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International Business and Languages – (BBA)
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
School of Economics & Management
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| Application Deadline: | EU: 1 july or 1 December, non EU 1 April or 1 October, Dutch 31 August or 31 January | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,771 - ≈ € 7,375 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Amsterdam / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 240 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Do you have a gift for languages and want to combine it with your interest in marketing, sales and export? Do you want to learn more about different cultures and trade customs? If so, you have the right profile for an international career in business. At the English-language International Business and Languages (IBL) programme, you will learn all the ins and outs of doing business internationally.
You will also learn to communicate in a variety of languages. Having successfully completed the programme, you can work as an intermediary between a company and its business relations abroad. You might work for a trading company, or one in the B2B service sector. You will then play a key role in the total business communication, with involvement in such things as marketing problems, dealing with business administration and developing export opportunities.
During this exciting programme, which will give you the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), you will study abroad for a period.After completing the programme, you will be qualified to take on any position in which a broad-based knowledge of economics, knowledge of international commerce, language ability and insight into cultures play a role. This might, for example, be in the field of marketing, import and export, foreign payments, transport or international relation management. You could also work in the public sector, for a trading company or a B2B service provider.
Possible job titles include:
- - Export manager
- - International product manager
- - International salesperson
- - International account manager
- - Manager corporate communications
- - Marketing co-worker
- - Foreign customer account controller
Do you want to continue on to a Master´s degree? Various continuation programmes are available in co-operation with the University of Amsterdam. By taking one of these, you can achieve your Master´s degree within eighteen months to two years of being awarded your Bachelor´s degree. The best students - those with an average score of seven in all subjects in every year of the course - sometimes have the option of continuing their studies at an American or British university and working towards an MBA (Master of Business Administration).
Contents
First and second year
The first semester is designed to give a general orientation. You will familiarise yourself with important processes in an enterprise, with the market and with the financial situation of a business. Subjects include Marketing Management, Management & Organisation, Accounting, Economics and commercial skills. In addition, you will choose two other languages to study from a choice of Spanish, French, German and Dutch (Dutch; only for non-native speakers). Over the next three semesters, you will study the theory and practice of international commerce and languages in more depth. You study International Communication Skills, Trade Law, Global Marketing, Sales & Account Management, Management Accounting, Export Management and Cross-Cultural Management during this period.
Third and fourth year
In the final two years you will be able to shape your education to match your interests. This involves going to study abroad for at least half a year, where you will take a minor at one of our partner institutes in Europe, the USA or South America. After that, you will do a six-month placement with an international company or organisation. In the final semester you will study the last language modules. Your studies will be rounded off with writing a thesis, which is an assignment for an internationally-oriented company.
A detailed course overview can be found on www.hva.nl/ibl-int.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
In order to be admitted to the International Business and Languages programme, you will need to have completed secondary education on a level equivalent to the Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO level 4. In some cases, depending on your profile, there may be additional requirements.
Foreign diplomas
You should have completed secondary education at university entrance level with at least a pass in mathematics and preferably also in business studies or accounting.
For example:
GCSEs with two or more A-levels, International Baccalaureate, Abitur or Fachhochschulreife, Baccalauréat or another diploma equivalent to the Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO level 4 diploma. All diplomas will be screened by the School of Economics and Management.
Language proficiency
As English is the language of the programme, we expect our students to have good English-language writing and speaking skills. Native speakers (students from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia or New Zealand) and applicants who have successfully undertaken secondary education or post-secondary courses at an accredited institution, where English was the language of instruction, for a minimum of two years, are not required to present any proof of their English proficiency.
Students with a Dutch MBO Level 4, HAVO or VWO diploma and a score in English lower than 7 are advised to take an IELTS test. This will determine whether their level of English is good enough to study in English. The minimum overall score required is 6.0 on academic level (IELTS) or 550 paper-based and 80 internet-based (TOEFL). The test should not be more than 2 years old.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
The International Business and Languages programme is a fully accredited programme by the NVAO. The Hogeschool van Amsterdam / Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences endorses the Code of Conduct with respect to international students in the higher education. More information about the code of conduct is available on the website www.internationalstudy.nl
Funding details
The Hogeschool van Amsterdam / Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences offers a scholarship programme for non EU-students. More information is available on www.hva.nl/sem-scholarships.
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