MSc International Business Economics (Economics and Business Administration)

A bachelor degree in Business Administration (three years) or the equivalent is required. Students with a bachelor degree in other fields plus relevant practical experience may also apply.

Or students may qualify for admission to the programme by attending a three semester (1½ years) top up bachelor degree programme in Business Economics at Aalborg University if their previous university studies qualify them to do so.

Guest/exchange students are expected to have a minimum of three years of study within the field of general business administration and, depending on which semester they apply for, some theoretical knowledge and/or relevant practical experience in international business.

Foreign students are required to pass one of the English proficiency tests accepted by Aalborg University. These are IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge ESOL.The test has to be less than two years old, otherwise it will not be accepted as valid. Danish students must have no less than a B-level in English.

You do not have to submit an English test if one of the following criteria applies to you: 

• You have a complete bachelor degree done in English from either Australia, the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, USA, New Zealand, South Africa or Canada.
• You have a complete bachelor degree done in English from a Danish University.

For information about the application process, deadlines, tuition fee, scholarship etc. please see How to apply
 

Students from outside EU/EEA please see http://www.apply.aau.dk/how-to-apply-postgraduate/tuition-fee/

The International Business Economics Programme at Aalborg University offers individual students an opportunity to have clear-cut profiles upon graduation. This is done through encouraging students to base their study activities, (especially the semester projects) on issues of their preference.

Having a clear-cut profile strengthens students’ ability to convince future employers about their skills and competencies. Many of our students have worked towards one of the following four profiles:

•International Marketing and Market Analysis
•Digitalization and Global Sourcing
•Network Relations and International Value Chain Analysis
•Leadership, International Human Resource Development and Intercultural Competence
As an international business graduate you can pursue careers in:

•National or international organizations (multi-national companies)
•The private sector (large companies, banks and financial institutions or consultancies)
•National or international research institutions and universities (e.g. a PhD programme)

The two-year International Business Economics programme is divided into four semesters of five months each. The first two semesters are devoted to studies at Aalborg University. The third semester the students spend abroad, either as interns in foreign companies or institutions or as exchange students at a foreign university. International students may also spend their internships in a company or an organisation in Denmark. Guest/exchange students cannot enrol as interns during the third semester. Fourth semester is devoted to the writing of the Master’s thesis.

ECTS
1st semester  
Module 1a: Globalization, and the Internationalization of Companies in a Value Chain Perspective 8
Module 1b: E-Business 7
Module 2: Business Research Methods & Semester project in the theme: International Business in a Theoretical-Methodological Perspective 15

2nd semester  
Module 3a: Inter-cultural Management, Leadership and International Human Resource Management 7
Module 3b: Transnational Business Strategies in a Legal and Financial Perspective 8
Module 4: Semester project on the theme: International Business in an Analytical and Strategic Perspective 15

 
3rd semester  
Module 5: Internship abroad/Denmark or study period abroad 30

4th semester  
Module 6: Master’s Thesis 30

Read projects written by students at the MSc in International Busines Economics.

The curriculum of International Business Economics.