Bachelor of Arts - BA in International Business – International Trade CBS International Business School - Potsdam Campus

Trade is becoming ever more international, more diverse – and more exciting. Thanks to free trade, fewer boundaries, digitalization, and fast logistics, today just about everyone can order a smartphone directly from China and have it in their hands two days later. Or dinner ingredients can be delivered fresh and right to a home – a logistical masterpiece. Trade is an industry that is constantly reinventing itself and where anything is possible. This is a challenge for large multichannel trading companies and e-commerce only providers, who, in order to stay on the right track, are looking for experts who have a holistic view of purchasing opportunities, sales channels, and consumer behaviour. If you study trade management with us, you will be among the most sought-after professionals, a master of traditional and digital commerce, moving billions for large corporations later on.

Studying trade management at CBS as part of the International Business programme where you will specialize in International Trade. Lectures are held in English. In semesters 3 to 6 you will acquire deep business knowledge, starting with the basic principles: theories of international trade and trade management as well as international commercial law and customs regulations. This enables you to already start working on a business project in the fourth semester, where you will solve a task in the field of international trade – either as a case study or with an actual corporate partner. Including a presentation. The practical orientation is so important to us because of its profound importance in getting your career underway.

The Cologne Business School (CBS) is a internationally orientated, state-recognised university of applied sciences and counts as one of Germany's top Business Schools. Moreover, the CBS study programs are regularly checked by the tri-national accreditation agency, FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) as regards content, topicality and academic feasibility. As a consequence the CBS placed fourth among the top-ranked universities of applied sciences in Germany in the category: Business Administration (survey of „Wirtschaftswoche“ (Business Weekly).

Cologne Business School's mission statement is to design the study organisation and contents of the degree courses in accordance with the students' employability. International lecturers and rigid organisation enable efficient, forwardlooking studying. Small study groups and intense student support by the professors are the hallmark of the learning atmosphere at CBS and the reason for the considerable assessment in the current CHE Ranking.

A network of partner universities in several countries and intense contacts to the economy already provide the opportunity of gaining international study and work experience during studies. In addition to management courses and the classic business administration subjects, CBS also offers the best possible transfer of practical experience by way of business simulations and practical projects.

In addition, possible overseas stays, courses in personal skills and presentation techniques round off your qualification profile and prepare you competently for the requirements of internationally based companies.