Master's Degree in International Business Management

The Degree Programme in International Business Management is intended for people who wish to develop their professional skills for working in demanding developmental or managerial tasks in international business environments. The programme improves the student's knowledge, skills, and competences of global business environments, strategic management, and process and project management as well as human resource management in international business contexts.  The studies offer the student a strong base for managing and developing businesses as well as for self-management.

The focus of universities of applied sciences is on advanced work-oriented teaching and on applied research and development. Thus learning assignments and the research-oriented development project of the programme are implemented closely to the student's own work and organization or the thesis can be carried out with the projects run by the university. The degree programme provides students with a higher university of applied sciences degree - Master of Business Administration - which produces the same qualification for public office and commercial positions as an academic master's degree from traditional universities.

Further information

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

Applicants are required to have at least a bachelor-level degree in the field of master's degree programmes as well as a minimum of three year's work experience in the field of one's degree.

A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and other business-related bachelor-level degrees are the most appropriate for the Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management. Applicants from other fields of expertise are qualified for the programme if they have gained sufficient business skills through business management duties.

At least three years' work experience after graduation is required.

A solid command of English is required.

Selection criteria

Student selection will be made based on the entrance examination. After the end of the application period all eligible applicant will be invited by a letter to the entrance examination. At the end of the entrance exam there is an individual interview for each applicant. The examination includes an examination based on written materials and an interview. There is no pre-reading material. Further entrance examination details will be informed in the invitation letters.

Master's Degree in International Business Management