Admission requirements

Admission requirement is usually the university entrance qualification.

Masters and similarly qualified individuals (e.g. technicians, graduates of two-year technical school training courses, IHK business specialists or IHK business management specialists) can apply for a study place without an entrance examination. Applicants who have remained faithful to their field with at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of work experience in the learned profession can apply for a place in subject-specific degree programs without an entrance examination based on a professionally relevant vocational training and professional activity. Other professionally qualified individuals with at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of professional experience, either outside their training occupation or alternatively in childcare or nursing, where there is no professional equivalence between vocational training, professional practice, and the degree program, may be admitted through an entrance examination or trial period.

Details

The part-time and work-integrated bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration at Bielefeld University is designed for professionals and trainees in industry, commerce, and administration who wish to further expand their business knowledge and skills and obtain their first professional university degree. The programme allows for study start both in the winter semester at the Bielefeld campus and in the summer semester at the Gütersloh campus. The focus of the programme is on Marketing Management, Accounting/Controlling, and Logistics.

The programme is characterized by a broad and qualified business education, supplemented by legal, economic, and mathematical-computer science fundamentals. In addition, students acquire in-depth knowledge in focus modules such as Marketing Management and Accounting/Controlling. Generally, four modules are to be completed per semester. Elective subjects are added in higher semesters.

At the beginning of each semester, students receive study materials for the entire semester, which are to be worked on through self-study. In-person events usually take place on Saturdays and last around eight hours per event. Examination forms include exams, oral examinations, and written assignments. The study completion includes, in addition to the written thesis, a colloquium on the thesis.

Graduates of the programme take on challenging tasks as managers or specialists in middle management positions in private or public companies, particularly in the areas of project management, marketing management, and accounting/controlling.

The standard duration of the programme is eight semesters, and 180 ECTS points are awarded. The usual enrollment and re-registration fees of Bielefeld University apply, as well as a material fee per semester.