
Bachelor International Business
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,601 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* * the application deadline for students requiring a study visa: 1 May every year; the application deadline for students not requiring a study visa: 31 August every year
** statutory tuition fees - Institutional tuition fees: €10279
Introduction
International Business. Bachelor's, full-time 4 years
International Business is a 4-year full-time bachelor’s degree programme taught entirely in English. During this programme you will be provided with a broad business education as well as opportunities to tailor your learning journey to fit your talent and interests. The combination of lectures, real-business projects, a major, global exchange, internship and thesis, will prepare you to either start your own business or launch your international career.
Admissions
Curriculum
What will you learn?
IB is a four-year full-time bachelor’s program taught entirely in English. Through our innovative curriculum, you can customise your program by choosing electives, specializations, or up to two additional languages. The combination of lectures, real-business world projects, internship, and global exchange, will prepare you to start your own business, launch a career at a multinational corporation, and thrive in the world of international business.
Study Load
International Business
This program offers students a minimum of 20 contact hours per week during the first year of their studies. One contact hour is equivalent to one teaching hour of 50 minutes. Each academic year includes 42 weeks of lessons per year.
Contact time
The contact time within the degree program comprises lectures, seminars, projects, and teamwork. The number of contact hours per week in the first year is 20 hours. Contact hours are considered equivalent to 50-minute teaching hours.
Self-study
In addition to your contact hours, you are expected to spend around 20 hours working (either alone or with fellow students) on projects and research, assignments, or preparing for classes/exams via self-study.
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Program Outcome
Your future
By the time you complete your studies, you will be prepared to pursue a Master's degree or enter the labour market. 80% of our graduates find a job within 6 months of graduation. With around 1,5 years of accumulated international experience, you will also be able to apply the hands-on skills that you have learned in a multicultural working environment.
Career Opportunities
Internship
Out in the world, taking in the knowledge, skills, and mindset obtained at school and applying it at an international company.
The internship at an international company is a participatory one. You will get real-life, business-related working experience at an international company.
You will go through the everyday working activities within a company, you will be involved in a network of people, learn to cope with working times and the pressure of deadlines. The placement contributes to the development of skills, knowledge, and competencies, enabling you to gradually grow in your future career.
For example, you can do an internship at the Marketing and Sales department of a large international fashion company in Düsseldorf, or get to understand their Finance department. Companies are very content to have pro-active, dilligent interns equipped with proper skills at their HR, Customer Support, Logistics, or Marketing department.
Accreditations
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.