International Business Degrees Online

To be admitted to the Master’s course students must hold a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, or in a related discipline. Students who do not meet these requirements can make up modules during the first year.

The following admission requirements apply for the Master in Business Administration with a Major in Tourism course:

Master of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Tourism:
Foundation in business: Graduates with a Bachelor degree or a degree from a university of applied sciences who do not have a background in business must complete the following before being admitted to the Master’s course: 6 ECTS credits from the Business Administration or the Service Management module, 6 ECTS credits from the Economics or Business Geography module.
·Basic knowledge of the tourism industry: Graduates with a Bachelor degree or a degree from a university of applied sciences with no background in tourism must complete the following before being admitted to the Master course: 6 credits from a foundation course in tourism and mobility (with focus on business administration). This module is offered only in German at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Program Eligibility:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a majority of senior credits at the College Preparation (C), University Preparation (U) or University/College Preparation (M) level or Mature Student Status (age 19 or older).
Grade 12 English: ENG4(C) or ENG4(U).
Grade 12 Mathematics: (C) or (U) or Grade 11 Mathematics (U) or (M).

Applicant Selection:
Applicant grades in pre-requisite subjects (or their equivalents) may be used as a basis for the selection of candidates.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Postsecondary diploma or degree

and/or
Demonstrated competence through related work and/or educational experience

APPLICANT SELECTION

Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of demonstrated competence through related work and/ or educational experience.

In some cases, applicants may be requested to submit a résumé, which includes details of related work experience, and a cover letter, which summarizes career goals and reasons for wanting to take this program. Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted at the time of application.

Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs. International applicants should contact Sheridan’s International Centre office at the contact information below:

International Centre
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 2L1
Canada

Documents required for application for admission to the University in any of the regular programs or careers, leading to a degree are:
Admission application form duly completed and signed by the student.
Bachelor Certificate
Record ratings Baccalaureat
Certified birth certificate
Copy of identity card and voter
Medical certificate
Three (3) photographs 2×2 front
Two (2) 8 ½ x 11 folders

If the applicant is from another university and would like to request validation and accreditation of subjects, must deposit also a) Record of the skills courses at the university of origin, legalized by the Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology; b) Programs official stamped by the university of origin.

If the applicant is a foreigner, you must deposit the required documents for application for admission, legalized by the Dominican Consulate in their country of origin, and the documents that allowed him to study in the country.

Documents required for application for admission to graduate school is entered in the Regulations of the Graduate School of the University.

Admission Requirements

It will require a university degree of validity in the national races of not less than 4 (four) years, the submission of Curriculum Vitae and certified analytical studies. Applicants will be evaluated by a committee of admission through the consideration of their academic, professional and a personal interview.

Syllabus

FIRST SEMESTER Theory and Practice of International Trade (72 hours).
Relations and International Trade Negotiations (72 hrs.)
SECOND SEMESTER Foreign Trade Policy (72 hrs.)
Law of International Trade Relations (72 hrs.)
THIRD
SEMESTER Commercial Operations (36 hrs.)
Research Methodology (36 hrs.)
Seminar I: Current Issues in International Economics (36 hrs.)
Seminar II: Comparative Integration Processes (36 hrs.)
FOURTH
SEMESTER Integration Law (36 hrs.)
Seminar III: Industrial Integration in Mercosur (36 hrs.)
Seminar IV: Issues of Commercial Law and Intellectual Property (36 hrs.)
Seminar V: Customs and the Customs Law (36 hrs.)
Thesis Workshop (36 hrs.)

Days and Hours

Days and extended hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 22:00.

Days and times

Days and hours of courses:
Seven meetings Friday and Saturday for four months.
Three seminars a week.
See yearly calendar

Title of the degree programme: European Studies

National code: 62602S102

Study area: Social Sciences

Study field: Political Science

Study level: Second Cycle studies

Level of Qualification: Master studies

Mode of studies: Full-time

Official length of programme (years): 2

Credits: 80 (LT); 120 (ECTS)

Degree awarded: Master in Political Science

Qualification awarded:

Admission requirements: Bachelor degree or its equivalent. The ground of selection competition is weighted average of grades of Diploma Supplement and entrance examination.

Learning outcomes and aims of the programme: To provide knowledge and to form skills, necessary to understand, analyse and evaluate political system of the European Union and its member-states, deepening and widening of European integration.

Competences developed: Graduate of European Studies programme possesses knowledge of political system and political processes of the European Union and its member-states; understands the process of European integration and knows the theories, explaining it; is able to analyse policies of the European Communities and to assess their probable effects; is able to explain and to evaluate integration processes and their impact on development of particular states.

Access to further studies: Access to the third cycle studies.

Professional status: A graduate may pursue a career as a public servant at the European Union institutions, as an European Union expert and specialist in Lithuanian state, private and non-governmental institutions.

Final Degree Project or/and Qualification Examinations: Public defence of Master‘s Thesis.

Examination and assessment regulations: The main form of evaluation is an examination. However, courses units may be evaluated by the pass/fail evaluation as well. Every course unit is concluded with either a written or written-oral examination or pass/fail evaluation. Student’s knowledge and general performance during the exam are evaluated using grading scale from 1(very poor) to 10(excellent), or by pass or fail evaluation in the cases when pass/fail evaluation is foreseen as a final evaluation of the course unit.

Title of the degree programme: International Relations and Diplomacy

National code: 62402S103

Study area: Social Sciences

Study field: Political Science

Study level: Second Cycle studies

Level of Qualification: Master studies

Mode of studies: Full-time

Official length of programme (years): 2

Credits: 80 (LT); 120 (ECTS)

Degree awarded: Master in Political Science

Qualification awarded:

Admission requirements: Bachelor degree or its equivalent. The ground of selection competition is weighted average of grades of Diploma Supplement and entrance examination.

Learning outcomes and aims of the programme: To provide knowledge and to form skills, necessary to analyse, compare and evaluate foreign policies and international relations.

Competences developed: Graduate of International Relations and Diplomacy programme possesses knowledge of foreign policy-making process and its factors, development and forms of international relations; knows theory and methodology of International Relations; is able to analyse, explain and evaluate processes of international politics and to identify possible effects of current international processes for the actors of international politics.

Access to further studies: Access to the third cycle studies.

Professional status: A graduate can pursue a career in diplomatic service, work as a foreign policy analyst in international, national and non-governmental organisations, as a researcher at academic institutions; as a foreign policy commentator for the mass-media.

Final Degree Project or/and Qualification Examinations: Public defence of Master‘s Thesis.

Examination and assessment regulations: The main form of evaluation is an examination. However, courses units may be evaluated by the pass/fail evaluation as well. Every course unit is concluded with either a written or written-oral examination or pass/fail evaluation. Student’s knowledge and general performance during the exam are evaluated using grading scale from 1(very poor) to 10(excellent), or by pass or fail evaluation in the cases when pass/fail evaluation is foreseen as a final evaluation of the course unit.

Title of the degree programme: International Business

National code: 61203S108

Study area: Social Sciences

Study field: Management and Business Administration

Study level: First Cycle studies

Level of Qualification: Bachelor studies

Mode of studies: Part-time

Official length of programme (years): 4

Credits: 160 (LT); 240 (ECTS)

Degree awarded: Bachelor in Management and Business Administration

Qualification awarded:

Admission requirements: Secondary, advanced or any other corresponding education. The competitive grade is made up by the final marks of the certificate of secondary education with indexed rates (Mathematics, Lithuanian Language, Foreign Language, History) and the state examinations (Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Lithuanian Language, History).

Learning outcomes and aims of the programme: The main aim of study programme of International Business is to train qualified specialists for work in the international business field in Lithuania, foreign enterprises or joint ventures, effectively perform under conditions of free market, globalization of international labor market and the process of merging businesses. To give a student systematic knowledge and an up - to date package on the most important issues in the fields of business administration and management, which could give practical benefits and competitive advantage.

Competences developed: Having completed International Business programme, a graduate has acquired good kowledge of economic analysis, marketing and sales, accounting and finance, organization management, personnel management, client relations management, negotiations, establishment and liquidation procedure of companies, skills of information gathering, processing, use of information technologies, foreign languages, business communication and project preparation.

Access to further studies: Graduates are able to continue studies for Master’s degree in the field of economics.

Professional status: A graduate can work as the head or a deputy head of Lithuanian and international business companies, establish and run a private business, continue studies for Master’s degree in the field of economics.

Final Degree Project or/and Qualification Examinations: Studies completed with the final degree project or the qualification examinations.

Examination and assessment regulations: The main form of evaluation is an examination. However, courses units may be evaluated by the pass/fail evaluation as well. Every course unit is concluded with either a written or written-oral examination or pass/fail evaluation. Student’s knowledge and general performance during the exam are evaluated using grading scale from 1(very poor) to 10(excellent), or by pass or fail evaluation in the cases when pass/fail evaluation is foreseen as a final evaluation of the course unit.

Title of the degree programme: International Marketing and Trade

National code: 62403S115

Study area: Social Sciences

Study field: Management and Business Administration

Study level: Second Cycle studies

Level of Qualification: Master studies

Mode of studies: Full-time

Official length of programme (years): 2

Credits: 80 (LT); 120 (ECTS)

Degree awarded: Master in Management and Business Administration

Qualification awarded:

Admission requirements: Individuals, who have Bachelor’s degree in management or economics, or equivalent diploma. Competitive grade is calculated in the following way: general average grade of study results, calculated on the basis of grades from diploma annex, average mark of final examinations or mark of a final degree project.

Learning outcomes and aims of the programme: General aim of the programme - to prepare highly qualified business managers, who would have skills and abilities to work on medium or supreme managerial level in international business companies.

Competences developed: Having completed International Trade programe, a graduate is able to solve strategic, marketing, financial and logistic issues and also has international communication skills.

Access to further studies: May continue doctoral studies.

Professional status: A graduate can be employed in various branches of international companies as a middle or senior manager also in international branches of national companies, especially in the field of export.

Final Degree Project or/and Qualification Examinations: Studies are completed with a final degree project.

Examination and assessment regulations: The main form of evaluation is an examination. However, courses units may be evaluated by the pass/fail evaluation as well. Every course unit is concluded with either a written or written-oral examination or pass/fail evaluation. Student’s knowledge and general performance during the exam are evaluated using grading scale from 1(very poor) to 10(excellent), or by pass or fail evaluation in the cases when pass/fail evaluation is foreseen as a final evaluation of the course unit.

Title of the degree programme: International Marketing and Trade

National code: 62403S115

Study area: Social Sciences

Study field: Management and Business Administration

Study level: Second Cycle studies

Level of Qualification: Master studies

Mode of studies: Part-time

Official length of programme (years): 2

Credits: 80 (LT); 120 (ECTS)

Degree awarded: Master in Management and Business Administration

Qualification awarded:

Admission requirements: Individuals, who have Bachelor’s degree in management or economics, or equivalent diploma. Competitive grade is calculated in the following way: general average grade of study results, calculated on the basis of grades from diploma annex, average mark of final examinations or mark of a final degree project.

Learning outcomes and aims of the programme: General aim of the programme - to prepare highly qualified business managers, who would have skills and abilities to work on medium or supreme managerial level in international business companies.

Competences developed: Having completed International Trade programe, a graduate is able to solve strategic, marketing, financial and logistic issues and also has international communication skills.

Access to further studies: May continue doctoral studies.

Professional status: A graduate can be employed in various branches of international companies as a middle or senior manager also in international branches of national companies, especially in the field of export.

Final Degree Project or/and Qualification Examinations: Studies are completed with a final degree project.

Examination and assessment regulations: The main form of evaluation is an examination. However, courses units may be evaluated by the pass/fail evaluation as well. Every course unit is concluded with either a written or written-oral examination or pass/fail evaluation. Student’s knowledge and general performance during the exam are evaluated using grading scale from 1(very poor) to 10(excellent), or by pass or fail evaluation in the cases when pass/fail evaluation is foreseen as a final evaluation of the course unit.