International Business and Economics

The programme is taught in English and prepares you for an international career. The programme gives you a comprehensive understanding of global challenges and how international companies as well as global economy function. During your studies you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to work in a complex, cross-border, multicultural environment. You will also develop competences needed to cope with technical innovations.

During the first three semesters, you will study the courses in business administration, economics, statistics, business analytics and law. This will give you a solid foundation by equipping you with the basics for success in more advanced business and economics courses.

The programme starts with an introduction to international business, markets, trade and global challenges. Further, you will learn about how to lead an organization, the managerial decision-making process and marketing. After that you will proceed with macroeconomics and finance.

Since data-driven and fact-based decision-making is becoming increasingly important for companies and organizations, you will study three statistics courses in business analytics and data visualization during the third semester. The law course will introduce to international law adapted to the international labour market.

You can choose to specialize in either business administration or economics. Regardless of which specialization you chose, you will deepen your knowledge of international business.

If you choose business administration, you will enroll in courses in project management, entrepreneurship, accounting, operational management, and the course covering challenges in the international business environment.

If you choose economics, you will study the courses in economic modelling, industrial economy, financial economics, the microeconomics course in consumer behavior and the macroeconomic course in institutions and policies well as the course on current topics in economics.

At the end of the programme, you will write a bachelor thesis within your chosen field of study.