3 Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3 Major Elective 3
Senior projec 4 Senior project 4
Total Semester Credits 16  Total Semester Credits  16
TOTAL CREDITS 122