Bachelor's Programme in International Business Management

The International Business Management program is for those who want a challenging career in the international world of business and who want to study English together with students from all over the world. The program focuses on business administration with an in-depth focus on management issues and prepares you for a job as a manager, or salesperson or to start your own business in a globalized business world.

The EFMD-accredited International Business Management degree program (IBM) is aimed at students wishing to understand the challenges of international business in the 21st century. It provides the basis for professional specialization in the area of economy and business administration.

The impact of globalization is evident in the marketplace. Managers of tomorrow must be equipped to navigate the opportunities and threats created by an increasingly complex web of global competition and dependencies.

International Business Management students are encouraged to instigate and nurture close contacts with society, teachers, and other students, thus creating a network for future business life during their study years. There are possibilities to participate in an exchange program for one or two semesters in another country. This allows students to develop their intercultural and language skills.

There are three areas of focus to choose from in the International Business Management degree:

• accounting,
• marketing,
• management or economics.

The learning activities include traditional lectures but also require active participation in exercises, paper writing, presentations, and discussions in seminars.

The International Business Management Bachelor degree study program also develops the students’ skills concerning oral/written presentations, creativity, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, information search, scrutinizing material, and teamwork.

Graduates of the International Business Management degree program will be awarded a bachelor's degree. It will provide a broad educational basis for the manager of a small or medium-sized enterprise. You are also prepared for a career in large corporations or public or non-profit organizations. The International Business Management Programme provides the theoretical basis as well as the skills and tools that are equally relevant for a company career as well as for an entrepreneur in a transnational context.

As an international business manager, you plan, organize, delegate, and control activities in global organizations and businesses. International business managers focus on coordinating activities leading to achieving company goals, taking into account cultural differences and regional governmental situations. Given the fact that the impact of globalization is evident in the marketplace, this job position holds much promise as a fast-growing area.

The studies focus on business administration with an in-depth focus on international management. The learning activities include traditional lectures but also require active participation in exercises, the writing of papers, presentations, and discussions in seminars. During your studies, you will also develop your personal skills concerning oral/written presentations, creative problem solving, entrepreneurship and teamwork, as well as critical thinking, information search, and assessment of relevant business research. Close contacts with society, teachers and other students are essential during the programme. You create your network for future business life already during your study years.

It is strongly encouraged that you participate in one of the exchange programmes offered for one or two semesters in another country. This gives you the opportunity to develop your intercultural and language skills.

Year 1

Business Administration 62,5%

• Marketing Management, 7.5 credits
• Organization and Leadership, 7.5 credits
• Financial Accounting, 7.5 credits
• Management Accounting, 7.5 credits
• The Internationalisation Process of Companies, 7.5 credits

Statistics 12,5%

• Statistics for Business, 7.5 credits

Commercial Law 25%

• International Commercial Law, 15 Credits

Year 2

Business Administration 62,5%

• E-commerce and Digitalization, 7.5 credits
• International Human Resource Management, 7.5 credits
• Research Methods and Academic Writing, 7.5 credits
• Business Analytics, 7.5 credits
• International Project Management, 7.5 credits

Economics 37,5%

• Basic Microeconomics, 7.5 credits
• Macroeconomic Principles, 7.5 credits
• International Trade Theory, 7.5 credits

Year 3

Business Administration 25%

• Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration, 15 credits

Elective 75%

Elective 45 credits

Business Administration:

• Strategic Management, 15 credits
• International Marketing, 15 credits
• Managing the Multinational Enterprise, 15 credits

Exchange studies, 30 credits

The broad scope of the curriculum serves to provide an educational basis for managers of small and medium multinational enterprises. You are also prepared for a career in large corporations as well as public or non-profit organisations. The International Business Management programme provides both theoretical and practical skills and tools that are essential to a career in multinational enterprises as well as entrepreneurial ventures in an international context.

As an international business manager, you can, among other things, work as a manager, project manager, marketing manager, purchaser, salesperson or start your own business in a global context.