Business Administration, B.Sc.
The degree course in Business Administration at the University of Münster leads to career-related qualifications. It covers the major fields of investigation and fundamental principles of business studies, the essentials of Political Economy and relevant quantitative, juridical and scientific methods as well as subject-specific English. The course also helps to build key competencies such as teamworking skills and rhetorical and communicative abilities.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 30.11 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €369.50 per semester |
| Practical semester | Optional |
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 →What you study
The normal length of the degree course is six semesters (three years of study). It has a modular structure, and the content rests on three pillars: business administration, economics, and a mixture of quantitative methods, law and key qualifications.
The course sequence is based on the assumption that students embark on their studies in the winter semester. Both the modules and the course sequence can be found in the module guide book, which will be an indispensable companion throughout your time at the University.
In the first two years of your studies, you will be familiarised with the essentials of business administration. The spotlight will be turned successively on four major subdomains of this discipline, viz. accounting, finance, management, and marketing. You will also achieve an understanding of the principles of economics and private law and learn how to apply quantitative methods. In the second year you will acquire vital key competencies such as the ability to use foreign languages for business purposes, play business simulation games and do academic work. In the third year you can specalise in subjects of your choice by selecting options from a menu of compulsory modules. In seminars previously acquired knowledge is taken up again and integrated into new contexts. At the end of the course you have to write a bachelor’s thesis to demonstrate your ability to apply your skills and knowledge to the resolution of an academic problem.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €369.50 |
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 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 30.11 |
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 directly to the university until 30.11Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 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.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.11.2026 (47 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.