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International Business Management
A business management degree focused on international business. You learn to lead organisations, manage multicultural teams and make financial decisions through a practical programme designed with executives from real companies. Official degree leading to a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours awarded by London Metropolitan University.
A business management degree with an international outlook and a hands-on approach
The International Business Management Degree at CESINE isn’t theory built on last-century case studies. It’s a business management degree in which, from first year, you analyse the real situation of an organisation in your area, develop its improvement plan and defend it at the Banco Santander Work Café. Four years to understand how a company works from the inside: finance, marketing, human resources, international trade, consulting and entrepreneurship. And you do it in small groups, with lecturers who review your business plan on Friday and are putting plans into action at their own companies on Monday.
Studying business management at CESINE: what sets this degree apart
Studying International Business at CESINE means taking the whole degree with an international layer that very few schools in Spain offer: you collaborate with Cantabrian institutions on sustainability projects and European funding applications, take on a real hackathon and, in fourth year, create your own sustainable startup. The international dimension isn’t a module: it’s the backbone of the degree from day one. You graduate with the tools to work at any type of company, start your own business or advise other organisations on their development.
This qualification is officially equivalent to a University Degree
Degrees from CESINE’s School of Business and Communication are awarded by London Metropolitan University and validated by SIUCAN. They carry the same academic recognition as Spanish national university degrees and give you access to public-sector job openings under Royal Decree 889/2022, as well as to official master’s and doctoral programmes in the European Higher Education Area. You can apply to the Spanish Ministry of Education for equivalence with an official Spanish university degree.
Who is this degree for?
The International Business Management Degree at CESINE is designed for very specific profiles. If you recognise yourself in any of them, let’s talk.
- Students who have completed Bachillerato (or equivalent) or a Higher Vocational Training qualification (FP de Grado Superior) related to business
- People with a strategic mindset and a real interest in how organisations and markets work
- Entrepreneurial profiles who want to understand business before launching their own
- Anyone looking for an official degree with international prospects and the option to continue with LMU
Career opportunities in International Business
Business management careers are broad precisely because the degree develops a cross-functional profile. An International Business Management graduate can join almost any type of company. These are the roles our graduates go on to:
- Strategic and general management
- Business consulting
- Financial management and accounting
- Marketing and sales
- Human resources
- International trade and negotiation
- Project management
- Entrepreneurship and startup creation
- Banking and financial services
- Operations management
- Organisational advisory
- Research and teaching
A business management degree opens doors because it develops a profile that understands the whole company. What this degree changes compared with a conventional business administration degree is the international dimension: you graduate ready to work on global projects, manage multicultural teams and operate in markets beyond Spain.
Curriculum
- Business and economic environment
- Business law and ethics
- Communication in the digital environment
- Digital transformation and management
- Financial accounting
- Principles of management
- Marketing fundamentals
- Data management and analysis
- Human resource management
- Macroeconomics
- Market research
- Developing marketing plans
- Cost accounting
- Digital tools for business and commerce
- Entrepreneurship: project modelling and management
- Data analysis and problem solving
- Organisational design and management
- Digital marketing and sales
- Consulting in practice
- Global and European perspectives
- International trade and negotiation
- Leadership and innovation
- Cross-cultural management
- Sustainable start-up creation project
- Finance
- Curricular work placement
- Financial decision-making (elective)
- Geopolitics, strategy and international business
- Inclusive organisations (elective)
- International trade and business
- Consulting project (elective)
- Final degree project (elective)
- Leadership and innovation
- Cross-cultural management
- Sustainable start-up creation project
How you learn at CESINE
Real projects from year one
Every year is built around a core project with a client or a real case. You don’t learn just by listening: you learn by delivering, defending your work and getting feedback from professionals.
Lecturers who work and teach
Our faculty are working executives, consultants and entrepreneurs. They bring into the classroom the projects they’re signing this week. What you learn here, you’ll have applied before the year is out.
Supported professional placements
Curricular placements in Year 3 and extracurricular placements whenever you want. The Business Relations Department supports you throughout the search and provides tutoring. 900 partner companies and at least 10 new openings every week on Jobteaser.
Small groups, individual attention
A maximum of 20 students per class. Lecturers know your name and projects are reviewed one by one. Overcrowded classrooms are the opposite of what a future executive in training needs.
Company placements: from theory to the market
Curricular work placements are part of the Year 3 curriculum. You can also do extracurricular placements at any time to gain experience and strengthen your CV. Business students complete an average of 600 placement hours by the time they graduate. Some of our regular partners: BBVA, Banco Santander, NTT Data, ING, Cobee, Grupo IPC.
Step out of your comfort zone, find your way in new environments, speak multiple languages and immerse yourself in different cultures. Within the programme set up through the EDH group network and our long-standing partners, you’ll enjoy classes with the same level of excellence and focus at no additional cost.
The International Business Management Degree at CESINE opens doors abroad. Through mobility programmes and the EDH network, you can complete part of your studies at international partner universities. Agreements with more than 60 universities in 25 countries, Erasmus+ and around 50 CESINE students abroad every year. Key destinations for business profiles: Budapest Business School, Kozminski University (Warsaw), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, FH Wien, University of the Ozarks (Arkansas).
- Bamberg (DE) Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
- Berlin & Hamburg (DE) BSP Business & Law School
- Rosenheim (DE) TH Rosenheim
- Reutlingen (DE) Reutlingen University
- Heidelberg (DE) SRH Heidelberg
- Vienna (AT) FH Wien
- Klagenfurt (AT) Alpen-Adria Klagenfurt
- Kortrijk, Bruges, Ostend (BE) Vives University
- Antwerp (BE) Thomas More
- Brussels (BE) IHECS
- Ljubljana (SI) GEA College
- Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon (FR) EFAP (EDH)
- Paris & Bordeaux (FR) EFJ (EDH)
- Paris-La Défense (FR) EDC Paris Business School
- Grenoble & Paris (FR) Grenoble École de Management
- Évry (FR) IMT Business School
- Budapest (HU) Budapest Business University
- Verona (IT) Università di Verona
- Bergamo (IT) Università di Bergamo
- Jyväskylä (FI) JAMK
- Venlo (NL) Fontys
- Amsterdam (NL) AMSIB
- Breda & 's-Hertogenbosch (NL) Avans
- Poznań (PL) Poznań Univ. of Economics
- Warsaw (PL) Kozminski University
- Borre, Horten (NO) Univ. of South-Eastern Norway
- Västerås (SE) Mälardalen University
- London, Ontario (CA) Fanshawe College
- Santiago (CL) Universidad del Desarrollo
- Zhuhai (CN) UIC (BNU-HKBU)
- Tianjin (CN) Nankai University
- Zhongli, Taoyuan (TW) National Central University
- Seoul (KR) Sejong University
- Seoul (KR) Kookmin University
- Seoul (KR) HUFS
- Osaka (JP) Momoyama Gakuin (St. Andrew's)
- Clarksville, Arkansas (US) University of the Ozarks
- San Pedro (CR) Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
- Rabat (MA) IIHEM
- Mérida (MX) Universidad Marista de Mérida
- Denpasar, Bali (ID) Udayana University
At CESINE we understand that studying for a degree is an investment. That’s why we support you with that part too: motivation scholarships, financing through partner institutions and payment plans tailored to each situation. The admissions team reviews your case individually.
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