International Business Study course
Study Modules/ Subjects Delivered in English (Autumn)
The course is designed for undergraduate students who study full time or come on exchange programmes to the Faculty of Business. Exchange students have to choose no less than 15 ECTS from core subjects in International Business and free electives according to the needs of their study plans.
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Annotation | Course content | Responsible lecturers |
| 15 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Integrated project | The aim of the study subject is to clear out the concept of export and import management situation in companies; to understand the nature of international trade, its characteristics and structure, policy forms and methods of the present conditions, using examples of practical application of theories and analysis of the situation; to find out main information about logistics, its functioning peculiarities; to master and exploit the basic theoretical and practical knowledge in managing the logistic processes and be able to implement them in practice; to boost negotiation skills in international business development and international marketing. | International Trade, International Business Law, International Negotiation, Supply Chain Management. | PhD Mindaugas Samuolaitis |
| ECTS credits |
Assessment system
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Annotation | Course content | Responsible lecturers |
| 15 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Integrated project
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The study module aims to enable students of the study programme of International Business to develop effective intercultural communication skills in business, deepen business communication and teamwork skills. After completing the module, students will be able to understand the importance of international business communication in their professional activities, develop and expand their communicative competencies in business, analyse the functions of intercultural communication in an organisation, manage conflicts, organise negotiations in a multicultural environment, present a business enterprise, its services and create a personal professional image. They will also be able to draft and submit personal documents and apply the principles of effective cooperation while communicating in the professional English and Lithuanian languages. | Intercultural Communication, Communication Psychology, Business English. | Simona Jankauskaitė |
| ECTS credits |
Assessment system
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Annotation | Course content | Responsible lecturers |
| 15 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Integrated project | The module aims to develop communicative and intercultural competence in a foreign language, enabling the professional and successful use of the language in a multicultural business environment, in a variety of situations in personal life and some situations in public life; nurture personal and social attitudes towards values, openness to the global community, tolerance, creativity and the ability to express personal ideas in a foreign language | French Language and Culture Spanish Language and Culture |
Tchasse Simo Wilfred Ledoux |
Free Electives:
| ECTS credits |
Assessment system
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Annotation | Course content | Responsible lecturer |
| 6 | 60% – Practical assignments in department; 40% – Project
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The aim of International Business Process Simulation to precondition the acquisition of practical skills and the ability to apply them in analysing and organising the activities of a business enterprise. After studying the student will be able to analyse and evaluate the global business environment, understand the principles of international business management and the processes taking place in a business enterprise; acquire the skills of planning and organising business activities; apply market research methods and modern technical/technological tools while communicating in the mother tongue and a foreign language; and be able to propose reasonable solutions to the problems of the international business of a business enterprise. | Students simulates the real activities of a company and reflects the actual processes that take place in a business enterprise. During the IB traineeship, the student works in human resources, marketing, commercial and accounting departments. Students trade with each other in a simulated international business market with companies in Lithuania and abroad, analyse the results of their performance, plan marketing communications, and apply promotional measures and actions. | Rasa Šabrinskienė |
* Can be chosen only one of them.
For more information, please, contact:
Kristina Kavaliauskaitė, International Coordinator
Faculty of Business, KK
Pramonės pr. 20, LT 50468, Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: kristina.kavaliauskaite@go.kauko.lt ; Phone: +370 37 75 11 46
Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution
Pramones pr. 20, LT-50468 Kaunas, Lithuania
