Business Administration with an Emphasis in International Business Webster Leiden Campus

Overview

The Business Administration with an Emphasis in International Business course at Webster Leiden Campus  focuses on preparing students to apply relevant business theories and concepts to the companies based in different countries and dealing with differing socio-cultural economic, political, legal and technological environments. Students are prepared to use their knowledge of business, cultural and political concepts to create successful international strategies.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this programme will be able to understand and apply the following seven competencies: 

• Systemic Thinking: Students understand the big picture of a business: how the business is impacted by outside forces and how it is driven by its interconnected internal functions.

• Problem Solving: Students can identify business problems and opportunities, analyze them and formulate potential strategies to address them.

• Business Communication: Students can prepare clear, concise and accurate written materials and can make formal and informal business presentations using appropriate visual aids.

• Interpersonal Skills: Students understand and can apply theories relating to group processes, group composition and teamwork.  

• Technology Literacy: Students can utilize technology to analyze business problems, propose and examine potential solutions and present recommended courses of action.

• Ethical Reasoning: Students can identify and analyze value conflicts and ethical dimensions of business issues and situations. 

• Global and Cultural Understanding: Students understand the inherently global nature of modern business and consider international systems and cultural differences in their decision-making process.