Industrial Management/Automobile Industry, B.Sc.
The automotive industry and its suppliers are undergoing a major transformation in terms of sustainability and e-mobility. Seize your opportunity now and become a valuable expert in these areas! In the Bachelor’s study programme in Technical Business Administration/Automotive Industry, you will be optimally prepared for the new challenges ahead. Work in a team to develop innovative business management solutions and apply a host of clever approaches and new concepts to your future employer.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €176.40 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 →What you study
Companies such as Daimler, Porsche and suppliers such as Bosch or Mahle are in your direct vicinity. You benefit from our experienced lecturers and close contact with the companies. You can expect an exciting and practice-oriented course of study. Building on the foundation subjects, in-depth modules follow in the further course of study, consisting of both business management, technical and automotive-specific focal points.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The study programme prepares you for interface positions in companies in the automotive industry, their suppliers and other manufacturing companies. It is one of your strengths to analyse and solve complex issues from an economic point of view. This is of great value for the companies. Especially in this time of transformation, in which the linking of digitalisation and production has a major impact on economic conditions, experts like you are in great demand.
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Your interdisciplinary degree will open many doors for you! For example, as a buyer with knowledge of complex technical contexts, as a controller with an understanding of manufacturing costs, as a production manager who plans manufacturing processes and production facilities, and in many other areas
You will find other exciting positions in the areas of:
- Marketing, Product Management, Technical Sales, Sales and After Sales, Key Account Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Controlling and Corporate Management
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €176.40 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Are you interested in economic areas such as Business Management, Manufacturing Systems and Automation, as well as Automotive Technology or Process Management? |
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| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application after recognition of the certificate until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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 15.01.2027 (93 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.