International Business and Management

Description

The International Business and Management Programme is intended to serve the needs of the global market for specialists in the field of international business.

The process of globalization as well as the dynamic import and export of goods and services across borders signals the need for well prepared professionals in the field of management and marketing who can be in line with the contemporary, rapidly changing business standards.

The major objectives of this specialty are the preparation of highly skilled specialists with developed business thinking and establishing knowledge and capabilities that are typical for modern business managers.

After graduation young professionals are qualified to occupy positions in the field of strategic management and marketing, international business planning, HR, brand management, sales, finance and in many other realms of global business.

Upon successful completion of the 3-year study course students will be awarded two Bachelor Degrees - from IUC and from University of Wales, UK.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

First semester:

• Business law and business ethics

• Economics and business environment
• Marketing and business communications
• Foreign languages - First: English for business and management, Second foreign language: English/German/French/Spanish

Second semester:

• Research and Statistics

• Accounting and finance
• Management
• Foreign languages - First: English for business and management, Second foreign language (English/German/French/Spanish)
• Summer Internship I

Third semester:

• Foreign Languages II, English for academic writing
  Human resource management and organizational behavior
  Marketing communications and marketing research
  Consumer behavior

Fourth semester:

• E-business
  Foreign Languages II English for academic writing, Other Language (English/German/French/Spanish)
  Summer Internship II

Optional modules in the fourth semester:

• Capital markets and investments

• Branding and intellectual property
• Entrepreneurship
• Business planning

Fifth and sixth semester:

• Strategic Management

• International Business and Cultural Diversity
• Modern Foreign Language, Culture and Society
• IBDiploma or Enterprise project

Optional modules within the curriculum in the fifth and sixth semester:

• Managing Change in Theory and Practice

• International and Global Marketing
• IStrategic Management of Information Systems

Requirements

o TOEFL IBT with score of min. 79 points

o SAT - over 1000 points from two sections

o IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent score from other internationally recognized testing systems)

Firstly, you will have to apply by e-mail. For this purpose you will have to prepare the following documents:1. Please download and fill in the application form.
2. Scan your secondary education diploma.
3. Prepare your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and attach a photo.
4. Send us an e-mail with your motivation letter, the application form, the scanned copy of your diploma, and your CV to marketing@vumk.eu.

Once we receive the above listed documents the Student Affairs Office reviews them and informs you on our decision. Normally this process takes about 2 weeks. Upon receiving a confirmation you should send us by POST the following:1. Please download, print out and fill in the application form.
2. Photocopy your secondary education diploma.
3. Prepare and print out your CV.
4. Your motivation letter.
5. Pack and post the abovementioned documents, enclosing two passport size photos, to the following address:

To the attention of Student Affairs Office

International University College
No. 3 Bulgaria Street
Dobrich 9300
Bulgaria

Please remember that if you have no international English language certificate, upon arrival you will have to sit for the IUC English entry exam.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than International University College.

Accreditation

The International Business and Management specialty is accredited by the Bulgarian National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency in the "Economics" academic stream.

Furthermore, the IUC International Business and Management specialty is recognized and accredited by University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK, which provides students with the opportunity to receive two Bachelor Degrees upon successful completion of their studies.