Overview

About International Business Management at Arcada University of Applied Sciences

The International Business Management programme at Arcada University of Applied Sciences focuses on giving you skills in business development from the perspective of new business models, required changes in the firm’s operations, and impact on employees and other stakeholders. Business development is looked at from a technological perspective, including digitalisation and FinTech (financial technology), as well as a geographic perspective, the Nordic countries.

IBM is a holistic education in business administration. The aim is to give you up-to-date competences in central corporate functions, including strategic management, leadership, finance, and marketing. These competences give you the skillset needed to develop the firm, and act and react in a changing world. In practice, the programme gives you skills to move from a specialist role to a business leader role.

In this programme, you study a general knowledge course module, after which you choose between two specialisation modules: Business Development in the Nordics or Business Development, Digitalisation and FinTech.

Business Development in the Nordics

Arcada is the only university of applied sciences (UAS) in Finland with a master’s degree programme that focuses on the Nordic business environment. While we examine Nordic countries in particular, these learnings can also be applied in a broader context. The focus is on both theoretical and practical means for geographical expansion, as well as business opportunities in Nordic countries. We work with practical and real market entry business cases, analysed from inception to implementation.

Business Development, Digitalisation and FinTech

Digitalisation involves the use of technology to create new business models or improve the efficiency of existing operations. The focus is on various technologies that drive digitalisation, such as analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchains, and machine learning. While these technologies can be applied in a broad context, we will examine the impact particularly in financial technology (FinTech).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Customer Relationship and Service Management

Digital Marketing

Business Development

Financial Analysis

Leadership

Strategic Management

Analysing the Nordic Business Environment

Planning and Preparing Market Entry in a Nordic Country

Establishing and Developing our Market Position in a Nordic Country

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-18 00:00:00

More details

The application is open 5–18 JAN

Language

English

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Business Administration International Business Master in Business Administration (MBA) View 47 other Masters in Business Administration in Finland

Academic requirements

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible to apply to International Business Management, you must have a suitable bachelor's degree in the field of business or another relevant field. In case the bachelor's degree is from another field than business, you should still have a minimum of 40 ECTS credits in business studies. In exceptional cases, the 40 credits business studies can be proven with extensive work experience. Arcada reserves the right to define this case by case.
All applicants must, in addition to the requirements listed above, have a minimum of two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after the completion of the bachelor's degree in order to meet the eligibility criteria.

Tuition Fee

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International

7333 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11000 EUR for the full programme during 18 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 18 months.

Living costs for Helsinki

975 - 1584 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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