Master in International Business and Management

Master in International Business and Management is one of 23 English-taught Business Administration programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 6 institutions. 21 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 3,582 to EUR 15,000; this programme lists EUR 15,000 a year. 15 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

This is a two-year master's at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, taught in English. It sits under the Economics and Business Administration specialisation in International Business and Management. The register description gives you the shape of it: international business strategy, managing people and organisations, and the way firms work across national and cultural borders.

What you study

The programme builds an advanced understanding of the international business environment. You work with global perspectives on business and with the different national and cultural contexts firms operate in. The register names key areas: international business strategy and managing people and organisations. You also get advanced organisational theory and international management, aimed at managing operations in foreign markets.

Methods and tools are part of it too, especially those that support a firm's relationship to its external environment and the interactions between firms, governments and society internationally. The human side matters here: executives, managers and stakeholders as the key business catalyst, and the balance between people and process-driven elements in an organisation.

Admission, language and next steps

To be qualified, you normally need a BSc in Economics and Business Administration from a university. If you hold a professional bachelor degree or another qualifying degree, you may be admitted if certain demands are met. For a degree to count as a BSc in Economics and Business Administration, it must include at least 75 ECTS in economics and business administration.

You may also need to document your English at a specified level; the university's language requirements page sets out what counts. The Danish Agency for Higher Education lists recognised exams and diplomas. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a tuition fee set by the university. SDU offers a number of scholarships each year, and the university's tuition pages explain how they work. Applications for master's programmes go directly to the institution.

Master’s applications go straight to University of Southern Denmark, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.