Admission requirements

• The admission requirement for this degree programme is the certificate of general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or the entrance examination.
• An internship before or during the studies is not required.
• The studies cannot be continued if the diploma preliminary examination (intermediate examination) in a business-related diploma programme (e.g. business administration, economics, economic science, business education) at a university or university of applied sciences is definitively failed or cannot be continued due to exceeding the deadline.
• Similarly, the Bachelor's degree programme in Economic Sciences cannot be continued if the Bachelor's examination in a business-related Bachelor's degree programme is definitively failed.

Details

The Bachelor of Science in Economics at the FernUniversität in Hagen is designed for working professionals and is aimed at students who want to acquire a solid foundation of knowledge in the field of economics. The generalist programme consists of ten compulsory and six elective modules, as well as a seminar and a bachelor's thesis. Three modules are scheduled per semester. In a six-semester full-time programme or a ten-semester part-time programme, students acquire subject-specific, methodological and social skills to be qualified for the broad job market in the field of economics.

The accreditation of the programme by AQAS ensures a high-quality educational path. The programme allows students to first acquire the basics of economic knowledge before specializing in specific professional fields. Despite a relatively high proportion of elective subjects, care is taken not to neglect the generalist approach.

The study contents deal with various aspects of economics, preparing graduates for roles in private sector businesses, banks, insurance companies, semi-public enterprises, non-profit organizations, and the public sector. Through experiential learning, media literacy, and analytical thinking, students are prepared for the demands of the job market. The opportunity to choose elective modules from a broad range of options at the end of the programme allows for a targeted focus on different professional fields.