International Business Administration careers and subsequent Master's programs
The Bachelor's program in International Business Administration trains you for a career in international business. For example, you could be an advisor or consultant, who knows everything about financial management, marketing, project management and business processes. You will know how to deal with cultural differences in international business. With this Bachelor's degree, you have excellent career perspectives. The professional field is varied, with plenty of opportunities.
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Possible jobs International Business Administration
Most students choose to do a Master's program after obtaining their Bachelor's degree. After completing a Master's program, you will have favorable career prospects with International Business Administration. You could find work at an accountancy firm, companies in food and retail and in the banking world.
What can you do with an International Business Administration degree?
Because the program is very broad, you can think of a wide range of positions. Some examples of positions are:
- As a Marketing Manager, you will manage the marketing department at an organization. You will analyze the wishes and needs of target groups, and create marketing to match these. You will create, implement and evaluate marketing strategies.
- As a Financial Analyst, you will evaluate the financial and economic repercussions of policy, and changes both inside and outside the organization. You will calculate different financial scenarios, and support the financial controller and accountant in writing reports.
Graduates found work at PwC, ABN-AMRO and Deloitte.
Subsequent Master's programs International Business Administration
After getting your Bachelor's degree, you could start looking for a job, but you will significantly improve your chances by doing a Master's program. With International Business Administration, you have a wide range of Tilburg University Master's programs to choose from. Some Master's programs require you to take certain courses during your Bachelor's program or to follow a Pre-Master's program in order to be admitted. Make sure to check the application and admission page of the Master's program of your choice. With your Bachelor's degree, you will have access to the following Master's programs at Tilburg University:
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Finance
Become an expert in financial management or investment analysis. Learn how to determine a firm's cost of capital, how to plan mergers and acquisitions, get companies listed on the stock market, restructure corporations, make portfolio investment decisions, quantify risks, and hedge them using various derivative instruments.
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Strategic Management: Consultancy
Learn how to recognize business challenges and design strategies to ensure long-term success. The Consultancy track of the MSc Strategic Management specializes in the development of skills you need for advising firms on various contemporary strategic issues.
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Strategic Management: Entrepreneurship
Learn how to recognize business challenges and design strategies to ensure long-term success. The Entrepreneurship track of the MSc Strategic Management specializes in the study of entrepreneurial behavior in large firms and start-ups, and challenges you to think differently about strategic choices.
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Supply Chain Management
Become an expert in designing, implementing, and managing competitive supply chain processes within and across organizational boundaries. As a supply chain manager or consultant, you take the collaboration with suppliers and distribution partners to the next level by optimizing and integrating key processes.
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Accountancy
Gain in-depth knowledge in leading international accounting standards, forecasting a firm’s value, and executing management control, as well as the emerging topics of sustainability (reporting) and data analytics.
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Marketing Analytics
Become a highly trained marketing analyst. The Master's program in Marketing Analytics teaches you to gather and analyze big data using the latest techniques and methods available, in order to provide management with critical marketing insights and opportunities, both online and offline.
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Marketing Management
Learn to develop innovative and effective ways to distribute, design, price and promote products and services - both in an online and offline context. A career as a successful marketing manager lies ahead of you.
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Information Management
Learn how to strategically apply IT to fundamentally change an enterprise and enable a company to achieve its strategic, tactical, and operational goals. In today’s digital society, no company can survive without decent information management.
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International Business Taxation (LLM)
Combine legal and economic knowledge to become a tax expert specialized in international business. Gain the academic skills to fully understand the impact of taxation in combination with new technologies on a global scale.
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International Management
Become a highly skilled manager with a broad understanding of all major business areas in a global context. Especially for students without a business background who are interested in a managerial career, this is an excellent opportunity to delve into topics such as marketing, finance, strategy, and leadership. Special attention is paid to sustainability and managing diversity.
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