International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) – (BBA)

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International Business and Management Studies programme (IBMS) is a four-year course. Each academic year is split into two semesters - the entire study programme is eight semesters long.

The academic year

Our academic year starts in September and ends in mid-July. We have a six-week summer holiday and two weeks off at Christmas. Each semester is also split into two half-terms, both six weeks long. There´s a week-long break between each half-term (in February/March, May and October).

Each half-term includes one test or assignment period. Exams take place twice a year.

Your Foundation Year

Your first two semesters make up your foundation year - a general introduction to the core business subjects.

In your foundation year, we´ll see if you´ve really got what it takes to complete the programme. If you pass this year, you´ll be invited to continue your studies. As the first year is so important, unsuccessful students may have to leave the programme. All foundation modules must be completed by the end of your second year in order to continue on the programme.

In the second year you can choose a minor, next to our major program. With a minor you can either specialize or widen your scope. IBMS currently offers minors in Branding, Business-to-Business Marketing, Financial Markets and Human Resource Management and Languages. But we are continuously developing new minors, to keep up with the trends in the market. You also have the possibility of choosing entirely different minors from other programmes in The Hague University.

Studying and working abroad

After one more semester in third year, the travel begins. In the second semester of year three, you´ll get to go abroad and study at an international partner university. While you´re here, we´ll expose you to as many international and cross-cultural experiences as possible. We have over 150 partner institutions, all over the globe. We send hundreds of students to study or do work placements abroad - from the US and Europe to South Africa and South America, from the Far East to the Middle East.

The following semester, it´s time for real business. In semester seven you´ll do an internship with an international company.

The final steps

Fresh from your business experience abroad, it´s back to The Hague in semester eight to finish your programme. During this final semester, you´ll complete your modules and complete an exciting consultancy project for a company or organisation - the Final Integrated Project.

Major-minor

The IBMS programme will be your major. Next to that you can choose minors. Both in second year and on your study abroad you can choose either to specialize or widen your scope.

IBMS currently offers minors in Branding, Business-to-Business Marketing, Financial Markets and Human Resource Management and Languages. But we are continuously developing new minors, to keep up with the trends in the market. You also have the possibility of choosing entirely different minors from other programmes in the Hague University.

Taking the right minor can help lay the foundations for further studies. At The Hague University, you can get your Master´s degree in just 12 months - or 15 months if you choose the part-time course.

The IBMS programme is also ideal for budding accountants - you´ll gain the right knowledge to progress to your chartered accountant qualifications.

Accreditation

The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), is responsible for accrediting study programmes offered by Dutch universities. All international bachelor’s and master’s programmes offered by The Hague University of Applied Sciences are NVAO recognised.

Funding details

Scholarships are very popular nowadays and a subject considered by nearly every student who decides to study abroad. In the following sections we will try to give you the most recent and essential information about scholarship opportunities for international students in the Netherlands.

Scholarships in your home country

If you’re an international student it’s worth checking out if any scholarships are available in your home country. For example, American students can apply for a Fulbright scholarship and there is an EU-South Africa Scholarship programme for South African students. Your country may offer similar grants. For more information or application forms contact your local Dutch embassy - or ask your present college or university if you are coming here for a bachelor programme. www.grantfinder.nl also has some useful information on scholarships.

Nuffic

The Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) offers a variety of additional scholarships for students from all over the world. Erasmus Mundus is a new European Commission programme that aims to improve the quality of European higher education and encourage co-operation with countries outside the EU.

• • Worldwide
• • Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe
• • Asia
• • Europe
• • North America

ScholarshipPortal.eu

This website offers a centralized European platform for information about all scholarships offered for study in Europe. The database lists more than 700 different scholarships and grants amounting to an estimated yearly average of € 15.6 billion in funding.