Bachelor of Business Administration | International Business and Logistics | full-time studies

The International Business and Logistics programme offers practically oriented business administration studies with a special focus on supply chain management and operations of international trade. It responds to the needs of future business leaders developing their strategic knowledge and practical skills required in the management of people, material and information flows.

In this programme you will practice critical, analytical and innovative thinking in various projects and teams. Your communication, language and negotiation skills and use of ICT and data analytics tools are developed. Ethical and sustainability awareness is increased and you adopt service oriented mindset.

After graduation you are able to apply  these strategic and operational management skills to solve business problems in an integrated manner in intercultural business environments.

This degree is mainly a single degree of business administration. However, we offer also the possibility for max 5 students interested especially in logistics and supply chain management, to complete a double degree instead of a single degree in our partner university in Germany. This means that after two years at home institution, you will study your third year at our partner university, complete your fourth year at home or abroad, and be awarded with a double-degree: one Bachelor degree from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, the other from the partner institution. For this reason, the actual number of credits to be earned in this double degree path is 240 ECTS, instead of 210 ECTS.

Study contents

General business and SCM and logistics studies during the first and second year provide  a comprehensive understanding of international business. Studies related to all essential business fields are included into the degree:

• Business practices  
• Marketing and Communication
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
• Accounting and Finance
• Economics
• Logistics
• Business Law
• Sustainability and Ethics
• ICT, Business Mathematics and Statistics
• Languages

Depending on the choice of the specilization studies for the 3rd year some of these subject areas are explored in more depth either at Metropolia UAS or during exchange abroad (normal exchange or double degree). There are four specialization study packages (15 ECTS) offered at Metropolia UAS:

• SCM and Logistics
• Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resource Management

During the studies, you gain knowledge and competencies via interactive classroom and online teaching, guest lectures, company field trips, business simulation games, company assignments and case exercises. You will also be involved in innovative real-life research projects carried out for different companies and organizations.