Business Administration, B.Sc.
Business administration (BWL) comprises, describes and analyzes tasks and structures of the companies and their functional areas, cross-functional relationships of companies and their design depending on internal and external decisions as well as interdependencies between the system of the company and other systems. As with the related course in economics, business administration at the Free University of Berlin implements high academic standards in theory and methodology, without neglecting the practical relevance. Mathematics and statistics are considered auxiliary sciences. During the course, students learn the basics of economics, law, mathematics and statistics.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €376.80 per semester |
| Campus | Campus.Leben |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
The main areas of business research and teaching at the Department of Economics at the Free University of Berlin include the areas: Management and Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Taxation & Supplements (FACTS) and Business Information Technology.
What you study
The mono-Bachelor course comprises modules of the basic and advanced phase as well as the general vocational preparation (ABV).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Bachelor graduates have scientific knowledge and practical skills that qualify them for a job or a postgraduate course.
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The bachelor's degree in business administration at the Free University of Berlin imparts knowledge and skills for a job in the following professional fields: planning, analyzing and advising jobs in companies of various sizes and industries, e.g. in smaller or larger companies producing goods, in trade, banking and lending or in consulting companies. Business economists can also work as freelancers or in public administrations. Activities in research and teaching institutions, in associations and chambers are just as important as employment opportunities in trade unions and the media. The complexity of later career opportunities can already be limited by specialization or priorities within the course.
A master's degree and, if applicable, a doctorate is a prerequisite for managerial positions or employment in research and teaching.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €376.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.