Bachelor’s Degree in International Business

At Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), our Bachelor’s Degree in International Business puts practical skills front and center, so you're not just learning theory—you're applying it right away through hands-on projects, work-based training, and real-world business challenges. From day one, you'll dive into international operations, marketing, and management in a multicultural environment on our Kajaani campus, building the entrepreneurial edge employers crave in global roles. This 3.5-year program (210 ECTS) emphasizes project management, teamwork, leadership, and turning classroom knowledge into actionable results, like developing supply chains or crafting marketing strategies for foreign markets.

Here are some standout ways you'll gain experiential learning tailored to this program: these elements connect directly to modules in international business operations, marketing, and organizational development, giving you the tools to thrive in global business:
- Hands-on projects and work-based learning: Tackle real company challenges through project-based studies that teach project management, teamwork, and leadership—core to professional studies from year two onward, including modules like International Operations Management and International Marketing Management.
- Practical training and internships: Build networks with working life via practical training periods, often abroad, plus a thesis tied to business needs; specialize with options like double degrees or training in partner organizations.
- Group work in multicultural teams: Study in international groups where you'll collaborate on strategies for global supply chains, market entry, and customer experience journeys, honing cultural awareness and communication skills.
- Specialization and personal study paths: Customize with modules in strategic marketing, digital business, or even Event Management, supported by methodological studies for planning research and business activities.
- International exchanges and abroad options: Boost your global competence through partner universities, including double degrees with German partners, integrating seamlessly into your practical training.

In our Bachelor’s Degree in International Business at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), you'll dive straight into hands-on learning that builds real-world skills from day one. Starting with basic business courses in your first year, you'll quickly move into professional studies focused on international marketing, management, and strategies— all designed to give you practical expertise through project-based work and expert tasks in companies. A standout feature is the mandatory five-month practical training in your fourth year, where you apply everything you've learned at approved companies, often abroad, to gain that edge employers love. Our compact campus puts it all at your fingertips: study spaces, computers with internet access (plus bring your own laptop), a dedicated library, and top-notch student guidance that's ranked among Finland's best.

Here are some key ways our program turns theory into practice::
- Practical training and internships: Complete a full five-month internship during your fourth-year autumn semester, approved by our Practical Training Coordinator, to handle real expert tasks in international business settings—many students opt for placements abroad to boost their global edge.
- Project-based and group studies: Build your personal study path with project work, specialisation modules in marketing or management, and team collaborations that mirror real business environments.
- Exchange and double degree options: Gain international experience through partner universities (including a double degree with a German partner) or study modules abroad, all integrated into your degree for deeper competence.
- Campus digital tools and computers: Access campus computers, internet, personal network usernames for logging into systems, and library PCs—perfect for group projects and business simulations.
- All-in-one campus facilities: Everything on-site, including study areas, library, restaurant, cafés, and sports facilities to keep you energized and focused during intense practical sessions.