Study Programmes Details

The Bachelor's degree in International Business prepares students for roles in companies with international or cross-border activities. Graduates can work in specialized project roles or generalist positions with budget responsibilities, applying their business-focused, internationally-oriented education. They are adaptable and find opportunities across various sectors including trade, logistics, banking, consulting, and more, in both large corporations and start-ups. The program emphasizes practical relevance through lectures, seminars, and case studies.

Curriculum

First Semester:

• Foundations of Management
• International Management + Exercises and Cases
• Intercultural Business Communication + Exercises and Cases
• Financial Accounting + Exercises and Cases
• Business Mathematics + Exercises and Cases

Second Semester:

• Academic Research and Writing + Exercises and Cases
• Programming and Data Organisation + Exercises and Cases
• Business Law and Taxation + Exercises and Cases
• Microeconomics and Market Studies + Exercises and Cases

Third Semester:

• Financial Management + Exercises and Cases
• International Marketing + Exercises and Cases
• International Supply Chain Management + Exercises and Cases
• Management Accounting + Exercises and Cases
• Business Statistics + Exercises and Cases

Fourth Semester:

• Intercultural Project Work + Exercises and Cases
• International Corporate Finance + Exercises and Cases
• Macroeconomics and Country Studies + Exercises and Cases
• Quantitative Methods in International Business + Exercises and Cases
• Elective

Fifth Semester:

• Internship (20 weeks full-time)

Sixth Semester:

• International Controlling + Exercises and Cases
• Empirical Research Methods + Exercises and Cases
• International Economics and Globalisation + Exercises and Cases
• International Organisation and Human Resource Management + Exercises and Cases

Seventh Semester:

• International Business and Trade Law + Exercises and Cases
• International Strategic Management + Exercises and Cases
• Bachelor Thesis Project

International Elements:

• Training in intercultural skills
• Projects with partners in Germany and abroad
• International guest lecturers
• Integrated/optional study abroad unit(s)
• International comparisons and thematic reference to the international context

Integrated Internships:

• An internship of twenty weeks is to be completed during the fifth semester. An internship adviser will assist in finding an appropriate placement.

Academic Admission Requirements

• Secondary school certificate equivalent to the German "Abitur" or "Fachhochschulreife" (minimum of 12 years of schooling)
• Proof of English proficiency if English is not the applicant's first language (see language requirements)

Language Requirements

English language skills must be at least B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages. Acceptable proofs include:

• TOEFL: iBT 87, PBT 550, CBT 220
• IELTS: minimum Band 6.0
• Cambridge FCE Grade B, CAE, CPE
• BULATS: 65
• Pearson PTE General Level 3, PTE Academic 59
• TELC English B2
• Completion of a full English-language degree program

Please check the university website for the latest information on required scores and levels.

Application Deadlines

• For October start: 1 June to 15 July
• For April start: 1 December to 15 January