Bachelor of Business (International Business)

BBusUndergraduateBusiness & Finance

About This Programme

Prepares graduates to operate across borders, covering global trade, cross-cultural management, and international strategy. Three years (Advanced Entry) or four with an Integrated Freshman Year.

Course Highlights

  • Global strategy, cross-cultural management and international trade.
  • AACSB-accredited; degree awarded by the University of Wollongong, Australia.
  • 144 credit points; 3-year or 4-year pathway.
  • Three intakes a year.

What You'll Study

Delivered on the Dubai Knowledge Park campus (6 credit points per subject), building on a shared first-year business foundation.

First Year Foundation Subjects

  • Responsible Business6 credits
  • Introductory Principles of Finance6 credits
  • Economic Essentials for Business6 credits
  • Marketing Principles6 credits
  • Introduction to Management6 credits
  • Professional Communication: Concepts and Practices6 credits
  • Accounting for Decision Making6 credits
  • Accounting Principles6 credits
  • Statistics for Business6 credits
  • Economics and Society6 credits
  • Introduction to Law6 credits
  • Principles of Supply Chain Management6 credits

Major Subjects

  • Innovation for Global Goals6 credits
  • Organisational Behaviour6 credits
  • Managing Across Cultures6 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • Digitalisation and Computational Thinking for Business*6 credits

Major Subjects

  • International Business Management6 credits
  • Strategic Management6 credits
  • Climate Change and Business Development6 credits
  • International Financial Management6 credits
  • AI Marketing Implementation6 credits
  • Management of Change6 credits

Capstone

  • Integrative Business Capstone6 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship*6 credits

Choose One Emirati Studies*

  • Urban Sociology6 credits
  • Public Health6 credits
  • UAE and International Relations6 credits
  • Society and Environment – Resources, Challenges, Futures6 credits
  • Muslim Societies Across the Ages: Tradition, Secularism & Modernity6 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: Advanced Entry (3 years) or Direct Entry (4 years), by school system. UAE/Arab Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama 70% (direct entry only); American High School Diploma grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0), plus SAT 1100 for advanced entry; India CBSE 10.5 advanced / 7 direct; India ICSE 77% / 55%; Chinese Senior High School 80% / 60%; Pakistan HSSC 88% / 65%; South Korea CSAT 77.5% / 70%.
A Level: British GCE: five IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus three A Levels at CCD for advanced entry, or two AS / one A Level at grade D for direct entry, in both cases with Year 13 completed.
IB Diploma: International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points for advanced entry, 21 points for direct entry.
English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with 6.0 in each band for advanced entry, or 5.0 overall for direct entry. TOEFL iBT 79 (18 Reading/Writing, 17 Listening/Speaking) or 40 overall. PTE Academic 54 with 54 in each communicative skill, or 42 overall.

UOWD publishes a 21-row matrix covering a further nine school systems (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, CIS). See the programme page for the full table.

Careers

Graduates become international market development executives, international trade coordinators, international business consultants/managers, country research analysts and country managers.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education (CAA) and KHDA-licensed; conferred by the University of Wollongong (Australia). AACSB-accredited.

Professional exemptions

AACSB-accredited business school

Programme Details

Award

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

Start Date

September 2026 (also January & April intakes)

Typical Offer

High-school completion; IELTS 6.0 (3-yr) / 5.0 (4-yr)

Duration

3 years

Qualification

Bachelors

Subject Area

Business & Finance

Campus

Dubai

Course Type

International Business major

Tuition Fee

AED 63,449/yr

Apply online at uowdubai.ac.ae. Scholarships and merit awards are available.

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