Careers in International Business Courses

International Business Courses

The aim of the courses in International Business is to provide students with a firm but integrated grounding in Business Studies, International Studies and a Foreign Language (French, German or Spanish). There is a significant emphasis on technology and its application in business situations. Opportunities in the workplace or progression up to level 9Masters and Postgraduate qualifications exist for graduates on any of these three courses.

The ITB has the following courses in this module:

  • Higher Certificate in Business in International Business
  • Bachelor of Business in International Business
  • Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Business

Students who successfully complete the Higher Certificate in Business in International Business will have the opportunity to progress to the Bachelor of Business in International Business and then onto the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Business.

Graduates will possess a range of skills for careers in the national and international marketplace and will be attractive in particular to companies operating in global markets where language and intercultural knowledge and skills are in increasing demand.

Graduates will be able to enter employment in a range of functional areas including:

  • Accounts and Finance
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Human Resources Management
  • General Administration

Graduates may also enter business as trainees in all above areas where examination exemptions may be obtained from professional bodies.

‘In terms of my own course, the quality of teaching has been great. Some of the lecturers have been excellent. You sit there, and you can actually feel yourself learning. You might be having a conversation a couple of days or weeks later and you realise you’re talking about something you’ve just learnt.’

Bachelor of Business (Honours)

The Institute recommends that students spend at least one summer in the country of their language choice or alternatively participate in the ERASMUS scheme to facilitate the development of their spoken language skills.