Controlling, Finance and Accounting, B.Sc.
In these times of increasing competition it is essential for companies to launch new products onto the market as quickly as possible and to understand and identify customers and products which could earn or loose them money across various markets. Controlling coordinates corporate planning, forecasts business development and analyzes profitability.
Corporate financing makes sure that enough funds are available at all times in order to run the business and also to finance international expansions. Accounting is responsible for the company accounts and informs stakeholders of a company’s situation throughout the preceding fiscal year or quarter. More and more international regulations have to be taken into account .
The degree will combine a general business studies program with various modules from finance and accounting to allow you to learn how to plan, implement, manage and control the whole financial process. If you are a future-oriented person, if you are proactive and like to keep the overview, then Controlling, Finance and Accounting may be the right study program for you.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Double Degree |
| Start | Winter semester, summer semester |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.12 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €178 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
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 study program consists of a general and a study program specific part, see study course contents.
- Application of course contents in seminars, case studies and in projects with companies.
- In addition, interdisciplinary qualifications like team work and presentation skills are being taught and strengthened.
- The lectures and other courses are being graded in exams, seminar work and other performances during the semester.
- The thesis and the oral exam complete the study program.
What you study
The standard period of study for the Bachelor's degree programs is seven semesters. You will earn the title Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Business Administration.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The Bachelor's program in Controlling, Accounting, and Financial Management is attractive to anyone who enjoys analytical and structured thinking and creatively seeks solutions based on a sound professional foundation. You enjoy networked thinking and planning. Since you will work at the interface with other departments and advise management, a strong communication skills are also an advantage.
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Due to the high demand for graduates with solid business and finance-oriented knowledge, you have excellent job market opportunities. Our graduates can be found in a variety of well-known companies as well as in medium-sized enterprises.
You will work as a specialist and manager in the finance sector (accounting, controlling, internal auditing, investor relations, corporate finance, etc.) in companies across all industries. After several years of professional experience and, if necessary, postgraduate studies, the program is the ideal starting point for a position in corporate management. Many managing directors and CEOs previously headed a finance department, as this provides them with in-depth insight into the entire company, which makes them particularly qualified to assume overall responsibility for the company.
Some of our graduates later take the tax advisor and/or auditor exam, become partners in auditing and tax consulting firms, or enter management consulting.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €178 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Taregt group: People who like to work with figures, who have a structured mindset and analytical skills. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.12 |
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 after recognition of the certificate until 15.12Send 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.
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The deadline is 15.12.2026 (62 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.