Study Guide

Descriptions

You will get a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) in International Business (210 ETC)
Program path: Tailor-made Bachelor Degree Programme in International Business with Tourism


Study objectives:
Are you interested in working in international business and specializing in sustainable business? Or do you perhaps want to be an entrepreneur. The Degree Programme in International Business with Tourism emphasis understanding the big picture of business and how environmental and social factors impact of business decisions. You will get strong foundation in innovative business principles as well. Sustainability is part of most of the courses and you are able to tackle many pressing problems of the world after graduation. Studies are conducted entirely in English.

After graduation you are able to work in forward-looking businesses as an expert in environmental or social issues and you are able to establish your own enterprise that have a positive impact on society, people and planet. Lapland and Arctic region offers ideal location to study sustainability in fragile environment.

The content of studies:
Sustainable international business is the key element of the programme. You will learn basic skills relevant for work in sustainable business field, such as marketing, financial management, law, business communication, social and environmental issues, project planning and tourism activities. Your knowledge deepens in business projects while you work together with local businesses and NGO’s. During your studies, you learn to recognize the challenges climate change and environmental issues, as well as social issues as human rights and larger well-being of people have on future of local and global business. You also learn about the possibilities of establishing your own business.

The way we study
You will study in a student group with working language of English, in an innovative learning environment that combines theory, practice and modern facilities with advanced technologies that support effective learning. Teaching takes place both on campus and online. During your studies you will work and study in close cooperation with the local businesses. Internationalisation and globalization have naturally a central position in your studies. Working in teams is a key part of our studies.

The studies take place in Rovaniemi, Jokiväylä Campus.
The city of Rovaniemi offers you excellent possibilities also for extra curriculum activities and sports. (https://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/ https://www.lapland.fi/ ).

Structure of studies
The International Business degree consists of 210 ECTS. The study time is in average 3,5 years:
1) Core and profiling competences 150 ECTS
2) Free-choice electives 10 ECTS
3) Practical training to enhance professional skills 30 ECTS
4) Research and development competence incl. Bachelor’s thesis. 20 ECTS

The studies provides you with extensive and balanced professional skills in the field of sustainable business and cross-border and diversity management, partly with tourism elements. The concept of sustainable development is a cross-cutting theme of the programme.
You compile an ISP in which the progress of your studies is planned in detail. .

Final project:
The thesis project including RDI methods (20 ECTS) combines the various objectives of mastering a profession. You will indicate your ability to apply what you have learned by solving a professional problem and developing your professional field. The thesis project can be investigative or it may be linked to product/service planning or applications in their own field.

Career opportunities:
This degree allows you to be employed in various tasks in different fields in business and in the public sector. Depending on your individual study path, you can work for example as:
• Marketing /Customer Supervisor
• Head of Customer Relationships
• Sales negotiator
• Project planner
• Event coordinator
• Sustainable Travel Coordinator
• Entrepreneur

Internationalization :
The environment in Rovaniemi is international both on campus and in town. Your learning environment is also international and on campus you will meet multinational students from other student groups and also exchange students all over the world.

Co-operation with other parties:
Learning by working together with real business life is one of the key element of the programme. The programme is implemented by means of various course assignments as well as practical training and joint projects with working life.

You can participate in the courses offered by Lapland University Consortium (LUC) and other suitable organizations. Depending on the studies within LUC or other institutions, some additional fees may be charged by the organizing institution.

Postgraduate study opportunities :
The Bachelor of Business and Administration (BBA) gives the needed knowledge to continue to study Master Business and Administration (MBA) in different institutions. Further information to study Master of Business and Administration in Lapland University of Applied Sciences can be found from the webpages: www.lapinamk.fi