Degree title

Bachelor of Business Administration

Educational field

Business

Mode of teaching

Full-time studies

Language of tuition

English

Extent

210 credits

Application period

28.8.2024 - 11.9.2024

Studies begin

Spring 2025

Location of studies

Rauma

Duration

3 years 6 months

Intake

40

Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA students

9,500 €

Admissions procedure

Certificate-based selection

Description

What does your studies involve?

Objective of the studies is to make you a versatile professional in international business:

* you are able to handle all necessary operations along the international supply chain

* you are creative and innovative in designing services for international businesses

* you are competent is working in multicultural teams and global networks

* you have the necessary tools for solving problems and communicating the solutions.

Our International Business programme will prepare you to work on a broad scale of tasks in international companies. You will be able to handle all necessary operations along the supply chain from raw material supplier to the final consumer.

After the graduation you will be well equipped for an exciting career in an international company abroad or in Finland - or for possible further studies towards a master’s degree, which ever you choose.

The programme provides you with an inspiring and challenging way to learn by doing. You will work in international teams with your fellow students on real-life cases. Your information acquiring, and communication skills will evolve, and you will develop your problem-solving skills within multi-cultural teams and networks.

Besides the Finns, in a typical year, 40 – 60% of the students of our programme come from various cultures around the world. In addition, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences welcomes also a lot of exchange students each year. Thus, during your studies, we can guarantee multicultural exposure at home as well as through a wide range of opportunities for a study or working period abroad. All this prepares you towards becoming a truly global professional!

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Students tell their experiences about SAMK and Finland. Also Senior lecturer gives deeper insight about the degree programme.

Specialisations

What are your options for specialisation?

The specialization is selected during the second year of study. You are able to select your alternative professional studies from a range of topics within Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Service Design and eCommerce. Based on your career aspirations you are also able to select your specialization even more widely through our cooperation with other SAMK international programs or during an exchange period within the globlal network of the SAMK partner universities. Personal study plan is created for each student where the specialization studies are planned.

Career opportunities

Where can you work after graduation?

* Marketing Specialist or Manager

* Purchasing Specialist

* Import Coordinator

* Export Coordinator

* Sales representative

* Entrepreneur

* Project Manager

Contact Person

Milka Vahtoranta

Senior Lecturer
+358 44 710 3517 milka.vahtoranta@samk.fi
Office
Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology
Operating unit
Business
Establishment
SAMK Campus Rauma (Merimäki)
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Tuition fees and scholarships

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Tuition fees and scholarships

Student and alumni stories

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Eva Nefen, Director international MBA office GSRN, Ayesha Khan, Katharina Avellino and Prof. Dr. Andreas Gissel, Program Director in Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society.

SAMK's double degrees open doors to the world

At SAMK, it is possible to complete a double degree in some fields. This means that a student can obtain a degree from both SAMK and one of its partner higher education institutions.

Christabel Fernando kirjastossa / Christabel Fernando in the library.

International Student of the Year Christabel Fernando loves Rauma and builds bridges between cultures

The Satakunta International Peoples’ Fair was organized for the first time, culminating in the rewarding of experts who live in Satakunta. Christabel Fernando, studying in the Degree Programme in International Business, was chosen as International Student of the Year.

Students at SAMK campus Rauma.

Double degree agreement with EPHEC

The international operations of SAMK are expanding. With this agreement Business Administration students have a possibility to get a degree in Belgium as well.

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