context. The people aspect focuses on the individual and helps you to understand and manage international and cultural challenges. The business aspect is about the different disciplines that together represent the business environment, so you become a well-rounded academic as well as business professional. Finally, the international context addresses the global marketplace that you aspire to become part of. By integrating people, business, and international context, you develop not only knowledge and skills, but also a strong cultural sensitivity and self-awareness that is needed to truly become a world citizen. Commit yourself, Connect to the community, Challenge the ordinary, Create your own path. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME IBA is a three-year, full-time programme. In addition to a course on People in Business and Society, the programme consists of courses from each of IBA’s main disciplines: Strategy and Marketing, Finance and Accounting, Organization and Human Resource Management, and ICT and Logistics. The first two years of the programme have a set structure. In your third year you will go on exchange or take an international internship minor. In the second half of the third year you choose two elective courses and you will write your bachelor thesis. YOUR FUTURE CAREER As an IBA graduate you will be well- equipped for entry-level positions in global or multinational organizations. You will be trained for management and consultancy roles. You can work directly for service- based organizations, find employment with a major industrial company or continue your studies at the Master’s level in the field of Business Administration or Marketing, for example. SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Only 150 students are admitted to the International Business Administration programme each year. Students must hold a Dutch pre-university school diploma (VWO) or an equivalent thereof. Places are allocated by means of a faculty selection procedure. The Admissions Board will consider the following criteria when making its selection: your motivation, skills in Mathematics and English proficiency. International students are given priority. Specific requirements and more details about the selection criteria can be found on our website. INTERESTING MASTER’S AFTER YOUR BACHELOR’S Accounting and Control, Business Administration (six specializations), Entrepreneurship, Finance and Marketing.
Why study Liberal Arts and Sciences at VU University Amsterdam? Amsterdam University College
offers a liberal arts and sciences programme, leading to a joint Bachelor’s (Honours) degree from VU University Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. The AUC programme combines breadth of experience with depth of knowledge. A liberal education teaches you to read intelligently, think critically and write effectively. At AUC you will be trained to analyse complex issues from different academic perspectives. You will be involved daily in intensive and small-scale seminars with high-calibre international staff.
3 YEARS (180 CREDITS) • SCIENCES • SOCIAL SCIENCES • HUMANITIES WWW.AUC.NL admissions@auc.nl VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM
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“The AUC programme combines breadth of experience with depth of knowledge.” STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME AUC’s programme is based on three years of study, covering six semesters. You can major in the sciences, social sciences or humanities. AUC enrols up to 50% science majors. All AUC students undertake community service or an internship, and AUC offers a wide range of opportunities to study abroad. At AUC you will be trained to analyse complex issues from different perspectives based on a range of academic fields of interest. Discussions start from the ‘big questions’ in science and society and lead to in-depth study in a wide range of disciplines. Six interdisciplinary themes provide an orientation to your studies and choice of course options: 1: Energy, Climate and Sustainability, 2: Life, Evolution, Universe, 3: Health and Wellbeing, 4: Information, Communication, Cognition, 5: Social Systems and 6: Cities and Cultures. YOUR FUTURE CAREER As an AUC graduate, you will be well equipped to continue your studies at Master’s or PhD level at a major research university in the Netherlands or abroad, or to pursue a career in an international corporate or public organization. You will join a community of AUC alumni who have already been accepted on to Master’s/PhD programmes, not only in Amsterdam but also at prestigious institutions in the USA and across Europe. SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS As a residential and selective honours college, AUC attracts students from all over the world. Applicants are assessed on the basis of their academic performance, interests and motivation. The AUC Scholarship Fund promotes diversity in the student body with generous support from the international business community.
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see you at vu university amsterdam!
INTERESTING MASTER’S AFTER YOUR BACHELOR’S You will be qualified to apply for a wide range of Master’s and doctoral level studies.
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