International Business

Official Length of Programme, Mode of study

120 credits, full-time studies, two year studies
Objective(s) of a Study Programme:
Qualification Degree
To provide interdisciplinary knowledge of modern business creation and management necessary for complex business
Master of Business Management
activities at the national and international levels, to develop a complex, intercultural understanding of business
Field of Study management and the ability to make innovative, scientifically based business management decisions in a changing
Business Studies
environment and to disseminate their results responsibly.
Faculty
School of Economics and Business

State Code Access to Professional Activity

6211LX029

Head of the Field's Study Programmes The graduate can perform research, expertise, business consulting or managerial work at any internationally active
Prof. Žaneta Gravelines, email zaneta.gravelines@ktu.lt industrial or service organisation, is able to establish, operate, and expand his/her own international business.

Become the most

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Learning outcomes:
Module code Module title ECTS credits
Knowledge and its Application
1 Semester

S190M171 Innovation Management 5

S190M018 International Business Logistics 5 A1 Are able to creatively apply organizational theories and the latest management
S189M213 International Business Management 10
concepts which allow for the implementation of research solutions based on
S189M014 International Competitiveness 5
research results, adequate to the dynamically changing environment.
Optional Competence of MA+ 5
A2 Are able to apply modern international practices and concepts of business creation,
organization and management which enable developing innovative business
models.

A3 Are able to explain global trends in economic, social, political, legal, ethical and
technological development, the driving forces of change and their impact on the
international competitiveness of business.

A4 Are able to apply theories and concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship in a

dynamically changing environment and different contexts.
2 Semester

S189M121 Business Model Innovation 5

S191M154 Scientific Research Design 5
S181M118 Strategic Finance Management 5 A5 Are able to apply the latest methods of social research as well as to explain the
S189M201 Technology Venturing 10 possibilities and limitations of their application in conducting theoretical, applied and
practical research on international competitiveness and business management.
Optional Competence of MA+ 5

Research Skills

B1 Are able to develop methodology of interdisciplinary scientific, applied research, to

apply quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques, to collect,
process and systematize information that allows for creation of a reliable basis for
sustainable and ethical solutions.

B2 Are able to analyze and critically evaluate the solutions for the improvement of
3 Semester

S191M143 Data Analysis Methods 5 international business management, substantiating and interpreting their causes
S189M203 International Business Law 5 and impact on the environment with the results of the latest research.
S000M126 Research Project 5
S190M610 Strategic Management 10 B3 Are able to apply the methods of strategic insight, integrate and link fragmented
information into a system, to interpret the results from an interdisciplinary point of
Optional Competence of MA+ 5
view, thus creating a reliable basis for making innovative business and
management decisions in complex situations.

Specific Skills

C1 Are able to comprehensively assess the uncertainties of the global and regional
environment, to identify new business development opportunities, to take
advantage of them and initiate changes in the organization.
4 Semester

S000M009 Master‘s Degree Final Project 30

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Learning outcomes:
C2 Are able to improve business and management practices in conditions of
uncertainty, to react proactively, evaluating alternatives and possible surprises to
make innovative business creation, management and development decisions
based on research results.

C3 Are able to apply a systematic approach and the latest methods of business activity
and environmental research in the design of innovative business models and
innovation implementation processes and to recommend appropriate actions to
strengthen business sustainability and competitiveness.

Social Skills

D1 Are able to communicate fluently in writing and orally with business representatives
from various cultural backgrounds as well as other stakeholders, to discuss relevant
issues in business creation and management practice and theory, including
presentation of ideas, preparation of business reports, consulting and peer review.

D2 Are able to plan, organize and manage individual and group professional activities
as well as research work in traditional, virtual and multicultural environments, to
follow the norms of professional ethics and citizenship.

D3 Are able to initiate, plan and implement business creation and development in
harmony with the principles of sustainable development and the interests of various
groups in society.

Personal Skills

E1 Are able to think systematically, critically and creatively making complex

management decisions in situations of different uncertainty, are aware of the moral
and social responsibility for one‘s activities and their ethical consequences.

E2 Are able to plan the process of continuous learning and independently develop
individual and organizational competencies.

E3 Are able to critically evaluate the data and information sources necessary for
business development and management decisions and on their basis to initiate and
manage business activities.