An 18-month master's programme, taught in English, in Groningen.

PriceOn requestSee the institution's page
Next dateRecurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9⁠Starts
LanguageEnglish⁠Requires IELTS Academic
Duration18 months⁠

✓ 4 official sources · checked 29 Oct 2026

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What you will study

23 modules published

Across 2 years of study.

Where will you be?

3 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
6 modules30 ECTS
16 modules
Year 2
Final project30 ECTS
StudyFinal projectYear known, semester not
How does study run?

7 lines through 2 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

From business and management to thesis

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawLanguages and communicationResearch methodsThesisFree electives
Year 1Year 2
Year 1
Year 2
  • Specialist subjects
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
What are all the subjects?

All 23 modules

Year 1 · 22 modules · all elective pool
ModuleECTS
· Semester 2 1530
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 2 155
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 155

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 1 module · 30 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· Semester 3 3030

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelHbo master · EQF 7, ISCED 7⁠
QualificationMaster of Business Administration⁠
Credits90 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
CampusGroningen⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More languages and communication than 6 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeInternational Business and Management Hanze21
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More languages and communication, less thesis

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Specialist subjects
23% here
6% typical
Languages and communication
3% here
0% typical

Less here than typical

Thesis
19% here
34% typical
Business and management
36% here
44% typical
Data and computing
0% here
5% typical

About the same as typical: research methods, society, ethics and law, maths and foundations.

Where you'll study

Studying in Groningen

What is the campus like?
City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 238,147 in 2023
HousingRooms through partner residencesInferred
RankingEduRank 2025: #19, national⁠
FacilitiesLibraryInferred, Sports hallInferred
SupportCounsellingInferred, Disability supportInferred, TransportInferred

The rest of what we hold on Hanze is on its page.

What it costs

On request from the institution

What changes the price?

1 thing that move it

Terms

How you pay: Note: first instalment includes administrative fee when paying in instalments · Currency:

Every fee and condition published
ScholarshipsUnknown
How to start

Starts: Recurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
English requirementIELTS Academic · Note: depends on programme8 tests accepted
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All 9 accepted proofs
IELTS Academic · Note: depends on programme · Level: Master · Language: English · Overall min options: 6.0; 6.5
TOEFL iBT 80 · Note: tests before 2026-01-21; from 2026-01-21 scale 1-6: overall 4.5, subscores 4.5; Home Edition not allowed · Language: English · Subscore min: 17
Cambridge English · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169
IELTS Academic 6.5 · Language: English · Subscore min: 6
LanguageCert Academic 65 · Language: English
Linguaskill · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169
Pearson PTE Academic 61 · Language: English
TOEIC Listening and Reading 865 · Language: English
TOEIC Speaking and Writing 335 · Language: English
What do they ask for?
Prior educationLevel: Bachelor degree⁠
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

1 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Netherlands

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeInternational Business and Management HanzeSimilarBusiness Administration TwenteSimilarMBM (MSc) with specialisation in Logistics & Trade Wittenborg
PriceNot published€18,720 / year · 2027/28Not published
Duration18 months1 year18 months
LanguageEnglishEnglishEnglish
Next dateNot published1 Feb 202730 Nov 2026

6 of 6 publish a next date.

Wittenborg · ApeldoornNetherlands

MBM (MSc) with specialisation in Human Resources

€21,300 total · year not stated · confirm with the source

44% business and management · 39% thesis

MasterPart-timeTaught in EnglishEnglish
Next date

Wittenborg · ApeldoornNetherlands

MBA with specialisation in International Management

€23,300 total · year not stated · confirm with the source

44% business and management · 39% thesis

MasterTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Wittenborg · AmsterdamNetherlands

MBA with specialisation in Digital Transformation

€23,300 total · year not stated · confirm with the source

44% business and management · 39% thesis

MasterTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date
Where this comes from

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Why trust this page?

45 facts from 4 official sources

Checked 6 days ago.

45facts with a quote
4official pages
1fields marked unknown
The short version

The programme, from the facts

International Business and Management is a master's programme in business and management at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands. It takes 18 months. It carries 90 ECTS credits. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 23 modules, of which 12 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are business and management (36%), thesis (19%) and free electives (7%).

How much does International Business and Management cost?

On request from the institution.

When is the next deadline or start?

Recurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

English (Requires IELTS Academic).

How long does it take?

18 months.

Where is it?

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands.

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Everything we hold

All 16 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Money · 1 with values
Payment termsNote: first instalment includes administrative fee when paying in instalments · Currency: EUR · Applies to: Tuition · Instalment admin fee: 24! Sources disagree
Admission · 3 with values
Language requirementIELTS Academic · Note: depends on programme · Level: Master · Language: English · Overall min options: 6.0; 6.5⁠TOEFL iBT 80 · Note: tests before 2026-01-21; from 2026-01-21 scale 1-6: overall 4.5, subscores 4.5; Home Edition not allowed · Language: English · Subscore min: 17⁠Cambridge English · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169⁠IELTS Academic 6.5 · Language: English · Subscore min: 6⁠LanguageCert Academic 65 · Language: English⁠Linguaskill · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169⁠Pearson PTE Academic 61 · Language: English⁠TOEIC Listening and Reading 865 · Language: English⁠TOEIC Speaking and Writing 335 · Language: English⁠
Language validityNote: English test scores (except Cambridge) older than two years at programme start are not accepted; online tests not accepted · Max age years: 2⁠
Prior educationLevel: Bachelor degree⁠
Programme · 10 with values
CampusGroningen⁠
QualificationMaster of Business Administration⁠
Credits90 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
Duration18 months⁠
Language of instructionEnglish⁠
LevelHbo master · EQF 7, ISCED 7⁠
Official namesOfficial en: International Business and Management · Official native: International Business and Management⁠
Start ruleRecurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9⁠
Study modeFull time⁠

Institution record: Hanze University of Applied Sciences

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