Description of the Degree Programme

The programme aims to provide the adult students with the knowledge, professional and personal competence and understanding required in challenging positions and tasks in international and multicultural businesses. The focus of the programme is on international business.

The graduates will find career opportunities as:

• sales or logistics co-ordinators
• market supervisors
• team managers
• project managers.

The programme is organised on a basis of combined multiform teaching with a practical approach to learning such as workshops, lectures, exercises, project work in groups, virtual studies and thesis work. Contact teaching will be given in the evening times and during week-ends. Student-centered study environment is provided in which students can integrate their work experience with studies.

More information

To receive information about the degree programme in International Business, you are welcome to fill out the information request form below.

Selection criteria

Requirements, general eligibility for higher education studies:

Finnish upper secondary school or matriculation examination, a vocational qualification of at least three years duration or a non-Finnish qualification that gives right to university studies in the homeland or the country of departure.
Copies of the certificates need to be attached to the application form. Only the final certificates are accepted. The applicant should have gained at least two years of work experience since the age of 18. Copies of the work certificates need to be attached also.

Language requirements

Applicant who is not a citizen of an EU/EEA-country must provide proof of his/her English language skills to the admissions office of TUAS.

In order to prove the applicant’s English language skills, he/she must provide one of the following minimum requirements:

• IELTS score academic level 6,0 or
• TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 213 computer-based/ 79-80 internet -based test, or
• grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung-examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95), or
• skills level 4 in English in the Finnish general language examination (www.oph.fi =>
Tutkintopalvelut => Yleiset kielitutkinnot).

Both TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years.

Bachelor of Business Administration