Internatiol Business students working in a group

Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion (BBA), Inter­na­tional Business

The Degree Programme in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness enables you to develop exper­tise required in global busi­ness. The main focus of the studies is on inter­na­tional market­ing as a part of success­ful business. 

Degree: Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion (BBA), Trade­nomi (AMK)
Extent and dura­tion: 210 credits ECTS | 3,5 years
Loca­tion: Wärt­silä Campus, Karjalankatu 3, 80200 Joensuu, Finland
Study places in Joint Appli­ca­tion: 45
Language of tuition: English

Joint Appli­ca­tion period: 3 – 17 January 2024
Student admis­sion methods and number of selected students: Inter­na­tional UAS Exam 30 students, SAT-test 5 students, Certifi­cate-based student selec­tion based on matric­u­la­tion exam­i­na­tion 5 and voca­tional degree 5


We enable you to get exper­tise required in global business

The Degree Programme in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness enables you to develop exper­tise required in global busi­ness. The main focus of the studies is on inter­na­tional market­ing as a part of success­ful busi­ness.  Through­out your studies, you will be working in cross-cultural teams and devel­op­ing profes­sional busi­ness exper­tise. Thanks to our commit­ted inter­na­tional univer­sity part­ners, you can study and do intern­ships outside Finland.

Study­ing in a multi­cul­tural envi­ron­ment in close coop­er­a­tion with compa­nies devel­ops your commu­ni­ca­tion and inter­ac­tion skills. 

Multi­lin­gual­ism gives you an invalu­able compet­i­tive edge in your career. For example, the Finnish language courses are avail­able through­out your studies and help you adapt to Finland.

After grad­u­a­tion, you can work in assis­tant and expert posi­tions in export busi­ness, market­ing or sales. Addi­tion­ally, you are able to develop such abil­i­ties and skills that enable you to carry out manage­ment and lead­er­ship duties.

Career oppor­tu­ni­ties

  • Market­ing Specialist
  • Sales Coor­di­na­tor
  • Market­ing Designer/Manager
  • Customer Service Advisor
  • Service Special­ist
  • Project Manager
  • Sales Manager
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Export Manager
  • Entre­pre­neur

Student story
Andrea Cuba, USA

Grad­u­at­ing students are instilled with great knowl­edge of their field as they are eligi­ble for further employ­ment in this society. Being at Karelia UAS is an unfor­get­table expe­ri­ence and I will reflect on it as an older lady in my rocking chair. It conquers brains with knowl­edge of ensured success in present and future life. 

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