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Are you an enthusiastic, energetic, demanding and eager student? Are you interested in other people, other cultures and the complexity of business management? Do you want to be a manager, managing businesses by managing people? Then International Business (IB) might be just the study for you. Understanding companies, markets and people–that is what IB is all about.
The programme covers all the relevant aspects of the international business environment. These include business administration, economics, law, psychology and sociology. You will gain a thorough knowledge of business and economic processes linked with keen insight into the legal, social and ethical environments of companies. If you choose IB, you will study abroad for at least one semester.
IB graduates are greatly valued by employers for their analytical skills, their thoroughness, their academic approach and their ability to relate to people from different cultures. They often work in areas such as marketing, finance and accounting. They contribute to strategic management decisions as specialists, managers or entrepreneurs.
Programme objective
The IB programme provides a holistic understanding of business functions. It looks at efficiency and effectiveness of international business organisations and the people who work within these organisations.
Meeting global demands of the shifting international business community requires demand flexibility, creativity and adaptability to an ever-changing working environment. Therefore, IB students in Maastricht not only acquire sound academic knowledge but also work on their professional and personal development in an environment that demands collaboration with a diverse group of students. This unique combination has made the IB programme extremely popular with both Dutch and international students.
Language of instruction
The language of instruction is English. By participating in group meetings, studying, speaking and writing in English, you will automatically improve your proficiency in this language. In addition to this, you will have the opportunity to work on your language skills by taking extra-curricular, short-term courses at the University Language Centre.
Why study International Business at Universiteit Maastricht?
Graduates of the IB programme have a thorough understanding of companies, markets and people. They combine insights in business and economic processes with knowledge of the legal, social and ethical environment of international companies.
IB graduates have talent in the field of business economics, an analytical mind, knowledge of languages and are internationally mobile. They are greatly valued by employers for their analytical skills, their thoroughness of academic approach and their ability to relate to people from different cultures. They often work in areas such as marketing, finance and accounting. They contribute to strategic management decisions as specialists, managers or entrepreneurs.
Is this the right programme for me?
The IB programme is for enthusiastic, energetic, demanding and eager students. It is important that you are interested in people, cultures and the complexity of business management. At the same time, you must enjoy reducing challenging problems to a limited number of key management variables. You want to be a manager, managing businesses by managing people. Do you recognise yourself in this profile? Then you are right for the International Business programme.
Master's programmes
After finishing the bachelor’s programme in IB you can choose to continue with a master’s programme.
Master’s programmes without additional requirements:
• Master of Science in International Business
• Master of Science in Infonomics
Career prospects
Graduates of the IB programme are greatly valued by employers for their analytical skills, their thoroughness, their academic approach and their ability to relate to people from various cultures. They often work in areas such as marketing, finance and accounting, contributing to strategic management decisions as specialists or as managers themselves. The curriculum is also ideal for students who want to start their own company. Quelle/ source: ( www.unimaas.nl) |
