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International Business Law - Period 5
Computer Science Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late May 2026
International Business Law - Period 5
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: E_IBA2_IBL
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of the main business concepts such as strategic planning, and business functions such as accounting, finance, and marketing.
DESCRIPTION
The module offers students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge about, and skills to integrate, the opportunities and treats of regulatory internal and external environments into the strategic and operational corporate and functional planning of internationally operating companies. The module is characterised by a functional approach of regulatory environments by identifying the following five potential functions of regulation for businesses:
- strategic input;
- evaluating strategic options (create and protect value);
- contributing to strategies;
- risk management;
- reputation management.
IBA's international focus is reflected in the choice to link regulatory environments to the strategic and operational corporate and functional planning of MNCs, and the presentation of legal concepts from the perspective of the three globally main legal traditions: civil law, common law, and Islamic law. Specifically, the knowledge and skills in this course concentrate on:
- Analyzing a regulatory environment;
- The major legal traditions in the world;
- The functions of regulation for international business;
- The relevance for business of the European Union;
- Managing international sales and services contracts;
- Regulation of the marketing function;
- Managing the legal function in an international company.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- strategic input;
- evaluating strategic options (create and protect value);
- contributing to strategies;
- risk management;
- reputation management.
IBA's international focus is reflected in the choice to link regulatory environments to the strategic and operational corporate and functional planning of MNCs, and the presentation of legal concepts from the perspective of the three globally main legal traditions: civil law, common law, and Islamic law. Specifically, the knowledge and skills in this course concentrate on:
- Analyzing a regulatory environment;
- The major legal traditions in the world;
- The functions of regulation for international business;
- The relevance for business of the European Union;
- Managing international sales and services contracts;
- Regulation of the marketing function;
- Managing the legal function in an international company.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.