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Importance of a Business Degree

Tuesday, 3rd of October 2017

Every company and organization relies on the principles of business to be successful. As a result, professionals with an impressive business background and education have the necessary skills for a variety of careers. In a job market as competitive as today’s, a business degree can help you stand out from the crowd of applicants. Aside from being a popular choice for students who are both beginning and continuing their education, getting a business degree is also a smarter choice than ever. With Business Degree growing in popularity, completing a degree in business and being successful in your career are both realistic and accessible.

Getting a business degree is a smart choice for almost anyone because it is applicable to so many separate fields and provides a wide range of valuable job skills. What’s more, earning your business degree can be financially rewarding as well. In today’s global economy, the relevance of a business degree is recognized more than ever and the salaries of business professionals reflect this. For example, the average salary for new accounting graduates is around $50,000.

Graduating with a degree that leads to employment is important to your future in today’s competitive job market. The demand for business graduates is always high because of the number of career opportunities available for them. Companies in every industry are looking for professionals who can organize, plan and manage. In fact, many companies rely solely on business school recruiting for hiring new employees. Students can opt to continue their business education after completing a business degree program like those at IIHE.

If you choose our Bachelor degree in business management, for example, after completing a bachelor’s degree in business management, you can then decide to pursue your MBA. Once you begin the study of business, you are in a perfect position to either begin work or continue your education with additional degrees.

CAREER CHOICES Professionals with business degrees can have a variety of careers due to the interdisciplinary nature of business education. Your business degree applies to many different jobs because you will learn skills that are important to a variety of industries. Some examples of business careers include:

  • Human resources manager
  • Corporate executive
  • Marketing coordinator
  • Sales manager
  • Loan officer
  • Real estate agent
  • Computer information systems manager
  • Event planner
  • Valuable Skills

The coursework required for completing a business degree provides students with real-world skills that are necessary to be competitive in the job market and successful in business careers. Business students learn to think critically, evaluate issues and analyze complex processes. Specific skills that are developed in the course of earning a business degree include the following:

  • Communication
  • Time management
  • Organization
  • Project management
  • Public speaking
  • Relationship building Innovation
  • Adaptability
  • Goal setting

WHY IIHE?

I m p e r i a l I n s t i t u t e o f H i g h e r Education (IIHE) was incorporated in Sri Lanka in October 1996, as a private tertiary educational institution with the objective of providing undergraduate and postgraduate education at an affordable price, for aspiring local students, who do not get an opportunity to enter state universities or to proceed overseas for their higher education.

At IIHE, students are able to complete prestigious UK Degrees awarded from University of Wales and University of Salford, Manchester. In very recent times IIHE have expanded its portfolio to Australia by partnering with University of Western Australia, in view of the increasing demand for Australian Degrees. The IIHE’s interactive learning culture, with a fair amount of encouragement on group learning and projects, have shaped developing of professionals sought by private sector industrial and services sectors with an ethical and moral commitment to corporate environment and society at large”.

Well experienced lectures panel that will give the insight of the corporate sector

Approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC)

A pioneer in private sector higher education which so far have produced over 1,000 MBA and B.SC. Graduates, recording pass rates of over 90% since 1996.

The affiliated universities (University of Wales, University of Salford, Manchester) are highly ranked universities in U.K. ranking tables and are members of the ACU (Accredition of Commonwealth Universities of U.K.)

  • Formative and Summative assessments
  • Very high job prospects, both locally as well as globally.
  • Internship experience with possibilities in multi-national companies along with engagement in Real Life Problem Solving Projects
  • Healthy Student: Teacher ratios with emphasis on a learning environment.
  • Equipped library and computer labs with Wi-Fi.

Elite Alumni COMPANIES THAT IIHE PROVIDES INTERNSHIPS WITH

  • MAS Intimates
  • Unilever
  • Reckitt Benson
  • Brandix
  • Fonterra
  • Virtusa
  • Dialog Telekom
  • Hayleys
  • John Keels
  • Ceylon Tobacco
  • HSBC
  • Standard Charterd Bank
  • Nestle
  • Just in Time Group

Register for the October intake and pursue your degree in Business management. For more details please contact Imperial Institute of Higher Education (Pvt) Limited on 077 222 6666 or visit www.iihe.lk

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