Finance, Accounting, Controlling and Taxes (FACT), B.Sc.
The unique course provides an equally well-founded and comprehensive education in the areas of finance, internal and external accounting, planning, management and control (controlling) and taxation (taxes).
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.06 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €314.38 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 →About the programme
You deal with questions that are part of everyday business life. What do the different commercial areas look like and what are they responsible for? What challenges does finance and accounting deal with? Which control instruments help to lead a company to success? How are rational management decisions made?
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The FACT bachelor's degree program offers you an interactive course of study. You learn through many different formats, in addition to lectures and homework, among other things through simulation games and computer-aided exercises. This is how we promote an active culture of discussion. The course cooperates with interesting companies, which can offer attractive internships or bachelor theses.
What you study
The seven-semester course includes either a semester abroad or a practical semester in Germany or abroad. In the compulsory modules you will acquire the necessary knowledge in business and economics, finance and accounting, controlling, taxes, business mathematics and IT, business and labor law and business English.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Graduates take on specialist and managerial tasks, e.g.
▪ in external accounting
▪ in internal accounting / controlling
▪ in tax advice and auditing
▪ in the area of finance
▪ in the Investor Relations area
▪ in internal auditing
▪ in management consulting
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €314.38 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Do you like working with numbers, can you think networked and are you interested in business? |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.06 |
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 15.06uni-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 15.06.2027 (244 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.