Business Education, B.Sc.
The aim of the course is to provide a systematic orientation as well as the substantive and methodological foundations of economics and business education and didactics. The students acquire specialist knowledge and skills in order to recognize the economic relationships in professional teaching or management fields, to work independently, problem-oriented and across disciplines according to scientific criteria and to impart them in school and non-school areas.
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 | 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 | €304.62 per semester |
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
In the basic modules, the subjects business administration, economics, statistics, communication science, business law, vocational and business education as well as mathematics are to be studied as compulsory subjects. The advanced modules in the areas of accounting and business administration as well as the practical elements are also created as compulsory parts. In the further course of the study, the students choose one of two business specializations: "Finance and Accounting, Taxes" or "Production, Logistics, Sales".
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The Bachelor's degree in Business Education serves primarily to qualify for the subsequent Master of Education, which enables school service at vocational schools. However, he is also directly qualified for various commercial fields of activity in the free economy, especially in adult education and in-house personnel development. In terms of polyvalence, the skills acquired in the areas of knowledge transfer and knowledge management are also suitable for organizational activities in educational institutions with a focus on quality development and education management. Depending on the choice of specializations in the postgraduate course, special methods and instruments for the various industries and operational functions are learned. It is also possible to choose different commercial fields of activity in companies in different industries or to be self-employed. In order to expand a business-oriented qualification profile, it is also possible to start with a business master’s course.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €304.62 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Solid knowledge of English, no proof required. |
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| Language | German C1 — 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.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
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.