International business [Bachelor’s level]

Training in the educational program “International Business” (specialty 073 “Management”) at the bachelor’s level is conducted in Ukrainian or English. 

 


Program Objectives: To provide the first academic degree in management, with an emphasis on international business. The program covers a broad range of management subjects and aims to the development of knowledge and skills for a successful managerial career in international companies.

Employment Perspectives: junior and middle management positions at international enterprises and multinational companies in the areas of International Marketing, International Sales, Project Management, International Finance and Investment, Business Analytics, Human Resources Management, International Logistics.

Competencies and Learning Outcomes:

  • to apply scientific and practical knowledge in the field of international business management;
  • to execute complex specialized tasks and solve practical problems in the field of international business operations of the firm;
  • to analyze the factors of the international business environment of the firm;
  • to participate in the planning and execution of export-import operations and international marketing, international financial management, international human resources management, and international supply chain management activities.

 

Educational and professional program (bachelor’s level), course syllabuses

Ukrainian version

2024

Additional reviews from international partners: Review 1, Review 2
Mandatory components of EP

Code Components of EP ECTS credits Form of final control Syllabus
General training
ЗП 1  History of Ukraine and Ukrainian culture 4  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 2  Ukrainian Language 3  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 3  Foreign Language 17 Differentiated grading, Exam   Syllabus
ЗП 4  Philosophy 3  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 5  Jurisprudence 4  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
ЗП 6  Economic Theory. Microeconomics 5  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 7  Higher Mathematics 6  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 8  Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship 5  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 9  Informatiоnal Technologies in Economic Activity 4  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
ЗП 10  Economic Theory. Macroeconomics 5  Exam  Syllabus
ЗП 11  Economic Statistics 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
ЗП 12  Physical Education 12  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
Professional training
СП 1  Introduction to Speciality (Introductory practice) 3  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
СП 2  Theory of Organization 5  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
СП 3  Accounting 5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 4  Enterprise Economics 5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 5  Marketing 5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 6  Fundamentals of Management 8  Differentiated grading, Exam  Syllabus
СП 7  International Business 6  Exam  Syllabus
СП 8  Human Resource Management 6  Exam  Syllabus
СП 9  Finance of Enterprises 5  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
СП 10  Management of Export-Import Operations 4  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
СП 11  Fundamentals of International Marketing  5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 12  Self-management 5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 13  Customs Regulation   6  Exam  Syllabus
СП 14  International Investment Activity 5  Exam  Syllabus
СП 15  Strategic Management 6  Exam  Syllabus
СП 16  Performance Management 6  Exam  Syllabus
СП 17  International Supply Chain Management 5  Exam  Syllabus
Practical Training
ПП 1 Professional Practice 6  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
ПП 2 Pre-graduation Practice 6  Differentiated grading  Syllabus
Attestation
 А  Attestation 6    Syllabus
  Total amount for mandatory components 180     

Elective components of EP

Code Components of EP ECTS credits Form of final control Syllabus
Courses of the student’s free choice of professional training  
ОКВП1 – ОКВП12  Courses of free choice of professional training 1-12  48  Differentiated grading   
1 Mathematical modeling in management (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
2 Business communications 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
3 Resource management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
4 Local studies (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
5 Research in international business 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
6 Project financing and the basics of grant management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
7 Operational management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
8 Organizational behavior 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
9 Basics of business analysis 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
10 Leadership 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
11 Innovative activity in international business 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
12 Social design 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
13 Insurance management (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
14 Taxation (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
15 Enterprise capital 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
16 International project analysis and business planning 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
17 International teamwork and management of joint ventures 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
18 Logistics (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
19 Managerial skills in international business 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
20 Business valuation 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
21 International economic integration and international organizations 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
22 Socially responsible marketing (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
23 Management of innovations 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
24 Managerial decisions 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
25 SMM-Management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
26 Quality management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
27 Corporate social responsibility 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
28 Electronic business 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
29 Academic writing in international business 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
30 PR tools in international relations (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
31 Gender aspects of business (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
32 Competitiveness management 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
33 Riskology 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
34 Conflictology and negotiation theory (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
35 Business tourism (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
36 Intellectual property in innovative business activities (in Ukrainian) 4 Differentiated grading  Syllabus
Courses of the student’s free choice from the university catalog of courses    
ВД3  Courses of free choice 1-3 12  Differentiated grading   
  Total amount for elective components 60     
  Total amount of the EP 240     

 

2023

Syllabuses for the mandatory educational components of the EP
Code Components of the educational program Number of credits Form of the final assessment Syllabus
1. Mandatory components of EP
1.1.General training
GT 1 History of Ukraine and Ukrainian Culture 4,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 2 Ukrainian Language 3,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 3 Foreign Language* 16,0 Differentiated grading, Exam Syllabus
GT 4 Philosophy 3,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 5 Jurisprudence 4,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
GT 6 Economic Theory 5,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 7 Higher Mathematics 6,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 8 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
GT 9 Economic Informatics 5,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 10 Microeconomics 5,0 Exam Syllabus
GT 11 Economic Statistics 4,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
GT 12 Macroeconomics 5,0 Exam Syllabus
GT Physical education 12,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
1.2.Professional training
PT 1 Introduction to Speciality 3,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
PT 2 Organization theory 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
PT 3 Finance 6,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 4 Enterprise Economics 6,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 5 Marketing 5,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 6 Fundamentals of Management 8,0 Differentiated grading, Exam Syllabus
PT 7 Management of Export-Import Operations 6,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 8 International Business 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
PT 9 Human Resource Management 6,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 10 Accounting 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
PT 11 Customs Regulation 4,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 12 Self-management 4,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 13 Fundamentals of Financial Management 4,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 14 Innovations Management 5,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 15 Information Technologies in Management 3,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 16 Performance Management 5,0 Exam Syllabus
PT 17 Strategic Management 5,0 Exam Syllabus
СП Practical training 6,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
СП Pre-graduation Practice 6,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
Attestation 6,0
Total amount for Mandatory components 180


Syllabuses for the optional educational components of the EP

Code Components of the educational program Number of credits Form of the final assessment Syllabus
2. Optional components of EP
2.1. Profile training
Profiled discipline package 01 “Management of multinational corporations”
OP1.1 International investment activity 3,0 Exam Syllabus
OP1.2 Basics of international marketing 5,0 Exam Syllabus
OP1.3 International teamwork 4,0 Exam Syllabus
OP1.4 International supply chain management 5,0 Exam Syllabus
OP1.5 Innovative activities in international business 6,0 Exam Syllabus
Profiled discipline package 02 “Management of foreign economic activity”
OP2.1 International sales activities 3,0 Exam Syllabus
OP2.2 Management skills in international business 5,0 Exam Syllabus
OP2.3 International logistics 4,0 Exam Syllabus
OP2.4 International electronic commerce 5,0 Exam Syllabus
OP2.5 International economic integration and international organizations 6,0 Exam Syllabus
2.2. Optional student disciplines of the profile preparation according to the list** 25
OPT1 Research in international business 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT2 Organizational behavior 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT3 Econometrics 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT4 Mathematical modeling in international business 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT5 Leadership 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT6 Resource management 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT7 International project analysis and business planning 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT8 Crisis management 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT9 Team management tools 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT10 Academic writing in international business 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT11 SMM management 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT12 Risk management 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT13 E-business 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT14 Fundamentals of fundraising 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
OPT15 Competitiveness management 5,0 Differentiated grading Syllabus
2.3. Optional student disciplines from the general university catalog of disciplines
OD1 Discipline 1 4,0 Differentiated grading
OD2 Discipline 2 4,0 Differentiated grading
OD3 Discipline 3 4,0 Differentiated grading
Total amount for optional components 60
TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME 240

2022

 

2021