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International Business Administration – (B.Sc.)
Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen School of Management
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| Application Deadline: | May 1; Non-EEA: March 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,771 ≈ € 6,650 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Nijmegen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Are you looking for an internationally-oriented programme in business administration with an emphasis on management, culture and organization? Then the new English-taught Bachelor track International Business Administration (IBA) is exactly the study programme for you.
Nowadays, companies and non-profit organizations all over the world are experiencing a growing demand for a new kind of employees. Employees who are able to view organizations not only as a whole organization, but who can also see them from an international perspective. If you are aspiring to an internationally-oriented career, then in the future you will have to be well-versed in international business administration and know about international management, organization cultures and communication processes in organizations. After all, in these times of globalization and increasing diversity in organizations, cross-cultural communication is only gaining in importance.
IBA in Nijmegen
While other business administration programmes focus on economics or technology, the Nijmegen business administration programme focuses on studying social processes in organizations. The accent is on how social processes affect the behaviour in and of organizations, and how they impact the performance and the realization of organizational goals. This English-taught specialization emphasizes international management, organization culture and communicative processes.
Who?
As an internationally-oriented and English-taught specialization, IBA is open for all students who wish to know more about business administration in an international perspective. During the International Business Administration programme, you will become knowledgeable about the social and international aspects of management, culture and organization. IBA prepares you both for an international career and for an academic Master degree, this choice is up to you!
Contents
What?
You will learn how to analyze organizational processes and to investigate how social developments have an influence on them. IBA pays attention to the influence of cultural norms, values, rituals and customs on management and organizations. For instance, during your studies you will have courses like "Cross-cultural Management", "International Business Ethics", "Organization and Environment".
Going abroad
In order to gain international experience, you will engage in a study abroad for six months in the third year of your study. You will take the courses of your choice within the discipline(s) that interest you at one of our partner universities. Or if you like, you can also do an internship abroad at a multinational or international organization. Whichever choice you make, this experience will provide you with the perfect opportunity to gain international experience and prepare you for a future international career.
Optional Courses
The Bachelors Programme offers students optional courses. Optional courses can be taken at our faculty or elsewhere, in the Netherlands or abroad. If you choose a coherent set of optional courses (a minor), you can add an extra dimension to your studies.
If you want to take courses outside the faculty, you can consult the digital study guides of other programmes at Radboud University Nijmegen, which are available at www.ru.nl/studiegids. If you are in doubt as to the suitability of a course, you can contact the study advisor of the study programme concerned. If you want to take courses outside the faculty, the Internet will come in handy. For courses abroad, you can contact the International Mobility Office.
Basically, you can choose from all of the courses offered by other Bachelors study programmes from within the faculty. However, methodological instruction courses, projects and the Academic Skills course can not be chosen as optional courses. Not all courses are suitable. In particular, you should check the course's prerequisites listed in the course description. Only students who have been admitted to the Masters programme can do the related optional courses.
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
Number of places is restricted
There are 45 places available in the programme. Applicants will be selected based on three criteria:
- their proficiency in English,
- their motivation letter and
- their pre-university grades, particularly in Mathematics, Mother Tongue and English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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