Business Mathematics, B.Sc.
Budding business mathematicians complete a degree in mathematics with an integrated university education in economics and computer science. During your studies you learn to use your mathematical knowledge in economic contexts with the help of the most modern information technology. As graduates, they are valued in the insurance and finance industry, in industry and in public administration for their ability to abstract and their security in logical thinking. With their ability to understand economic problems and to model them mathematically and to make complex relationships quantitatively assessable with the help of IT technology, they make a substantial contribution to the economic success of their employers.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €107.80 per semester |
| Campus | Uni Bayreuth |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
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 Bachelor's degree at the University of Bayreuth, you study the methods and structure of mathematics from scratch - just like in a mathematics degree. You will also get to know some basics of computer science and self-selected areas of economics. Later in your studies, you will deepen your mathematical skills according to your own ideas - in more application-oriented subjects such as optimization or statistics, or in more basic-oriented subjects such as analysis, algebra or geometry.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
As a business mathematician at the University of Bayreuth, you are well prepared for your career entry at banks and insurance companies, in industry and with authorities: both because of your specialist skills and because of the key qualifications you acquired during your mathematics studies. These are in particular the ability to abstract, precision, problem-solving skills, interdisciplinary thinking, the ability to work in a team and, last but not least, the ability to clearly structure complex relationships. Of course, you can continue your scientific education in the master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Bayreuth. In two years you will acquire the internationally recognized Master of Science degree.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €107.80 |
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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 B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, 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 B2 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 uni-assist (VPD) + the university 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.