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    Business management degrees abroad

    Business management is a popular degree program to study at university, especially for international students. It can give you a wide ranging education that can lead to a number of career opportunities after graduation. Business management can share a lot of similarities with other programs like business administration, but focuses on organization and the management of people and operations.

    Business management programs are offered at universities and business schools all over the world, so you will have many options to choose from. Think carefully about where you want to study, including which destination could offer the best career opportunities after graduation.

    Studying business management abroad will expose you to different business practices, which can help your overall understanding of the subject. It’s also a great chance to meet new people, experience a whole new culture and improve your language skills.

    Business management program structure

    Undergraduate business management programs are available at associate and bachelor’s level. You can study a bachelor’s as BA or BSc degree, with very little difference between the two, other than the BA may be more theory based, and the BSc more practical. Bachelor’s in business management typically take three or four years to complete.

    A number of undergraduate programs offer a year in industry or placement year, where you can get hands on experience in work. Some degrees are also available as joint honors and combine business management with other subjects like leadership, human resources or international relations.

    At postgraduate level, a master’s in business management is available as an MA or MSc, and you can choose to study a specific area like business management and innovation, or international business management.

    The content and structure of business management programs will differ depending on the university, but there are some core areas you can expect to see on any course.

    Modules and subjects covered by most programs include:

    • Managing organizations
    • Business accounting
    • Marketing
    • Managing people
    • Supply chain and operations management
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Human resource management
    • International business issues
    • Business law
    • Management strategy

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    Business management undergraduate programs

    Bachelor's in business management

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      Business: Management - BBus University of Tasmania, Australia

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      22,854 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 30,950 AUD

      Start date
      February
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      Business Management & HR Management - BA (Hons) York St John University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,552 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,750 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Business Management and Finance - BA (Hons) Keele University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      24,092 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,500 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Business Management and Economics - BA (Hons) University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,897 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,000 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management - BSc (Hons) (with placement) Ulster University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      19,934 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,480 GBP

      Start date
      September
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    Associate in business management

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      Forest Renewable Materials/Marketing and Management - ASc Southwestern Oregon Community College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,791 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 10,791 USD

      Start date
      September, January, March, June
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      Business Management - ASc Santiago Canyon College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      8,304 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 8,304 USD

      Start date
      February, June, August
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      Business Management - AASc Fox Valley Technical College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      6,600 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 6,600 USD

      Start date
      August, January
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      Business Management - AB Davis College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      16,275 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,275 USD

      Start date
      February, May, August, November
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      Business Technology Management - AASc Seattle Central College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      9,687 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD

      Start date
      September, January, April, June
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    Diploma in business management

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      Advancing University Studies: Management - DipAdvUniStud University of Canterbury, New Zealand

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      19,564 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 28,030 NZD

      Start date
      January, February
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      Hospitality: Hotel Operations Management - UGDip Centennial College, Canada
      • Online

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      13,075 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,430 CAD

      Start date
      September, May, January
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      Culinary Management - UGDip Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      12,265 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,412 CAD

      Start date
      January
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      Business - Leadership & Management (Level 6) - NZDip Freedom Institute of Higher Education, New Zealand

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,500 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,500 USD

      Start date
      January, July
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      Business Administration: General Management - Dip Coast Mountain College, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,751 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,510 CAD

      Start date
      January, May, September
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    Certificate in business management

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      Indigenous Management II - Cert University of Regina, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      14,324 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD

      Start date
      September, January, May
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      Business and Management - Cert HE University of Essex Online, UK
      • Online
      • Part-time

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      16 months
      Annual tuition fee
      8,490 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 6,167 GBP

      Start date
      January, February, March, April, June, July, August, September, October, November
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      Intermediate Nursery Management - Cert Merritt College, USA

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      7,950 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD

      Start date
      August, January, June
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      Business Management - Cert Northern Lights College, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      10,485 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,176 CAD

      Start date
      January, May, September
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      Professional Cook and Business Management - Dual Cert College of the Rockies, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      20 months
      Annual tuition fee
      9,677 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,160 CAD

      Start date
      September
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    Pathway in business management

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      Business Management with Marketing (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      15,006 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 10,900 GBP

      Start date
      January, September
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      Business and Management - International Year 1 - UGP Kingston University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      18,516 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,450 GBP

      Start date
      January, September
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      Business and Management - International Year One - UGP University of Sussex, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      24,505 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,800 GBP

      Start date
      January, September
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      Business and Management, International Year One - UGP University of Lincoln, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      12,910 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,910 USD

      Start date
      January, September, October
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      Business Management - FdA Buckinghamshire New University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,208 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,500 GBP

      Start date
      September
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    Business management graduate programs

    Master's in business management

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      Public Health, Health Policy and Management - MPH Florida A&M University, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      25,868 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 25,868 USD

      Start date
      January, August
      Show program overview about Public Health, Health Policy and Management
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      Arts and Cultural Leadership and Management - MA University of Cumbria, UK

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      17,621 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,800 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Business (Management) - MBA RMIT University, Australia

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      22,684 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 30,720 AUD

      Start date
      February, July
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      Engineering Management: Supply Chain Management - MEM University of Windsor, Canada

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      14,797 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,594 CAD

      Start date
      September
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      Automotive Mechatronics and Management - MScEng University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      1,712 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 1,454 EUR

      Start date
      October
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    Doctorate in business management

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      Business Administration: Human Resources Management - DBA Lincoln University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      5 years
      Annual tuition fee
      9,000 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,000 USD

      Start date
      January, August
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      Business Administration: Information Technology Management - DBA Westcliff University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      15,500 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,500 USD

      Start date
      January, March, May, June, August, October
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Information Technology Management
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      Business and Management - PhD Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,599 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,000 EUR

      Start date
      February, September
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      Management - PhD University of Canterbury, New Zealand

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      4,955 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,099 NZD

      Start date
      January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
      Show program overview about Management
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      Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy and Risk Management - PhD Florida A&M University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      25,868 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 25,868 USD

      Start date
      January, August
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    Diploma in business management

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      Property Management - GDip Lincoln University, New Zealand

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      20,311 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 29,100 NZD

      Start date
      January, February
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      Culinary Management - OCDip Fanshawe College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      11,790 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,816 CAD

      Start date
      January, March, May, July, September, November
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      Fashion Business and Management - OCDip Centennial College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      13,093 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,453 CAD

      Start date
      September
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      Project Management - PGDip University of California, Riverside Extension, USA

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      9 months
      Annual tuition fee
      18,200 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,200 USD

      Start date
      September
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      Business Administration: Global Business Management - PGDip North Island College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,059 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,640 CAD

      Start date
      January, May, July, September
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    Certificate in business management

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      Human Resources Management - GradCert Centennial College, Canada
      • Online

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      12,882 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,187 CAD

      Start date
      September, May, January
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      Fundraising Management - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      18 months
      Annual tuition fee
      13,156 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,532 CAD

      Start date
      -
      Show program overview about Fundraising Management
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      Creative Industries Management - PGCert Sheridan College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      14,687 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,456 CAD

      Start date
      September
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      Guest Relations Management - Concierge Specialist - OCGCert Fanshawe College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      18 months
      Annual tuition fee
      9,526 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 11,970 CAD

      Start date
      September
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      Project Management - PGCert University of Essex Online, UK
      • Online
      • Part-time

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      5,150 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 3,741 GBP

      Start date
      February, June, September
      Show program overview about Project Management
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    Pathway in business management

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      Business and Management, Pre-Master’s - PGP University of Nottingham, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      29,571 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 21,480 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Business and Management, Pre-master's Program - PGP Lynn University, USA

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      16,380 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,380 USD

      Start date
      -
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      Business, Management and Law, Pre-Masters - PGP Liverpool John Moores University, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      6 months
      Annual tuition fee
      9,637 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,000 GBP

      Start date
      March, May
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      Business, Management and Marketing, Pre-Masters - PGP University of Huddersfield, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      3 months
      Annual tuition fee
      10,463 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,600 GBP

      Start date
      June, September
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      Investment Management, Pre-Masters - PGP University of Surrey, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      6 months
      Annual tuition fee
      15,832 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 11,500 GBP

      Start date
      February, September
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    Future business management careers

    It’s no surprise that many business management graduates will look to start careers in the business sector. However, the skills you will learn mean there are a number of industries and roles you can look to go into. Popular career options for business management graduates include:

    • Business consultant
    • Sales manager
    • Business manager
    • Account manager
    • Accountant
    • Project manager
    • Logistics manager
    • Operational researcher
    • Retail manager
    • Sales manager
    • HR manager

    A business management degree will give a strong foundation, however to work in management you will usually need years of experience.

    Many businesses offer training while you work, or can fast-track you into leadership roles. Studying a business management master’s is a good way to improve your career prospects if you are already in work.