Who is the Digital Leadership (B.A.) Distance Learning Course Suitable For?

The Bachelor’s degree in Digital Leadership is aimed at individuals who want to take on leadership roles at the intersection of digitalisation and personnel management. The target group includes professionals from business, IT, or HR who wish to shape digital transformation processes and lead teams in modern work environments. Career changers aspiring to a management career in the digital field also benefit from this distance learning course. The flexible online organisation particularly enables working professionals to pursue individual further education alongside their job.

Formal Admission Requirements for the Course

To be admitted to the Bachelor Digital Leadership (B.A.) at AKAD University, you need one of the following qualifications:

• General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)
• Subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college entrance qualification
• An equivalent foreign university entrance qualification
• Completion of a recognised professional advanced training qualification (for example as a technician, master craftsman, business administrator, specialist, or educator)
• Completed vocational training plus several years of professional experience – here a university aptitude test or trial study period is possible
• For international applicants: proof of German language skills (e.g. DSH-2, C1 according to CEFR, TestDaF level 4)

The provisions pursuant to § 58 of the Baden-Württemberg Higher Education Act apply.

Recommended personal requirements for the course are:

• English language skills at level B2 (according to CEFR) for understanding international specialist literature
• Solid mathematical knowledge corresponding to the university entrance qualification
• Basic PC skills and experience with digital tools
• Willingness to learn independently in distance learning
• Communication skills, self-motivation, as well as interest in digital innovations and change management

How do you specifically prepare for leadership roles in the digital working world with the Digital Leadership degree?

In the Bachelor’s degree programme Digital Leadership at AKAD University, you acquire solid competencies at the interface of digitisation, business, and personnel management. You engage with current developments in digital transformation and learn how to successfully lead teams and companies in modern work environments. The core learning content includes:

• Business Informatics and E-Business: Basics and applications, databases, business mathematics methods, statistics
• Management of Digital Transformation: Digital motivation, digital tools and services, change management strategies
• Personnel Management and Development: Human resources management, employee evaluation, potential diagnosis, organisational psychology, conflict management
• Marketing and Business Models: Marketing management, fundamentals and strategies of digital marketing, development of digital business models
• Communication Skills and Intercultural Abilities: English for Professional Purposes C1, global communication, presenting and moderating
• Innovation and Project Management: Classical and agile project management, team development, digital business strategy, digital collaboration
• Specialisations (elective areas): You can choose two focal points from areas such as Digital Leadership and Communication, Digitisation in Human Resource Management, Digital Business, Digital Marketing or Coaching and Change Management

The curriculum is rounded off by an application-oriented project module and the Bachelor’s thesis. You develop skills in evaluation, digital leadership, building networks, and shaping corporate culture. Practical case studies and simulation games ensure a close link to real leadership practice.

How is your distance learning course Digital Leadership structured?

You study 100% online – flexibly and without attendance requirements. You can start at any time. The study period can be chosen between 36, 48 or 72 months and can be extended free of charge if you need more time.

• Module structure: The degree comprises 180 ECTS and is divided into six semesters. You work through the modules at your own pace and can adjust the order individually.
• Learning materials: You use digital scripts, videos, interactive exercises and self-tests. Additionally, webinars, video seminars and an online campus are available for exchange and support.
• Examinations: Exams and open-book tests can be taken flexibly online – also in the evenings or at weekends. In many modules, a written assignment replaces the classic exam. Some modules may also require presentations, project reports or oral exams.
• Practical relevance: In the fifth semester, you complete an extensive practical project. The concluding Bachelor’s thesis completes the degree.
• Support: Academic support is provided by experienced lecturers and a support team, reachable via the campus. Virtual study groups and regular consultation hours promote exchange with instructors and fellow students.

A 4-week risk-free trial phase allows you to get to know the study organisation before committing.

What career paths does the Digital Leadership distance learning course open up for you?

With a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Leadership, you are qualified for demanding positions in middle management and specialist tasks related to digital transformation. Typical fields of activity for graduates include:

• Digital Communication Expert: Controlling and optimising digital processes in corporate communication
• Human Resource Manager: Building digital skills within the team, implementing new learning and working models, promoting an agile corporate culture
• Project Manager Digital Marketing: Planning and managing marketing projects focusing on digital channels and innovations
• Consultant Digital Business: Advising companies on implementing digital business models and executing change management processes
• Leadership roles in staff departments and business development: New business development, digitisation, organisational development

Thanks to the interface competence between IT, business and personnel management, your areas of deployment are cross-sectoral – for example in large companies, SMEs, consultancies, start-ups or public organisations. Furthermore, the degree also qualifies you for advanced Master’s programmes in the fields of digitisation, management or personnel development.

What are the costs of the Bachelor Digital Leadership – and what financing options are available?

The tuition fees for the Bachelor’s degree in Digital Leadership at AKAD University vary depending on the chosen time model:

• Sprint variant (36 months): €389 monthly (total costs €13,284)
• Standard variant (48 months): €319 monthly (total costs €15,312)
• Stretch variant (72 months): €219 monthly (total costs €15,768)

A one-time examination fee of €960 is usually already included in the prices mentioned. You can test the course free of charge for four weeks. During special discount campaigns, reductions – such as €2,111 when registering by a certain deadline – are possible.

• Funding: Many employers contribute to tuition fees as the course imparts practical knowledge that benefits the company.
• Tax deductibility: The costs can usually be claimed for tax purposes as work-related expenses or special expenses.
• Recognition of prior achievements: Already completed achievements from study, training or further education can be recognised, thereby reducing your study time and fees.
• Free extension: Depending on the time model, additional free extension semesters are available.

The monthly fees include all learning materials, access to the online campus and personal support throughout the entire study period.