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International Business Programme (Bachelor of Science with specialisation in International Business)

Linnaeus University (School of Business and Economics) · Kalmar, Sweden

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOLimited placesTuition-freeMaths requirementDouble degree option
Duration3 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryLimited places
Deadline (EU)15 Jan 2027
EU fee 2027/28No tuition fee

About the course

A three-year, 180-credit business degree taught in English covering organisation, marketing, entrepreneurship and management control, with courses on the historical, economic and political sides of international business, plus economics, statistics and commercial law. There is an option for a semester abroad at a partner university, and the final year can be taken at Berner Fachhochschule (Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland) for a double degree.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • University Admissions in Sweden accepts the Leaving Certificate for general entry if you took at least six subjects, with at least two at Higher Level. Predicted grades are not accepted: you apply with final results. Confirm your case with University Admissions.
  • Specific requirements are written as Swedish courses: Mathematics 2a, 2b or 2c, Civics 1b (or 1a1 + 1a2) and English 6. University Admissions decides whether your Leaving Cert subjects and levels match these; there is no published Leaving Cert equivalent for Civics, so check before applying.
  • English: a Leaving Cert English result of Ordinary Level grade 6 (or D) or better meets the English requirement.

How to apply

  1. Check the requirementsCompare your Leaving Cert subjects with the specific requirements (Mathematics 2, Civics 1b, English 6) and ask University Admissions if you are unsure whether they match.
  2. Apply onlineApply at universityadmissions.se between 16 October 2026 and 15 January 2027, choosing the autumn 2027 intake (application code LNU-EGINB).
  3. Upload documents by 1 February 2027Upload final Leaving Cert results and a copy of your passport or ID card; without proof of citizenship your application is treated as late.
  4. Get your resultAdmission results are published on 8 April 2027; accept your place and then look for accommodation in Kalmar.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: Autumn 2027 international round at universityadmissions.se: opens 16 October 2026, closes 15 January 2027. Documents (final Leaving Cert results and proof of citizenship) due 1 February 2027; results 8 April 2027. The second round runs 15 March to 15 April 2027, but the university notes only that some programmes accept late applications. Because predicted grades are not accepted, most school-leavers apply after receiving Leaving Cert results (for example for autumn 2028)..

Costs

  • No tuition fees and no application fee for Irish and other EU/EEA citizens. The fees on the programme page (62,500 SEK for the first year, 375,000 SEK in total, autumn 2026 intake) apply only to non-EU/EEA students. You must upload a copy of your passport or ID card as proof of EU citizenship by the document deadline.
You need final Leaving Cert results to compete, and these arrive after the January deadline, so most Irish students apply a year later (for example after a gap year). Check the Civics 1b requirement with University Admissions, as there is no direct Leaving Cert equivalent.

At a glance

CountrySweden
CityKalmar
LanguageEnglish
Apply viauniversityadmissions.se (national admissions service)
PlacesNot published
EntryLimited places
Programme page (autumn 2027) ↗Programme page (autumn 2026) ↗Leaving Cert rules (University Admissions) ↗← Back to all European courses

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Checked against the official Linnaeus University website: September 2026 (2027 entry). Course details, requirements and fees are from the autumn 2026 intake page (LNU-F3145); an autumn 2027 intake (LNU-EGINB) is listed, so confirm details on the 2027 page. Always confirm details with the university before applying.