Business Administration*
In the field of business studies and management, iba offers the dual Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration* with 20 specializations.
Business studies is one of the most popular degree courses in Germany and there is a good reason for this: A business degree qualifies you for multi-faceted tasks in a wide variety of sectors.
In the integrated work-study programmes Business Administration* (6 semesters) and Business Administration Intercultural Competencies** (7 semesters) students gain in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the principles and practice of modern management together with the ability to apply such principles in real-life business contexts. Students enrolled in the seven-semester-programme Business Administration Intercultural Competencies** additionally develop intercultural management competence, focusing on either English or Spanish speaking countries.
The course content ranges from marketing, economics and controlling to financing, business mathematics and law. The academic modules are supplemented by the teaching of foreign languages, leadership skills and other key qualifications.
Students choose one of the following specializations:
- Digitalization & Innovation
- Digital Business Management
- Innovation Management
- Fitness & Sports Industry
- Sports Management
- Fitness & Exercise Management
- Health & Care
- Health Care Management
- Leisure & Travel
- Hotel Management
- Tourism Management
- Gastronomy Management
- Event Management
- Marketing & Sales
- Marketing & Digital Media
- Sales Management
- Organization & Human Resources
- Human Resources Management
- Change Management
- Real Estate & Finance
- Real Estate Management
- Financial Services
- Insurances
- Sustainability & Value Chains
- Supply Chain Management & Logistics
- Quality & Sustainability Management
- Taxation & Auditing
- Taxation
- Auditing
Students can work at partner companies such as hotels, marketing agencies, sports clubs, insurance companies, real estate brokers and many more.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts, B.A.
(IHK (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce) examination possible under certain conditions)
Business Administration*
Starting date
01.10.
Length of programme
6 semesters
Credit Points (ECTS)
180
German language requirements
C1 level of the CEFR
Campuses
Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Darmstadt, Erfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kassel, Leipzig, Munich, Muenster, Nuremberg
Business Administration Intercultural Competencies**
Starting date
01.04.
Length of programme
7 semesters
Credit Points (ECTS)
210
German language requirements
C1 level of the CEFR
Campuses
Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Darmstadt, Erfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kassel, Leipzig, Munich, Muenster, Nuremberg
In the field of business studies and management, iba offers the dual Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration* with 20 specializations.
Business studies is one of the most popular degree courses in Germany and there is a good reason for this: A business degree qualifies you for multi-faceted tasks in a wide variety of sectors.
In the integrated work-study programmes Business Administration* (6 semesters) and Business Administration Intercultural Competencies** (7 semesters) students gain in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the principles and practice of modern management together with the ability to apply such principles in real-life business contexts. Students enrolled in the seven-semester-programme Business Administration Intercultural Competencies** additionally develop intercultural management competence, focusing on either English or Spanish speaking countries.
The course content ranges from marketing, economics and controlling to financing, business mathematics and law. The academic modules are supplemented by the teaching of foreign languages, leadership skills and other key qualifications.
Students choose one of the following specializations:
- Digitalization & Innovation
- Digital Business Management
- Innovation Management
- Fitness & Sports Industry
- Sports Management
- Fitness & Exercise Management
- Health & Care
- Health Care Management
- Leisure & Travel
- Hotel Management
- Tourism Management
- Gastronomy Management
- Event Management
- Marketing & Sales
- Marketing & Digital Media
- Sales Management
- Organization & Human Resources
- Human Resources Management
- Change Management
- Real Estate & Finance
- Real Estate Management
- Financial Services
- Insurances
- Sustainability & Value Chains
- Supply Chain Management & Logistics
- Quality & Sustainability Management
- Taxation & Auditing
- Taxation
- Auditing
Students can work at partner companies such as hotels, marketing agencies, sports clubs, insurance companies, real estate brokers and many more.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts, B.A.
(IHK (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce) examination possible under certain conditions)
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| Starting date 01.10. |
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| Length of programme 6 semesters |
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| Credit Points (ECTS) 180 |
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| German language requirements C1 level of the CEFR |
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| Campuses Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Darmstadt, Erfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kassel, Leipzig, Munich, Muenster, Nuremberg |
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| Business Administration Intercultural Competencies** | ||
| Starting date 01.04. |
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| Length of programme 7 semesters |
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| Credit Points (ECTS) 210 |
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| German language requirements C1 level of the CEFR |
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| Campuses Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Darmstadt, Erfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kassel, Leipzig, Munich, Muenster, Nuremberg |
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**The study program „Business Administration International Management“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the summer semester 2025, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Business Administration Intercultural Competence“.
***The original study program „Social Pedagogy & Management“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the winter semester 2024, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Social Work & Management“.
****The original study program „Social Pedagogy, Management & Coaching“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the summer semester 2024, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Social Work, Management & Coaching“.
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