Bachelor degree // Study in English
International Business (E-BA)
Competition is increasing in the international market, making the demand for skilled employment within the areas of marketing, economics and human resources even higher. Especially if one person is able to work with different assignments across all fields.
01.09.2025
02.02.2026
Summer intake: 26.08.2025
Winter intake: 26.01.2026
AP degree from International Business Academy or an equivalent school, or another degree at the equivalent level. Additionally, English at a certain level.Show more +
1.5 - 6 years, 120 CATS (60 ECTS).
Price for registration is DKK 9,000. Each unit costs DKK 6,000 (8 units in total). The research project costs DKK 13,000. The total price is DKK 70,000.Show more +
Part-time, Online


Our BA degree in International Business gives you the most important tools you need to solve the kinds of complex challenges that occur when working in an international environment.
You will gain insights into specific techniques and methods within marketing, financial management, intercultural communication and human resource management, enabling you to work on your assignments in a very professional way.
The degree is offered by Leeds Beckett University in co-operation with the IBA.
Information about the programme
The BA in International Business is a part-time and international programme, offered by Leeds Beckett University in co-operation with the IBA in Kolding, and is 100% online. It is a top-up programme that corresponds to the third year of a full-time bachelor and builds on top of two-year programmes like the Danish AP degrees or the British DipHE or HND programmes.
The programme consists of 8 modules and a final research project. You may study as many modules per semester as you like and in any order. Total 120 CATS (60 ECTS).
For example, you may progress like this:
E-learning programmes are programmes that are offered online or through distance learning, and put simply, studying by distance learning means you don’t have to be based in Kolding to take one of our courses. Wherever you are, you may study with us.
When you choose one of our e-learning programmes, you can study at a distance, at a time and pace that suit you.
Choosing an e-learning programme gives you maximum freedom and flexibility during your studies. You are taught by experienced lecturers through our digital platform, Canvas. The teaching may be supplemented by online webinars and video conferences, which are recorded, so you can watch them regardless of time and place.
In e-learning you distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous learning. In synchronous learning the students and their lecturers are “on” at the same time, which requires participation at particular times and sometimes locations. In asynchronous learning the students and their lecturers participate at different times and locations. Students may log on to the system and work whenever and wherever it suits them. They are in other words completely independent of time and place, but they are still part of an active online learning community and communicate often with their lecturers and peers.
Obviously, the IBA is mainly using asynchronous learning techniques in our concept, but synchronous events, such as webinars and video conferences are also included.
Approach to Teaching
We’ve been running e-learning courses at the IBA since 1996 and welcome students across the world – from Denmark to Argentina and Australia to Canada.
We ensure that:
- Each course is the same quality and level as a course studied on our campus and internationally
- The teaching and learning materials are chosen and designed to help you learn and succeed while studying at home
- The support we provide to e-learning students is prompt, efficient and helpful
- Our academic staff are subject experts and dedicated to delivering great courses that help our e-learning students thrive in their careers and lives.
Benefits of e-learning
- E-Learning is a great way to progress further in your career – you can balance the demands of your course with your everyday commitments, allowing you to keep working while you learn.
- You don’t have to come on to campus to attend lectures and seminars, so you won’t have to worry about relocating or travelling.
- Since there are no borders limiting our activities, our e-learning programmes are truly international awarding internationally recognised degrees.
- You’ll have the option to study at home after the kids have gone to bed, in a library, in a coffee shop, or even at an airport. In fact, if you can access the internet, you can access nearly everything you need for our e-learning courses.
- All our e-learning courses have start dates twice a year, giving you added options.
- Any qualification you earn from us by e-learning is of equal value to one obtained studying on campus.
- As well as having direct access to both the IBA’s and Leeds Beckett University’s libraries and electronic databases, you can use other university libraries, so you’ll have the benefit of learning resources close to where you live.
- All e-programmes are split up into modules giving you flexibility and enabling you to control your own learning progression.
- You can get on and off “the train” at any time.
Support while you study
We put a lot of time and effort into ensuring you have a great experience with us. When signing up, all e-learning students are given access to online information, which specifies exactly what is expected from you – and what you can expect from us.
Just because you aren’t learning on campus doesn’t mean you’ll have to cope on your own – you’ll have the support of dedicated academic staff while studying the individual modules, and our administrative personnel will be on hand to offer you advice about everything from academic issues to stress and anxiety.
Tools for learning
Our students log in to a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) called Canvas instead of attending lectures or seminars in person. The VLE gives you access to course materials such as videos, e-books and other documents. You also use it to discuss the course material with your lecturers and peers and to submit your assignments and receive feedback. Most of the teaching is conducted through open and asynchronous dialogue in the dialogue tool in Canvas.
As well as through the VLE, you may communicate with us and your peers through online webinars, video conferences and emails.
Our partners
We work with specialist organisations to ensure that our e-learning programmes deliver the best qualifications possible. Our partners include:
- Leeds Beckett University
- Through LBU we are accredited by the British Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education
- Canvas – they are global online learning experts, and we currently utilise their world-leading virtual learning environment (VLE)
- Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) – we are proud members of this organisation, which has also accredited our programmes.
With this bachelor’s degree, you are well-equipped for a career in an international company. You get skills that will strengthen your job options within marketing, financing and human resource management in a global market.
The BA degree is also one step further up the educational ladder to a master’s degree.
On successful completion of the bachelor degree, you can progress automatically to a master’s degree at the IBA/LBU, or use your credits to complete a degree at master’s level at another university in Denmark or abroad.

Albert Garland Elam |
age@iba.dk |
Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor |

Jens Jørgen Nielsen |
jjni@iba.dk |
Senior Lecturer |

Morten Kier |
mki@iba.dk |
Student Counselor |

Søren Bladt |
sobl@iba.dk |
Senior Lecturer |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Our programmes are designed with working professionals in mind and allow for flexibility within a framework. You can choose the days of the week and the times of the day you study to accommodate your other commitments, however you must meet some deadlines as advised by your lecturer. Our modules are 12 weeks in duration, and you are able to take breaks in between modules.
Yes, there are tuition fees, and they apply to all students irrespective of nationality. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships, grants, or discounts available at the moment. Tuition fees are quoted in Danish kroner, but may be paid electronically in any recognized currency.
Yes, it is. There is absolutely no distinction between the quality of online and campus programmes. You can be assured that all our online degrees have the same status as those awarded to graduates who studied on-campus.
No, your degree certificate will look exactly the same as those awarded to students who studied on campus in Denmark or Leeds. There will be no reference to ‘online’ on your degree certificate.
Asynchronous learning means that there are no set times for you to be online. You can log on to your platform at times of the day and days of the week that suit you. This makes it possible for students in different time zones to participate in the asynchronous discussion threads that most lecturers run and that allow you to participate in online discussions when it suits you, and there will be webinars offered by lecturers and video-recorded for those of you who cannot attend at specific times, or want to see them again.
The e-learning concept is designed in such a way that you can always keep track of your personal learning progression.
For most programmes you will need to order one textbook per module. The average cost is US$120 per book. Additional e-books and texts are provided at no extra costs.
No, none of our online programmes require you to travel. All teaching is done online. Even exams are online. But you will be invited to participate in a physical graduation ceremony both in Kolding and Leeds.
You’ll meet all sorts of interesting, motivated people from all over the world. But generally speaking, you’ll find that most of our online students are ambitious professionals who fit their studies around their work and other commitments. Around 85% of them will typically be in full-time employment, and have work experience.
Many employers not only recognize the IBA’s and Leeds Beckett University’s online qualifications, they sponsor their employees to study with us, too. They know that our online degrees have the same status and high standards as our on-campus degrees.
Being UK university degrees, our online qualifications are widely recognized internationally.
On average, students spend around 5-10 hours per week on their studies on the E-BA and Double Degree programmes and 10-15 hours per week on the E-MSc and E-MBA programmes. You may need more time, especially for your first module as you adjust to the learning platform, and you may need less for some modules. The time you need to spend studying will depend on many variables including your previous academic experience, your confidence with technology, and your English-language skills.
If you have questions in connection with admission, you can use the contact form here or contact Director of E-learning, Oksana Jørgensen via email, at oknj@iba.dk or phone +45 30101613.
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- I could build up my knowledge, without putting my career on hold. It was a perfect combination for me. And because the programme takes place online, I could plan my studies around when it suited me best.
Mathias Kallan Has a bachelor’s in International Business Mathias took a bachelor’s in his free time: “I needed to challenge myself.”

- We always had a week to submit assignments, so there was plenty of opportunity to plan around other commitments.
Csilla Baksay Rasmussen Customer Supporter & Project Coordinator Online education helped Csilla fulfill her big dream

- Not everyone’s suited to sitting quietly at a school desk. And if you’d asked my teachers at school, they’d never have thought I’d be sitting here today with a bachelor’s degree, preparing to begin my master’s. But that’s what’s happened - because I found a way of studying that suits my needs.
Stine Bloch Jensen Has a bachelor’s in International Business at the IBA Stine started her online bachelor’s while on the frontline

Application and Admission
You must normally have successfully completed a minimum of two years’ post-secondary education (AP degree from Denmark or equivalent), or 240 CATS (APL with 120 credits at level 1 and 120 credits at level 2). To find out if your non-Danish entry qualifications fulfil the minimum entry requirements for the course, you can visit our International Qualifications webpage >>
The following Danish AP courses give direct access to this top-up:
- AP Marketing Management
- AP Logistics Management
- AP Service, Hospitality & Tourism Management
- AP Commerce Management
- AP Design, Technology & Business.
Students from Denmark must have passed English at a level equivalent to a Danish Upper Secondary education B-level. Students from other countries must present a recognised international English test, with a result equivalent to or better than:
- IELTS: 6.0
- TOEFL Paper: 550
- TOEFL Computer: 213
- TOEFL Internet-based: 79 (minimum 19 in all sections)
- Cambridge test: CAE A, B or C
- Oxford Online Placement test: B2 (min. 70 in each part).
All applicants are offered an online meeting.
Relevant professional experience will also be considered in the evaluation of applications.
Non-standard applications may be considered for entry to the course and will be at the discretion of the Course Manager.
You can apply for the E-BA in International Business course for summer and winter intake.
All applications must be made through the online application form here >>
All applicants are required to pay an application fee before their application can be processed by the IBA. Read more about the application fee >>
All required documentation must be attached to your application in the system by the given deadline:
- For summer intake applicants must apply no later than the 26th of August
- For winter intake applicants must apply no later than the 26th of January.
If you have questions in connection with admission, you can contact Director of E-learning, Oksana Jørgensen via email, at oknj@iba.dk.
You must attach documentation to support the information mentioned in your application. All relevant documentation must be attached to your application in the system by the above-stated application deadline.
Mandatory documentation:
- AP Degree or equivalent and Transcripts of records with min. 120 ECTS or 240 CATS (copy of original and translation).
If you have not finished your degree at the time of application, you must provide detailed Transcripts of records, mentioning the expected date of graduation.
- Copy of valid passport/national ID
- Updated CV in English
- Application Fee >> Payment Receipt
The total tuition fee is DKK 70,000.
The tuition and registration fees include all teaching, learning support and administrative costs, but are exclusive of books.
Registration: DKK 9,000
Each unit: DKK 6,000 (8 units in total)
Research project: DKK 13,000
Note that payment per unit is effected at the start of each unit.
Scholarships
We do not offer scholarships for this course.
The course is not entitled to the Danish State Education Support (SU). Read more at www.su.dk.
The programme can be followed from any geographical location, and therefore does not give the right for student visa to Denmark.
The CATS (Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme) points system is recognised by many UK Higher Education institutions as a method of quantifying credit for a particular course.
CATS points convert to European academic credits (ECTS) as follows: Two CATS points are equivalent to one ECTS point.
Any questions?
Contact

Oksana Jørgensen |
oknj@iba.dk |
+45 30 10 16 13 |
Director of E-Learning (Bachelor and Master) |
Senior Lecturer |

Keld Hvam |
khv@iba.dk |
+45 25 28 46 00 |
Academic Advisor and Developer (E-learning, Bachelor and Master) |