Who is the BWL Distance Learning Course at HFH Particularly Suitable For?

The BWL distance learning course at the Hamburg Fern-Hochschule is aimed at professionals and trainees who want to qualify in business administration and improve their career prospects in companies or organisations across various sectors. Career changers from commercial professions also benefit, as do individuals seeking an academic degree as a basis for leadership roles or later self-employment. The course is ideal if you want to study alongside your job or training and learn flexibly at your own pace.

What Formal Requirements Must You Meet?

Several pathways are available for admission:

• With a general university entrance qualification, advanced technical college entrance qualification or subject-related university entrance qualification: You should additionally be able to prove practical professional experience, which is usually fulfilled through relevant training, further education or employment.
• Without (advanced technical college) entrance qualification: Even without A-levels, you can apply if you have a recognised advanced training qualification and complete a counselling interview at the HFH.
• With completed vocational training plus two years of professional experience: In this case, an entrance examination at the HFH is required. Periods spent on child-rearing, care or voluntary service can be credited up to one year towards the professional experience.

Furthermore, it is possible to have already completed training and further education (e.g. IHK qualification, state-certified business economists) recognised for the course in order to choose a shortened study model.

For the distance learning course, you should have the ability for self-organised learning, perseverance and good time management skills. Since you can expect a learning effort of about 10 to 15 hours per week, self-motivation is important. Basic computer skills are advantageous for effectively using digital teaching materials and the online campus. An affinity for economic issues, analytical thinking and the willingness to apply theoretical content in a practical context support your academic success.

What content is the focus of the Master's degree programme in Business Administration?

In the Master's degree programme in Business Administration at the Hamburg Distance Learning University, you deepen comprehensive knowledge of business administration functional areas and expand your skills in scientifically based management. The focus is on advanced content from corporate management, strategic management, finance, marketing, human resources management, and controlling. By choosing specialisations – such as in Human Resources Management, Controlling, or Marketing – you can purposefully set individual priorities for your future career orientation.

You learn to analyse complex business challenges and tackle them using modern methods. Scientific competencies in researching and analysing are purposefully developed, enabling you to critically assess economic issues and implement them in a practice-oriented manner. Key qualifications such as methodological competence, project management, digitalisation, ethics, and communication are continuously integrated into the modules. A practical project ensures the direct connection between theory and current professional experience.

• Advanced knowledge in corporate management and financial management
• Deepening of skills in controlling and cost accounting
• Specialised knowledge in human resources and marketing management
• Insights into business law and business ethical questions
• Methods of empirical economic research and scientific work
• Interdisciplinary, international, and digital perspectives on management