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Bachelor’s Degree in International Business , 2020: LBI20S

Code: LBI20S

Degree:
Bachelor of Business Administration

Degree title:
Bachelor of Business Administration

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2020

Teaching language:
English

Descriptions

Structure of Studies
Basic studies are compulsory studies that must be completed during the first year of study. These courses include basic courses in business activities, operational environments, methodological studies, and communication studies.

Professional Studies are carried out from the second year onwards and they include special study modules covering different areas of international business activities. The aim of professional studies is to equip students with both the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to function in international business and marketing arenas. The studies emphasise the framework and strategies of international business, international marketing, international management and communication skills. The professional studies also include Specialisation Studies. The aim of the module is to deepen and widen the knowledge related to the professional studies.

Free-choice Studies
The aim of the free-choice studies is to provide the student with the opportunity to deepen and widen knowledge related to one’s own professional field. These can be chosen from the degree programme or from another degree programme in the same UAS or from another UAS, university or elsewhere by prior agreement.

Practical Training (30 cr)
An essential part of the studies is a five-month-long practical training period, which takes place during the autumn semester of the 4th study year. The thesis should be completed before starting practical training and the practical training place must be approved by the Practical Training Coordinator The purpose of practical training is to offer students the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired from their professional studies by carrying out practical expert tasks in companies.

Thesis (15 cr)
The purpose of the thesis is to demonstrate the student’s ability to adapt knowledge and skills acquired during professional studies. This can be accomplished in the form of project work, research work or applied research. Preparation of the thesis is accomplished towards the end of the student’s studies. It can also be multi-disciplinary. The thesis also includes a maturity test which demonstrates the student’s language skills and how familiar he or she is with the chosen subject of the thesis. Finnish students write the test in Finnish and foreign students in English. The test is taken under supervision with titles provided by the thesis supervisor.

We encourage you to develop competence in different areas of international business and therefore to plan a personal study path. We offer you the specialization studies in marketing and management, but your personal study path may also include developing your international competence in one of our partner universities abroad, a double degree with a German partner university or practical training abroad. It is also possible to choose for example study modules from other fields, such as Event Management. The personal study path will be supported by various project based studies, practical training periods and also thesis. With good planning, it will be possible also to graduate sooner than in 3,5 years. .

Language Studies
Foreign students must accomplish 10-15 credits of Finnish language within their compulsory language studies. Finnish students study both Finnish and Swedish as compulsory languages.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 Spring 2023 Autumn 2023 1. / 2020 2. / 2020 3. / 2021 4. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2021 3. / 2022 4. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2022 3. / 2023 4. / 2023 1. / 2023 2. / 2023
LBI20S-1000
BASIC BUSINESS COMPETENCE

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23
BC00BX80 Business Operations 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY17 Management Accounting 5 5 5 5
BC00BX81 Principles of Marketing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BX83 Project and Event Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LB00BY65 Marketing Management 3 3 3 3
LBI20S-1002
METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES

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15
BC00BX77 Study Skills in an International Community 5 5 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
BC00BX78 ICT and Business Applications 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BX82 Business Mathematics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1001
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

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10
KBBO007 Economics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY56 Law Studies 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1003
COMMUNICATION STUDIES

(Choose ects: 20)

20
BY00BX37 Business English 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BX79 Academic English 1 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
BC00BY20 Academic English 2 2 2 2 2
BY00BX35 Business Swedish 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BY00BX39 Finnish/Business Communication Skills 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BX94 Finnish for Foreigners 1 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BX95 Finnish for Foreigners 2 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1013
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

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12
BC00BY18 Service and Product Development 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY19 New Technologies in Business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LB00BY66 Field-specific Case Studies 2 2 2 2
LBI20S-1014
MANAGEMENT STUDIES

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25
LB00BI02 Fundamentals of Management 5 5 5 5
LB00BY67 Global Supply Chain and Network Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KBPI023 Strategic Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LB00BI03 Financial Accounting and Analysis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LB00BY68 International Business Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1015
SERVICE BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING

(Choose all )

15
LB00BY69 Customer Experience Understanding and Sales Management 5 5 5 5
LB00CH83 Service Design 5 5 5 5
LB00BY71 Creating and Developing Digital Business 5 5 5 5
LBI20S-1017
LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING IN THE WORK COMMUNITY

(Choose all )

15
BC00BY58 Human Resource Management 5 5 5 5
BC00BY59 Leadership and Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY60 Corporate Community and Wellness Management 5 5 5 5
LBI20S-1016
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

(Choose all )

5
BC00BY57 R&D Studies 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1019
SPECIALIZATION STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
LBI20S-1018
BUSINESS VALUE FROM MARKETING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS

(Choose all )

15
LB00BY72 Integrated Marketing Communications 5 5 5 5
LB00BY73 Digital Media Tools for Marketing Purposes 5 5 5 5
LB00BY74 Brand Strategies 5 5 5 5
LBI20S-1022
EVENT MANAGEMENT

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15
BC00BY75 Experiential Events 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY76 Profitable Event Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BC00BY77 Field-specific Event Production 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1021
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

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15
AT00BY61 Congress and Meeting Management MICE 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
AT00BY62 Hospitality and Facility Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
AT00BY63 Managing Customer Experience 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LBI20S-1020
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ABROAD

(Choose ects: 30)

0 - 30
LBI20S-1008
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
BC00BX96 Finnish for Foreigners 3 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KBW028 New Trends in Leadership and Management 5
KBW030 Organizational Psychology 3
KBW012 Risk Management 3
KBW016 Business Plan 3
KBW380 Export and Import Routines 3
KBW488 JA Start Up Program 10
LB00BZ88 Business Transfer and Succession 3
LBI20S-1009
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
KBH001 Practical Training 30 30 30 15 15
LBI20S-1010
THESIS

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15
KBT001 Thesis 15 15 5 10 5 5 5
Total 210 73 90 52 30 33.3 39.7 65 25 27 25 30 15.7 17.7 19.2 20.5 30 35 15 10 10 17 12.5 12.5 15 15

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Opintotyyppi_AMK

1. Perusopinnot
Economics
2. Ammattiopinnot
Strategic Management
3. Vaihtoehtoiset ammattiopinnot

No attached course units

4. Harjoittelu
Practical Training
5. Opinnäytetyö
Thesis
6. Vapaasti valittavat opinnot
New Trends in Leadership and Management
Organizational Psychology
Risk Management
Business Plan
Export and Import Routines
Not grouped
Business Operations
Management Accounting
Principles of Marketing
Project and Event Management
Marketing Management
Study Skills in an International Community
ICT and Business Applications
Business Mathematics
Law Studies
Business English
Academic English 1
Academic English 2
Business Swedish
Finnish/Business Communication Skills
Finnish for Foreigners 1
Finnish for Foreigners 2
Service and Product Development
New Technologies in Business
Field-specific Case Studies
Fundamentals of Management
Global Supply Chain and Network Management
Financial Accounting and Analysis
International Business Management
Customer Experience Understanding and Sales Management
Service Design
Creating and Developing Digital Business
Human Resource Management
Leadership and Management
Corporate Community and Wellness Management
R&D Studies
Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Media Tools for Marketing Purposes
Brand Strategies
Experiential Events
Profitable Event Management
Field-specific Event Production
Congress and Meeting Management MICE
Hospitality and Facility Management
Managing Customer Experience
Finnish for Foreigners 3
JA Start Up Program
Business Transfer and Succession

Generic Competences_AMK

Description of the competence, bachelor level

1. LEARNING COMPETENCE

*is able to evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning methods
*is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
*is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

Practical Training
2. ETHICAL COMPETENCE

*is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
*is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
*is able to take other people into account
*is able to apply the principles of equality
*is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
*is able to wield influence in society using acquired skills and basing all activity on ethical values

Strategic Management
New Trends in Leadership and Management
Organizational Psychology
Risk Management
Practical Training
Thesis
3. WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE

*is able to operate as a member of a work community
*is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
*is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
*knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
*is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
*is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for managerial tasks
*possesses entrepreneurial skills

Strategic Management
New Trends in Leadership and Management
Organizational Psychology
Export and Import Routines
Practical Training
4. INNOVATION COMPETENCE

*is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
*is able to work in projects
*is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
*is able to find customer- oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

Strategic Management
Business Plan
Practical Training
Thesis
5. INTERNATIONALI ZATION COMPETENCE

*possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
*is able to collaborate in a multicultural environment
*understands the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Economics
Export and Import Routines
Practical Training
Thesis
Not grouped
Business Operations
Management Accounting
Principles of Marketing
Project and Event Management
Marketing Management
Study Skills in an International Community
ICT and Business Applications
Business Mathematics
Law Studies
Business English
Academic English 1
Academic English 2
Business Swedish
Finnish/Business Communication Skills
Finnish for Foreigners 1
Finnish for Foreigners 2
Service and Product Development
New Technologies in Business
Field-specific Case Studies
Fundamentals of Management
Global Supply Chain and Network Management
Financial Accounting and Analysis
International Business Management
Customer Experience Understanding and Sales Management
Service Design
Creating and Developing Digital Business
Human Resource Management
Leadership and Management
Corporate Community and Wellness Management
R&D Studies
Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Media Tools for Marketing Purposes
Brand Strategies
Experiential Events
Profitable Event Management
Field-specific Event Production
Congress and Meeting Management MICE
Hospitality and Facility Management
Managing Customer Experience
Finnish for Foreigners 3
JA Start Up Program
Business Transfer and Succession

LBI_Competences

1. International Business Awareness

*Ability to outline and evaluate the key patterns and trends in international business activity, the different approaches to internationalisation, the influence of increasing globalisation,international trade systems and financial relations and the role of several principal institutions (e.g. WTO, EU, IMF, World Bank) in international business.
*Ability to assess the impact of these trends of the international business environment on one’s own activities as well on business policy.

Economics
Practical Training
2. Intercultural Adaptability

*Ability to assess the differences between national, organisational and occupational cultures and to outline strategies for adapting to these differences in e.g. human resources management, marketing and intercultural communication.
*Identification of the relevant dimensions of cultures and development of self-awareness of one’s own cultural background.
*Ability to adapt one’s behaviour to the standards in other cultures and can maintain an international network essential to one’s tasks.

Economics
New Trends in Leadership and Management
Practical Training
3. International Operations Management

*Ability to assess processes and make decisions involved in developing international, i.e. export/import operations,focussing on supply chain management and to explain the meaning and application of key logistical concepts.

Business Plan
Export and Import Routines
Practical Training
Thesis
4. International Marketing Management

*Ability to perform a country-analysis on a macro, industrial and micro level, to conduct an international market survey in order to assess foreign market opportunities and competition.
*Ability to formulate market-entry strategies, to draft an international marketing plan and to implement, co-ordinate and control the international marketing (and sales)programme and projects.
*Ability to create, develop and maintain profitable customer relationships.

Practical Training
Thesis
5. International Strategic Management

*Ability to use conceptual and visionary skills to contribute to the development, evaluation and implementation of the internationalisation strategy of a company.
*Ability to pro-actively seek and commercially evaluate business opportunities for both new and existing products.
*Risk-taking ability in order to optimise business profit.
*Ability to write and defend a business plan for a (start-up)
company.
*Ability to perform a variety of cost and revenue calculations and to transform these data into information needed for decision making and budgeting process.
*Ability to contribute to and evaluate key accounting summaries and investment opportunities.

Strategic Management
Business Plan
Practical Training
Thesis
6. Organisational Development

*Ability to research and analyse relevant international business problems, to propose policy goals and objectives and to prepare alternative solutions in order to optimise business and human resources processes in order to strengthen the synergy between strategic, structural and cultural aspects of the organisation.

Strategic Management
Organizational Psychology
Risk Management
Business Plan
Practical Training
Thesis
Not grouped
Business Operations
Management Accounting
Principles of Marketing
Project and Event Management
Marketing Management
Study Skills in an International Community
ICT and Business Applications
Business Mathematics
Law Studies
Business English
Academic English 1
Academic English 2
Business Swedish
Finnish/Business Communication Skills
Finnish for Foreigners 1
Finnish for Foreigners 2
Service and Product Development
New Technologies in Business
Field-specific Case Studies
Fundamentals of Management
Global Supply Chain and Network Management
Financial Accounting and Analysis
International Business Management
Customer Experience Understanding and Sales Management
Service Design
Creating and Developing Digital Business
Human Resource Management
Leadership and Management
Corporate Community and Wellness Management
R&D Studies
Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Media Tools for Marketing Purposes
Brand Strategies
Experiential Events
Profitable Event Management
Field-specific Event Production
Congress and Meeting Management MICE
Hospitality and Facility Management
Managing Customer Experience
Finnish for Foreigners 3
JA Start Up Program
Business Transfer and Succession

Code Name Credits (cr)
LBI20S-1000
BASIC BUSINESS COMPETENCE

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23
BC00BX80 Business Operations 5
BC00BY17 Management Accounting 5
BC00BX81 Principles of Marketing 5
BC00BX83 Project and Event Management 5
LB00BY65 Marketing Management 3
LBI20S-1002
METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

15
BC00BX77 Study Skills in an International Community 5
BC00BX78 ICT and Business Applications 5
BC00BX82 Business Mathematics 5
LBI20S-1001
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

(Choose all)

10
KBBO007 Economics 5
BC00BY56 Law Studies 5
LBI20S-1003
COMMUNICATION STUDIES

(Choose ects: 20)

20
BY00BX37 Business English 5
BC00BX79 Academic English 1 3
BC00BY20 Academic English 2 2
BY00BX35 Business Swedish 5
BY00BX39 Finnish/Business Communication Skills 5
BC00BX94 Finnish for Foreigners 1 5
BC00BX95 Finnish for Foreigners 2 5
LBI20S-1013
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

(Choose all)

12
BC00BY18 Service and Product Development 5
BC00BY19 New Technologies in Business 5
LB00BY66 Field-specific Case Studies 2
LBI20S-1014
MANAGEMENT STUDIES

(Choose all)

25
LB00BI02 Fundamentals of Management 5
LB00BY67 Global Supply Chain and Network Management 5
KBPI023 Strategic Management 5
LB00BI03 Financial Accounting and Analysis 5
LB00BY68 International Business Management 5
LBI20S-1015
SERVICE BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING

(Choose all)

15
LB00BY69 Customer Experience Understanding and Sales Management 5
LB00CH83 Service Design 5
LB00BY71 Creating and Developing Digital Business 5
LBI20S-1017
LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING IN THE WORK COMMUNITY

(Choose all)

15
BC00BY58 Human Resource Management 5
BC00BY59 Leadership and Management 5
BC00BY60 Corporate Community and Wellness Management 5
LBI20S-1016
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

(Choose all)

5
BC00BY57 R&D Studies 5
LBI20S-1019
SPECIALIZATION STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
LBI20S-1018
BUSINESS VALUE FROM MARKETING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS

(Choose all)

15
LB00BY72 Integrated Marketing Communications 5
LB00BY73 Digital Media Tools for Marketing Purposes 5
LB00BY74 Brand Strategies 5
LBI20S-1022
EVENT MANAGEMENT

(Choose all)

15
BC00BY75 Experiential Events 5
BC00BY76 Profitable Event Management 5
BC00BY77 Field-specific Event Production 5
LBI20S-1021
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

(Choose all)

15
AT00BY61 Congress and Meeting Management MICE 5
AT00BY62 Hospitality and Facility Management 5
AT00BY63 Managing Customer Experience 5
LBI20S-1020
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ABROAD

(Choose ects: 30)

0 - 30
LBI20S-1008
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
BC00BX96 Finnish for Foreigners 3 5
KBW028 New Trends in Leadership and Management 5
KBW030 Organizational Psychology 3
KBW012 Risk Management 3
KBW016 Business Plan 3
KBW380 Export and Import Routines 3
KBW488 JA Start Up Program 10
LB00BZ88 Business Transfer and Succession 3
LBI20S-1009
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all)

30
KBH001 Practical Training 30
LBI20S-1010
THESIS

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15
KBT001 Thesis 15