This programme is designed to explore the connections between world economic processes, trends, and international trade, and to transfer the knowledge of foreign economic policy instruments necessary for setting up and implementing international transactions.
International Business Economics BSc, BBU
8 semesters
2750 EUR/semester
(please note: to be able to obtain an Acceptance Letter, apply for a visa and start your studies, 2-semesters’ tuition fee and some other minor fees must be paid upfront)
Budapest
English
- For February intake: 15 December
- For September intake: 30 June
Direct admission or admission
with a foundation
program
Programme objective
This programme is designed to explore the connections between world economic processes, trends, and international trade, and to transfer the knowledge of foreign economic policy instruments necessary for setting up and implementing international transactions (transactions in goods and services). The knowledge acquired from the programme enables students to analyse and devise the foreign trade strategy and export-import structure of national economies, to design and manage global supply chains, and to create trading, logistics and financing contracts that enable companies to enter international markets. The programme prepares students for work in the fields of international business development, international sourcing, and sales and logistics both in domestic and international business environments.
Programme content
Throughout the course of the programme, students learn the basics of economics, social sciences, methodology and business.
Key subjects: mathematics, statistics, information technology, economics, international economics, finance, business economics, marketing, accounting, management, business communication, political science, sociology, law
The programme is focussed on professional studies in international business.
Key subjects in the field of macroeconomics: international relations and institutions, world economy and international trade, the EU’s organisation and policies, and Hungarian foreign economic policy. At the corporate level: international finance, international transactions, international logistics, international marketing, and international business communication.
After four completed semesters, students can choose from the recommended specialisations, even in a foreign language, depending on their existing knowledge and future goals.
In addition to the aforementioned skills, it is also possible to acquire advanced professional language and IT skills.
Programme focus
Students graduating from the BSc programme in International Business Economics will be able to:
- manage and organise international entrepreneurial activities, either in self-employment or integrated into a large corporate structure,
- monitor and interpret the processes in the world economy and international business, the changes in economic policy and the policies and legislation relevant and related to their special field, as well as the effects of the same, and take these into account when developing analyses, proposals, and decisions,
- determine the complex consequences of forwarding and foreign trade processes, plan and organise economic activity in business organisations related to forwarding activities and foreign trade processes,
- know and understand the basic functioning and goals of economic policy, foreign trade processes, foreign economic policy, and their effects,
- understand all matters related to the functioning of the European Union, as necessary for efficient work,
- understand the specific characteristics of working in an international multicultural environment.
Specializations
- International Business Development
- East Asian Business Studies
