Program Overview

Bachelor Program in Business Administration

The Bachelor program in Business Administration at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin offers a comprehensive education in business administration with a strong focus on quantitative methods. The program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in business administration, as well as the ability to analyze and solve complex problems using quantitative methods.

Program Structure

The program consists of three main areas:

• Pflichtbereich (Pflichtbereich, 101 LP): This area includes mandatory modules such as external accounting, internal accounting, strategy, organization, and IT, as well as mathematics, statistics, and econometrics.
• Fachlicher Wahlpflichtbereich (54 LP): This area allows students to specialize in a specific field of business administration, such as financial economics, entrepreneurship, or marketing.
• Überfachlicher Wahlpflichtbereich (25 LP): This area provides students with the opportunity to take modules from other faculties, learn new languages, or participate in career-oriented courses.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, students must have a general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, as well as proficiency in German at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Program Details

• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Standard Period of Study: 6 semesters (3 years)
• Credit Points: 180 ECTS
• Language of Instruction: German (with some modules taught in English)
• Start of Program: Winter semester (October)
• Semester Contribution: The semester contribution includes the enrollment fee, the student union fee, and the semester ticket.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a range of modules, such as:

• Externes Rechnungswesen (6 LP, WiSe)
• Internes Rechnungswesen (6 LP, SoSe)
• Strategie, Organisation und IT (6 LP, SoSe)
• Marketing und E-Business (6 LP, WiSe)
• Grundlagen der Finanzwirtschaft I (6 LP, SoSe)
• Grundlagen der Finanzwirtschaft II (6 LP, WiSe)
• VWL I: Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (6 LP, WiSe)
• VWL II: Mikroökonomie I (6 LP, WiSe)
• VWL III: Makroökonomie I (6 LP, WiSe)
• Recht: Bürgerliches Recht + Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (5 LP, WiSe)
• Mathematik I (6 LP, WiSe)
• Mathematik II (6 LP, SoSe)
• Statistik I (6 LP, SoSe)
• Statistik II (6 LP, WiSe)
• Einführung Ökonometrie (6 LP, SoSe)
• Bachelorarbeit (12 LP)

Practical Training

The program includes a practical training component, which must be completed during the course of study. The training must have a duration of at least 6 weeks full-time and must be related to the field of study.

Bachelor Thesis

The bachelor thesis is a mandatory component of the program and must be completed within 60 calendar days. The thesis should have a scope of approximately 60,000 characters without spaces (ca. 25-30 pages without appendices).

Further Studies

After completing the bachelor program, students can pursue further studies in master programs such as:

• Masterstudiengang Betriebswirtschaftslehre
• Masterstudiengang Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Masterstudiengang Statistik
• Masterstudiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik