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International
Business
Administration (B.A.)
Part-time

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Study Duration:

8 semesters - 48 months

Start

1st October

Fee

335 Euro / month

Form of implementation:

Distance learning / Online

Language

English

Would you like to take on management responsibility and learn how to set up companies internationally for the future?

The Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration (B.A.) by distance learning is the ideal choice for anyone who wants to face the challenges of the business world with ambition.

And all this aspart-time and online studies! If you would prefer to study full-time, you can find all the information about the Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration full-time here.

Topics in international business administration and international management

International business administration and international management deal with the analysis and management of business processes and corporate strategies in a global context. This includes areas such as corporate strategy, intercultural competence, business knowledge, legal framework conditions,financing and controlling, marketing and sales as well as sustainable and international managementto successfully position and manage companies on international markets.

In our digital Bachelor’s degree program, you will not only learn how companies work, but also how they can operate successfully on a global scale. At our university, you will learn about the requirements of digitalization and sustainability for companies of the future, what successful processes for transformation and optimization look like, how international marketingfinance and human resources are applied in practice, and how psychology can be used in business.

That’s what you’re looking for, isn’t it? If you would like to find out more about the part-time Bachelor’s degree or digital studies at our online university, then arrange a consultation directly or have our digital brochure on distance learning at the INU sent to you.

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About the content of your online degree program

Your path to International Business Administration with an online Bachelor's degree at INU

From business knowledge to legal and intercultural skills to business management practice

to the complete module list
to the Focus Areas

1

The Start:
Business Knowledge

e.g. with Modules in

  • Basics of Business Administration
  • Micro- & Macro Economics
  • Business Maths & Statistics

2

Legal Skills

e.g. with Modules in

  • Civil Law & Labor Law
  • Commercial & Corporate Law

3

Intercultural Skills

e.g. with Modules in

  • Business English & Intercultural Communication
  • Business & Corporate Ethics

4

Practical
Skills

e.g. with Modules in

  • Agile Project Management
  • Business Simulation

5

Business Practice

e.g. with Modules in

  • Digital Marketing & Business Models
  • International Corporate Communication
  • Digital Transformation

6

Focus
Internationales Marketing
Management

With Modules in

  • Strategic International Marketing Planning
  • International Marketing Management
  • Research & Analysis in International Marketing Management

7

Focus Area International Management

With Modules in

  • Intercultural Psychology
  • International Corporate Strategy
  • International Economic Relations

8

Focus Area Sustainable Management

with the modules:

  • International Management for Non-Profit Organisations
  • Sustainable Business Processes and Organisation
  • Sustainable digita Future of Work and Life

9

Alternative: Focus Area Business Psychology

with the modules:

  • Personnel Psychology
  • Psychology of Change and Digital Transformation
  • Market, Advertising and Media Psychology
to the complete module list
to the Focus Areas

You study in a self-organized and self-determined way!

In the first phase, the “Introductory project for self-organized learning” prepares you to organize the coming semesters independently and to access all information from any location. You will acquire skills in digital communication and collaboration. This makes your entry into digital studies much easier.

studying International Business Administration part-time at INU means...

  • ... Refresh your knowledge of economics, statistics and business mathematics
  • ... then learn business law and labor, commercial and corporate law
  • ... acquire intercultural skills for working in a global context
  • ... expand practical and methodological skills and apply them in the business simulation and practical project
  • ... Get to grips with business management practice in 12 modules
  • ... be ready for digital changes in your field of work with up-skilling and future skills
  • ... expand and apply expert knowledge in two areas with your choice of your focus area
  • ... mobile studying - online and offline with the INU teaching concept - digital and interactive, personal and well supervised
  • ... and above all: you don't just learn, you also apply! Whether case studies, practical projects or business simulations!

Key facts about distance learning at INU

state recognized

by the Ministry of Culture & Science NRW

accredited

by the Accreditation Council Foundation

180 ECTS

in 8 semesters - 48 months

Crediting

of courses completed elsewhere

all tests

online with laptop/ PC and Internet

without numerus clausus

or waiting semester

Fees

335 Euros per month
2,010 Euros per semester
Total 16,080 Euros

Start

Winter Semester

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The modules and content of your part-time degree program

International Business Administration (B.A.)

ECTS semester points
Module name
1 2 3 4 5 6
Subject area: Introduction to Self-Organized Learning *
Introductory Project for Self-Organized Learning
– – – – – –
Subject area: Fundamentals of Economics
Fundamentals of Business Administration
5 – – – – –
Microeconomics
5 – – – – –
External and Internal Accounting
5 – – – – –
Macroeconomics
– – 5 – – –
Subject area: Mathematics, Statistics and Research Methods
Business Mathematics
5 – – – – –
Statistics I
– 5 – – – –
Academic Work and Empirical Research Methods
– 8 – – – –
Business Intelligence and Data Science Management
– – – 5 – –
Subject Area: Legal Skills
Civil Law and Labor Law
– 5 – – – –
Commercial and Corporate Law
– – 5 – – –
Subject Area: Business English and Intercultural Competencies
Business English and Intercultural Communication
– – – 5 – –
Business and Corporate Ethics
– – – – 5 –
Subject area: Practical Skills
Agile Project Management
5 – – – – –
Practical Project
– – 5 – – –
Business Simulation
– – – – 5 –
Subject area: Business Practice
Digital Marketing and Business Models
5 – – – – –
International Human Resources Management
– 5 – – – –
International Corporate Communication and Relationship Management
– 5 – – – –
Financial Analysis
– 5 – – – –
International Strategic Management
– – 5 – – –
Psychology of Communication
– – 5 – – –
Corporate Accounting and Taxation
– – 5 – – –
Digital Transformation
– – – 5 – –
International Supply Chain Management
– – – – – 5
International Sales Management
– – – – 5 –
Innovation Management und Entrepreneurship
– – – – – 5
Systemic Coaching
– – – – – 5
Subject Area: Electives
Specialisation I
– – – 15 – –
Specialisation II
– – – – 15 –
Subject area: Bachelor examination
Bachelor thesis
– – – – – 12
Total ECTS semester points
30 33 30 30 30 27
Total overall ECTS points 180

* The introductory project on self-organized learning is an optional, extra-curricular module aimed at first-year students before the start of the lecture period, which provides knowledge of the online systems to be used in the course of study as well as methods for self-organization.

These can be chosen as the first and second Focus Area

ECTS semester points
Module name
1 2 3 4 5 6
International Marketing Management
Strategic Planning in International Marketing Management
– – – 5 –
Instruments of International Marketing Management
– – – 5 –
Research, Analysis and Controlling in International Marketing Management
– – – 5 –
International Management
Intercultural Psychology
– – – 5 –
International Corporate Strategy
– – – 5 –
International Economic Relations
– – – 5 –
Sustainable Management
International Management of Non-Profit Organizations
– – – 5 –
Sustainable Business Processes, Organization and Reporting
– – – 5 –
Sustainable Digital Future of Work and Life
– – – 5 –

The second Specialisation may be chosen alternatively from the following options:

ECTS semester points
Module name
1 2 3 4 5 6
Personnel Psychology
Personnel Marketing and Recruiting
– – – 5 –
Personnel Diagnostics
– – – 5 –
Personnel Development and Personnel Appraisal
– – – 5 –
Behavioral Change and Sustainability in Digital Transformation
Psychology of Work and new Forms of Work
– – – 5 –
Digital Leadership and Management
– – – 5 –
Behavioral Change and Sustainability in
Digital Transformation
– – – 5 –
Market, Advertising and Media Psychology
Market and Advertising Psychology
– – – 5 –
Media Psychology
– – – 5 –
Methods of Psychological Market Research
– – – 5 –
Graphics major
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Choose two specializations from the International Business Administration degree program and extend your knowledge in two internationally oriented areas:

  • Internationales Marketing-Management
  • International Management
  • Sustainable management
Graphic of a two

You choose a specialization from the International Business Administration degree program and another specialization from the digital Bachelor's degree program in Business Psychology :

  • Market, Advertising and Media Psychology
  • Personnel Psychology
  • Behavioral Change and Sustainability in Digital Transformation

Want to know more about what to expect during your studies?

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After studying International Business Administration online

  • you have repeatedly applied essential future-oriented skills such as analytical, strategic and systemic thinking in projects and cases
  • you got to know New Work forms and methods of working
  • are you familiar with sustainable management and marketing
  • develop international corporate strategies and transform them into global marketing measures
  • you will become familiar with sustainable management and marketing
  • you understand the challenges and endless possibilities of digital transformation
  • Are you ready with your intercultural understanding to shape companies on an international level
  • you can integrate your knowledge directly into your everyday work through numerous practical and application modules
  • specializing in two key areas will give you an advantage for the next step on your career ladder
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Exciting career opportunities await you after graduation

A Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration opens up various career and professional paths as a manager.

WHERE? Either you work in one of the divisions of an international company or group, or you go into management consultancy and advise various companies on possible international strategies, or you opt for a career in marketing management.

AND AS WHAT EXACTLY?

Business Development Management

Here you play a key role in shaping the future development of a company. Recognizing trends at an early stage, continuously monitoring markets and developing successful market entry strategies – these are all part of your job.

Marketing Management

As a marketing manager, you adapt international campaigns to country-specific circumstances, define goals and develop strategies and measures within the budget and time frame.

This activity is possible both within the company and in an internationally operating advertising agency.

Sustainability Management

Responsibility for sustainability management: You ensure compliance with internal and external standards and develop strategies to reduce CO2 emissions and increase sustainability.

This activity is possible both in companies and in management consulting.

Other fields

  • Brand Management
  • Controlling
  • Sales Management
  • Purchasing and Logistics
  • Management Consultancy
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