Digital Leadership, Bachelor of Arts

Distance learning program @ AKAD University 

👉 The Bachelor's programme Digital Leadership and Communication (B.A.) at AKAD University prepares you for a leadership position in the digital world. You will acquire comprehensive knowledge in the areas of marketing management, personnel management, as well as investment and finance. In doing so, you will expand your digital skills and intercultural abilities to successfully operate in global companies. The degree programme provides all the necessary tools and skills for a modern digital leadership understanding and enables you to actively shape the digital future and change management processes.

At a Glance

🏫 Provider AKAD University, UAS based in Stuttgart (Germany)
Over 71,000 graduates in the past 60 years! The AKAD University offers more than 70 part-time distance learning courses with degrees in Bachelor, Master, MBA, and university certificate in the fields of Business & Management, Engineering & Computer Science, Communication & Culture, and Health & Social Sciences. All courses are accredited by ACQUIN or ZeVA and have been reviewed and approved by the Central Office for Distance Learning (ZFU).
🎓 Field of Study Technology & InformaticsIT Management
📜 Degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
⏳ Duration 6 Semesters, Study effort 30 hours weekly
🎯 ECTS 180 Credit Points
🌍 Language of Instruction German
📖 Course contents Key qualifications for study and work, basics and applications of business informatics, management of digital transformation: Digital motivation, tools and services, TH.Gr., personnel management, marketing management, databases, business mathematics, statistics, basics of e-business, work psychology, English for professional purposes C1, personnel management and development, change management and team development, investment and finance, organization and IT, intercultural competence, organizational psychology and conflict management, employee management, specialization, cases in leadership, assessment, potential diagnosis and personnel development, digital leadership, network, corporate culture and leadership, business simulation, digital leadership and communication, digital transformation, coaching and change management, digital marketing, digital business strategy, digitalization in personnel management, global communication, international business, project
📚 Electives Digital Leadership and Communication, digitization in personnel management, digital business, international business, digital marketing, digital transformation, global communication, coaching and change management
✅ ZFU Approval The Central State Office for Distance Learning (ZFU) has approved the course Digital Leadership under the number 180718c.
📅 Enrollment Anytime
💶 Fees
from 219 € monthly
from 13284 € total
🔗 More Info https://www.akad.de

Admission requirements

In order to enroll directly in the course, you need the general qualification for university entrance, a subject-specific qualification for university entrance, or the university of applied sciences entrance qualification.

Don't have a high school diploma or technical college entrance qualification?

Recognized advanced training and technical school qualifications (e.g. technician, master craftsman, business administrator, specialist, educator, etc.) in combination with a consultation entitle you to study.

If you do not have an advanced training or technical school qualification, but have completed vocational training and professional experience, you can start your studies after successfully passing the university aptitude test.

Foreign students interested in studying at the university need to provide proof of their German language skills. There are several ways to provide this proof, such as:

  • DSH-2 (German Language Examination for University Entrance)
  • C1 according to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
  • TestDaF level 4 (Test German as a Foreign Language)
  • A school leaving certificate equivalent to a German university entrance qualification.

Recommended Skills:

  • English at ALTE3 or B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
  • Mathematics skills at the level of university entrance qualification
  • Basic PC user skills

Details

The digitisation is fundamentally changing organisations and increasingly replacing traditional leadership structures. This is exactly where the Digital Leadership and Communication (B.A.) degree programme comes in, promoting an agile, cross-hierarchical, and team-oriented work and leadership structure. At the core of the programme is a trust-based and decentralised organisational culture in which employees are valued as respected actors.

The Bachelor's degree programme provides all the necessary tools and skills required for a modern understanding of leadership in the digital world. In addition, you will gain comprehensive knowledge in the areas of marketing management, personnel management, as well as investment and financing. You will also enhance your digital skills, which are indispensable for the current and future world of work.

The target audience for this programme consists of individuals who are interested in modern technologies and wish to integrate them into their professional careers. The programme prepares you for leadership roles in national and international companies by strengthening your English language skills and intercultural competences.

Upon successful completion of the following modules, you will be able to actively shape the digital future and change management processes:

  • Key qualifications for studies and profession
  • Foundations and applications of business informatics
  • Management of digital transformation in practice I: Digital motivation
  • Foundations of personnel management
  • Foundations of marketing management
  • Databases
  • Business mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Foundations of e-business
  • Management of digital transformation in practice II: Tools and services
  • Psychology of work
  • English for professional purposes C1
  • Personnel management and development
  • Change management and team development
  • Management of digital transformation: Theoretical foundations
  • Investment and financing
  • Organization and IT
  • Intercultural competence - organizational psychology and conflict management
  • Employee leadership (deepening)
  • Cases in leadership
  • Assessment, potential diagnosis, and personnel development
  • Digital leadership
  • Network, corporate culture, and leadership
  • Digital start-up management (business game)
  • Project
  • Bachelor's thesis

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