International Business Communication (IBC) is an English-taught Bachelor's programme about effective communication in multilingual organisations. An increasing number of organisations are going global, which calls for communication advisers with a keen eye for intercultural communication and a talent for foreign languages, such as English, French, German and Spanish. Becoming fluent in one of these languages and understanding the intercultural context of business communication gives our IBC graduates a competitive edge in the area of consultancy, communication management, communication research, training and education.
As international companies operate across the globe, they are faced with various communication challenges. How do you avoid misunderstandings when communicating with people from a different cultural background? What is the best way to launch an advertising campaign in different countries? These are the types of questions you will address in the Bachelor’s programme in International Business Communication. By the end of this three year degree programme, you will also master one of the foreign languages of your choice (English, French, German or Spanish). You will improve your proficiency in practical language courses. Furthermore, you will learn about the countries in which your foreign language is spoken by working on projects that address common challenges in international business communication. For example, organising the promotion of an international trade fair, designing an advertising campaign in a foreign language or developing a marketing plan for a foreign start-up company.
Future career opportunities
Expected September 2023
Radboud University
Houtlaan 4,
NIJMEGEN,
Gelderland,
6525 XZ, Netherlands
If you have completed, or are about to complete a study programme abroad, then your diploma will be assessed on an individual basis in order to determine whether your previous education allows for admission. Should your diploma allow for admission, then you could be directly admissible or additional conditions may apply.
Mathematics requirements
In order to successfully complete the statistics courses in our programme, you will need a sufficient level in mathematics. You have a sufficient mathematics level if you have obtained or will obtain a diploma that is comparable to a Dutch VWO diploma with mathematics as one of the subjects in the final examinations in high school (≥ VWO Mathematics C).
This requirement is fulfilled when you obtain:
If you do not meet the above mentioned language conditions, you must satisfy one of the following minimum requirements:
a TOEFL iBT total score of ≥80, all four sub-scores ≥20;
an IELTS Academic overall score of ≥6.0, all four sub-scores ≥6.0;
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency with a mark of C or higher.
Application Deadline: Non-EU/EEA students - 1 April; EU/EEA students - 1 May (recommended deadline for assistance with finding housing) and 1 July (final application deadline).
