E-Commerce, B.A.
Digitization and e-commerce offer companies almost unlimited opportunities to market products and services worldwide and to optimize existing business processes. This increases agility, efficiency and customer orientation, representing a key factor for the sustainable business success of companies. In this context, e-commerce affects every functional area of a company – ranging from warehousing and logistics to accounting and finance all the way to marketing and sales.
Study E-Commerce and get ready for the job profiles of the future! The degree programme prepares you comprehensively for the tasks in a digitalized business world and provides you with outstanding career opportunities. The bachelor's degree programme in E-Commerce is designed to provide you with a comprehensive eduction in business management, paired with technical know-how and specialist expertise in the areas of e-commerce and digital business.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required German | A2 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €75 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 bachelor's degree programme in E-Commerce combines elements of business administration and e-commerce with a modern, future-oriented education in the areas of digital business models and new technologies (such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, web3, the Internet of Things, or virtual reality).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
With the bachelor's degree programme in E-Commerce, you will acquire expertise and know-how in both commercial and tech-oriented aspects. This means you are ideally prepared for the jobs of the future, where knowledge in both areas is important. For example: Social Media Manager, Customer Relationship Manager, Logistics Manager, Tech & Strategy Consultant, Agile Coach. There is a strong demand for these profiles in large, medium-sized and small companies. Would you rather like to start your own business? After completing the bachelor's degree programme in E-Commerce, you will also have the best foundation and skills for launching your own company.
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We see ourselves as learning partners and support you with our individual career coaching throughout your studies to ensure you will find the right job in the future.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €75 |
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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 A2, English 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 A2 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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Questions about this programme
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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.