Specialisations

International Business

In your first year, you will take the same courses as all other International Business students, ranging from Finance to Accounting to Management of Organisations and Marketing. This gives you a solid footing from which to choose the specialisation Emerging Markets or continue with the regular International Business programme for your second and third years.

Emerging Markets

Most of the world’s economic growth is taking place in rising economic powers such as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe. In this specialisation, you’ll use a multi-disciplinary approach to study these emerging economies and the new business opportunities associated with their growth. You’ll learn what drives the high growth in these markets, how they are evolving, where the next business opportunities will be, and how to make responsible management and policy decisions in these rapidly changing and sometimes fragile economies.

Application procedure

The application for the specialisation Emerging Markets will be open from March 19 until April 19. If you would like to apply for this specialisation, please take the following steps:

Fill out the application form. You can find it here ;
Upload your most recent course transcript via My UM. Please download your current result sheet (grade list) from My UM/Courses/Academic Work and then upload it in My UM under the category List of Grades;
Upload your motivation letter via My UM. Please make sure to follow the instructions given here. You can find some general tips on how to write a motivation letter here ;
Upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae via My UM. (You are free to choose the format of the CV yourself.)

The deadline for the application is the 19^th of April at 23:59. By that date, we will need a complete application. After the application is submitted, you will be invited for an interview, which will take place later in April or in May.

Before the interview you will receive a collection of articles and video clips to read or watch in advance. In the interview those readings as well as your motivation for wanting to do the Emerging Markets specialisation will be discussed. After the interview you will be given a recommendation regarding your choice of specialisation (i.e. whether the Emerging Markets specialisation is a good choice for you).

In case of questions, please contact us via www.surfyourself.nl

The Emerging Markets specialisation is also offered in BSc Economics and Business Economics.

You’ll like this if you…

like to interact with people from different cultures and with different backgrounds
enjoy working in fast-paced environments and like the challenge of a high workload
want to study business and economics from the perspective of rapidly developing countries
are interested in the complex relationships between culture, politics and business

What you’ll actually do:

develop strong analytical abilities and use them to solve complex business and economics problems in emerging markets
learn how to work with people from other cultures through an internship in an emerging economy
choose the focus of your studies by designing your own curriculum
develop an understanding of the way culture and politics shape the business environment in rapidly developing countries

Your future

Within the Emerging Markets specialisation, you’ll have the freedom to choose many of your courses and design your own path. You can ensure that you’ll be well prepared for many of the master’s programmes in business and economics at Maastricht University, including:

You’ll also be well positioned to apply to master’s programmes at other universities that focus on the business or economics of emerging markets, as well as related areas such as development studies, global studies and international relations.

Career prospects

The challenging structure of the specialisation is designed to make you an attractive candidate for:

international (multinational) companies
international development organisations
global financial institutions
trade promotion offices and ministries of national governments
business and economics consultancies
market research companies