BachelorBusiness and management

International Business

Hogeschool van Amsterdam · Amsterdam · Netherlands

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in English, in Amsterdam.

Price€2,694–€10,648/ year · 2026/27 · depending on citizenship
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LanguageEnglish⁠
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 9 official sources · checked 30 Oct 2026

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About this programme

The first year is a broad business grounding: Introduction to Management, Economics 1, Financial Management 1, Marketing and Sales 1, Information Technology and two Business English modules.⁠ The second year adds Business Research 2, Cross Cultural Management and International Human Resource Management.⁠ The third year lists Global Exchange and a Double Degree module, and the fourth is given to an internship, a Research Lab and a thesis.⁠

It is a four-year full-time programme taught entirely in English and ending in a Bachelor of Business Administration.⁠ Applicants need a secondary qualification at Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO level, plus English shown by IELTS Academic at 6.0 overall with no subscore under 5.5.⁠ Tuition for 2026/27 is €10,648 per year for non-EU students and €2,694 per year for EU/EEA students.⁠ Applications for the 2027/28 intake close on 1 May 2027.⁠

What you will study

64 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

Where will you be?

8 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
2 modules
2 modules
Year 2
1 module
1 module
Year 3
2 modules
37 modules
Year 4
Internship
Semester 8Not stated
StudyInternshipYear known, semester not
How does study run?

9 lines through 4 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 subjectsData and computingBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawLanguages and communicationResearch methodsProjects and labsInternshipThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 64 modules

Year 1 · 12 modules · all required · credits not published
Module
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Semester 1
· Semester 1
· Semester 2
· Semester 2

Source: coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 10 modules · all required · credits not published
Module
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 1
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Block 3
· Semester 1
· Semester 2

Source: coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 39 modules · all required · credits not published
Module
· Semester 1
· Semester 1
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2
· Semester 2

Source: coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 3 modules · all required · credits not published
Module
· Semester 1
· Semester 1
· Semester 1

Source: coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com, checked 30 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelHbo bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationBachelor of Business Administration (BBA)⁠
CreditsUnknown
Study modeFull time⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
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 HvA64
International Business NHL Stenden53
BBA (EBA) Specialisation in Entrepreneurship & Digital Marketing Wittenborg51
BBA (EBA) Specialisation in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Wittenborg51
Marketing Management Hanze39
BBA (HBA) Specialisation in Event Management Wittenborg50
BBA (IBA) with Specialisation in Economics & Management Wittenborg53
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More languages and communication, less projects and labs

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

More here than typical

Languages and communication
19% here
10% typical
Business and management
61% here
53% typical

Less here than typical

Specialist subjects
6% here
12% typical
Projects and labs
2% here
6% typical
Society, ethics and law
3% here
6% typical
Internship
2% here
5% typical

About the same as typical: thesis, data and computing, research methods, maths and foundations.

Which year differs most?

Year 2 stands out most

The same mix of themes, cut by year of study. Our classification by module titles.

Year 1

More data and computing 8% against 0% at most

This programme
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences

Year 2

More business and management 80% against 50% at most

This programme
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences

Year 3

More languages and communication 21% against 7% at most

This programme
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
Same name, same content?

Furthest from NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in year 2

International Business here and at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. The wider the gap, the less alike the mix of themes that year. Our calculation by module titles.

Year 185% same mix more data and computing here
Year 268% same mix more business and management here

Left line: this programme. Right line: NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences.

What is only here?

51 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Business and management

32
  • Economics 2
  • Integrated Digital Business Processes
  • International Supply Chain Management 2
  • Introduction to Management
  • Marketing and Sales 1
  • Cross Cultural Management
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Accounting for Decision Making
+24 more
  • Business (Scale up) Internationalisation
  • Business Models and Services
  • Co-Creative Entrepreneurship
  • Consumer Branding
  • Digital Marketing
  • Export Management
  • Global Marketing Communications
  • Global Trade and Supply Chain Management
  • International Finance and Control
  • International Financial and Sustainability Reporting
  • International Marketing and Sales
  • International Strategy and Organisation
  • Investment Analysis
  • Logistics Concepts
  • Management Control
  • Organisation, Leadership and Change
  • Perspectives on Leadership
  • Procurement
  • Sales, Account Management and Services Marketing
  • Strategic Market Management
  • Supply Chain Finance
  • Supply Chain Innovation
  • Supply Chain Optimisation
  • Sustainable Finance

Languages and communication

11
  • Business English 1
  • Personal and Intercultural Development
  • Professional English in Business Contexts
  • Applied Communication Methods
  • Global Business Communication
  • Global Communication Consultancy
  • Intercultural & Inclusive Communication
  • Major Business Spanish B1
+3 more
  • Major Business Spanish B2
  • Principles Of Communication
  • Strategic Communication

Specialist subjects

4
  • Double Degree
  • Global Exchange
  • Contemporary Topics in Organisational Behavior
  • Innovate for Impact

Society, ethics and law

2
  • Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
  • Cross Cultural Facilitation

Data and computing

1
  • Information Technology

Projects and labs

1
  • OLC Consultancy Lab
Where you'll study

Studying in Amsterdam

What is the campus like?
City size500,000 to 1 million people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 921,468 in 2023
HousingRooms through partner residences⁠ · No room guaranteeInferred
FacilitiesLibrary⁠
SupportCareer service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Health service⁠, Student clubs⁠, Student union⁠

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

What it costs

At least €10,648 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ €10,648 first year · 2026/27 · non-EU · our sum

Tuition 2026/27€10,648

Not published: application fee, visa fee, insurance and living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionNon-EU citizens2026/27€10,648 / year
TuitionEU/EEA citizens2026/27€2,694 / year
ScholarshipsUnknown
What changes the price?

1 thing that move it

×4.0
EU/EEA€2,694
non-EU€10,648

Your passport changes the rate.

Is that expensive?

Cheaper than most

Among 68 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €10,648

Costs more than 10 of 67 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €12,759 and €21,537.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 68, cheapest first
Real Estate and Property Development BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €3,774
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (Vysoké učení technické v Brně)2026/27≈ €5,000
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (Vysoké učení technické v Brně)2026/27≈ €5,000
Bachelor of Business Administration (Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze)2027/28≈ €6,000
International Business (Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze)2027/28≈ €6,000
International Business (HAN University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €9,320
International Business (Saxion University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €9,360
International Human Resource Management (Saxion University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €9,360
International Business (NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences)2027/28≈ €10,630
Marketing Management (NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences)2027/28≈ €10,630
This programme2026/27≈ €10,648
International Business Fast-Track (Hogeschool van Amsterdam)2026/27≈ €10,648
International Business part-time (Hogeschool van Amsterdam)2026/27≈ €10,648
International Business (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €11,949
Grado en Administración y Dirección de empresas (ADE) (Universidad Nebrija)2026/27≈ €12,180
Bachelor's Degree in Business and Technology (Universidad Nebrija)2026/27≈ €12,400
International Business Administration (University of Twente)2027/28≈ €12,652
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (University of New York in Prague)2026/27≈ €12,794
Business and Management (Top-Up) BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027≈ €19,410
Airline and Airport Management BA (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Events Management BA (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Business Economics BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Business Management BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Human Resource Management BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
International Business Management Top-up BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Marketing BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Business and Management BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027≈ €20,609
BA (Hons) Business Studies (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Digital Marketing (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Digital Marketing with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Entrepreneurship (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) International Business Management (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) International Business Management with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Airline and Airport Management (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Airline and Airport Management with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Business Economics (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Business Economics with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
Business and Management (Top-up) BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €21,268
Marketing (Top-Up) BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €21,268
Business Economics, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Management, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Management (Marketing), BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Management (Marketing) with Foundation Year, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Events Management and Innovation, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Human Resource Management and Development, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
International Business, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Marketing and Brand Management, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
BA (Hons) Business and Management (University of Sunderland)2027/28≈ €22,166
BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management (University of Sunderland)2027/28≈ €22,166
Business and Human Resource Management BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Business and Management BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Digital Marketing BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Economics and Management BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Entrepreneurship and Business BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
International Business BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Marketing BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Business and Supply Chain Management BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Marketing and Management BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Business Administration (BSc) (Webster Vienna Private University)2026/27≈ €24,068
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Nyenrode Business Universiteit)2027≈ €25,500
Bachelor in Business Administration (IE University)2027/28≈ €29,880
Global Bachelor in Business Administration (IE University)2027/28≈ €45,120
And the whole degree?

≈ €42,592

Tuition only.

At today's rate. Later years may cost more. Every Program estimate

How to start

Apply by 1 May 2027

Dates that differ by citizenship are marked for your group.

When does it happen?
Next upApplication deadlineAdd to calendarReminds you 14 days beforeUnder 14 days left: the reminder fires right awayThis date has passed
Every date (1 date)
May 2027
  • Application deadline
Is my language good enough?
English requirementLanguage: English · Ielts overall: 6.0
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyLevel: Upper secondary⁠
  2. 2
    Prove your languageLanguage: English · Ielts overall: 6.0 · Accepted tests: IELTS; TOEFL; Cambridge; Pearson⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseUnknown
  5. 5
    Where you applyUnknown
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    Deadline1 May 2027 · Application · 2027 · System: Studielink · 2027/28⁠
  8. 8
    StartUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

2 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 HvASimilarInternational Business NHL StendenSimilarBBA (EBA) Specialisation in Entrepreneurship & Digital Marketing Wittenborg
Price€10,648 / year · 2026/27€10,630 / year · 2027/28Not published
Duration4 years4 years3 years
LanguageEnglishEnglishEnglish
Next date1 May 2027Not published30 Nov 2026

4 of 6 publish a next date.

Hanze · GroningenNetherlands

Marketing Management

€2,694 / year · 2026/27 · EU/EEA

47% business and management · 16% languages and communication

BachelorTaught in EnglishEnglish

Wittenborg · ApeldoornNetherlands

BBA (HBA) Specialisation in Event Management

€11,800 / year · year not stated · confirm with the source

52% business and management · 8% society, ethics and law

BachelorTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Wittenborg · ApeldoornNetherlands

BBA (IBA) with Specialisation in Economics & Management

€11,800 / year · year not stated · confirm with the source

50% business and management · 9% languages and communication

BachelorTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date
Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

75 facts from 9 official sources

Checked 5 days ago.

75facts with a quote
9official pages
1fields marked unknown
All 9 sources
coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com/po/amsib-ib-ft/1000001223930 Oct 2026
coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com/po/amsib-ib-ft/1000001111230 Oct 2026
coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com/po/amsib-ib-ft/1000001191030 Oct 2026
coursecatalogue.amsterdamuas.com/po/amsib-ib-ft/100000123330 Oct 2026
amsterdamuas.com/programmes/international-business/programme-structure330 Oct 2026
amsterdamuas.com/programmes/international-business/admission330 Oct 2026
amsterdamuas.com/study/international-admissions/tuition-fees230 Oct 2026
amsterdamuas.com/programmes/international-business/programme-structure/year-230 Oct 2026
amsterdamuas.com/programmes/international-business/enrolment130 Oct 2026
The short version

The programme, from the facts

International Business is a bachelor's programme in business and management at Hogeschool van Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It takes 4 years. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 64 modules. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are business and management (61%), languages and communication (19%) and research methods (3%).

How much does International Business cost?

€10,648 / year · 2026/27 · non-EU; prices differ by citizenship (EU/EEA citizens: €2,694; Non-EU citizens: €10,648).

When is the next deadline or start?

1 May 2027 (Apply by).

What language is it taught in?

English.

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Everything we hold

All 12 fields we hold

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

Admission · 2 with values
Language requirementLanguage: English · Ielts overall: 6.0 · Accepted tests: IELTS; TOEFL; Cambridge; Pearson⁠
Prior educationLevel: Upper secondary⁠
Programme · 6 with values · 1 without
QualificationBachelor of Business Administration (BBA)⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionEnglish⁠
LevelHbo bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Official namesOfficial en: International Business · Official native: International Business⁠
Study modeFull time⁠

Institution record: Hogeschool van Amsterdam

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