Which International Business specialisation suits a BA graduate in Arts with 4 years of work experience?

A BA in Arts does not disqualify you from International Business, but 4 years of work experience should shape which track you pick far more than the fact that your degree was in the arts. Employers and admissions committees read your work history as the real signal here.

Match the Track to Your 4 Years, Not Your Degree Title

• International Business Management: the broadest, safest option if your work history is mixed across functions; it keeps the most doors open for MNC, consulting or business-development roles.
• International Marketing: a stronger fit if your 4 years involved sales, communication, customer relations or marketing work directly.
• Global Supply Chain or International Trade: worth considering if your experience touched operations, logistics, purchasing or customs.
• International Finance: only if you are genuinely comfortable with accounting, statistics and quantitative subjects; this is the one track where an Arts background is a real handicap without that comfort.

Reframe the Question

Instead of asking which specialisation accepts an Arts graduate, ask which one actually uses the 4 years you have already put in. That reframing changes the shortlist for most applicants: a graduate whose work was in content, PR or client-facing roles has a much stronger International Marketing application than a generic International Business one, even though both technically accept an Arts degree.

My Advice

Write your admissions essay around a specific example from your 4 years, not a general claim that you are interested in global business. Committees see far too many Arts-to-business applications with no concrete link between the work history and the chosen specialisation, and that gap is usually what separates an admit from a rejection at this profile level.